Pregnancy hypertension

Pregnancy-induced hypertension, which is the pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, is also known as pregnancy poisoning, preeclampsia, etc., and is a disease specific to pregnant women. Most of them occur at 20 weeks of pregnancy and two weeks after delivery, accounting for about 5% of all pregnant women. Some of them are accompanied by the appearance of proteinuria or edema. In severe cases, symptoms such as headache, blurred vision, and upper abdominal pain may occur. Without proper treatment, it may cause systemic spasms and even coma. According to the different degrees of symptoms, it can be divided into mild, moderate and severe.

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