HYPERTENSION

Ngozi is a 28-year-old banker who just discovered she is pregnant after 3 years of marriage. However, she was diagnosed with hypertension 2 months ago and she is worried that this will affect her pregnancy. She’s also worried that the medications she is taking for hypertension might be dangerous for her unborn child. She has…

Hypertension in pregnancy, also referred to as gestational hypertension or pregnancy-induced hypertension, is a common condition that affects pregnant women. The most feared complication of hypertension in pregnancy is a condition called pre-eclampsia, which may cause deaths in both mother and baby.    Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and…

Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy in which high blood pressure occurs along with organ damage that manifests commonly as abnormal presence of protein in the urine. Preeclampsia presents anytime after 20 weeks of gestation  in women with previously normal blood pressure before pregnancy. Preeclampsia can progress to eclampsia, where high blood pressure causes convulsions….

A new study shows that common high blood pressure medications do not increase one’s risk of contracting COVID-19 or developing severe disease, contrary to what many medical experts have suggested. The study was launched in response to concerns raised by scientists that common blood pressure-lowering medications could increase the risk of COVID-19. The study found…