Beta-Blockers in Pregnancy

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Abstract
DRUGS that competitively antagonize the effects of catecholamines at beta-adrenoreceptors have been in clinical use since the mid-1960s. Although they were initially used for the prevention of angina, these agents subsequently found wide clinical application. Hypertension, tachydysrhythmias, idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, hyperthyroidism, and migraine are all conditions in which beta-blockers have been given successfully. Several disorders for which a beta-blocker would be the drug of choice in general medical patients also occur in pregnant women. During the past few years a steadily increasing body of information has developed concerning the use of beta-blockers in pregnancy. This information has been presented . . .