Review: The Significance and Management of Raised Blood Pressure in Pregnancy*
- 1 February 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 19 (1) , 17-22
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828x.1979.tb01344.x
Abstract
Recent advances in the diagnosis, management and prognosis of hypertension in pregnancy are discussed, with emphasis on antihypertensive drug treatment. The use of diuretics, alpha-methyldopa, clonidine, hydrallazine, beta-adrenergic blockers, diazoxide, chlormethiazole, diazepam and heparin is given special attention.Keywords
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