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Hypertension in pregnancy - Management
Who is at high risk of developing pre-eclampsia?
- Women are at high risk of pre-eclampsia if they have:
- One of the following high risk factors:
- A history of hypertensive disease during a previous pregnancy.
- Chronic kidney disease.
- Autoimmune disease, such as systemic lupus erythematosus or antiphospholipid syndrome.
- Type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
- Chronic hypertension.
- Thrombophilia.
- Two or more of the following moderate risk factors:
- First pregnancy.
- Aged 40 years or older.
- Pregnancy interval of more than 10 years.
- Body mass index (BMI) of 35 kg/m2 or greater at the first visit.
- Family history of pre-eclampsia.
- Multiple pregnancy.
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