Hypertension in Pregnancy

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Abstract
Advances in perinatal care have substantially reduced the number of serious complications associated with high blood pressure during gestation. Nevertheless, the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remain a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, as well as an area marked by substantial controversy concerning cause, pathophysiologic process, and treatment; for example, current textbooks and reviews advise diametrically opposite approaches to management.1 2 3 4 5 6 This article, a brief survey of hypertension in pregnancy, focuses on preeclampsia and discusses several of the controversies that continue to confuse the practitioner. (The literature pertaining to these subjects is detailed extensively in other monographs, chapters, . . .