Hypertensive disorder during pregnancy
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Metadata item type:![]() | Glossary Item |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 523104 |
Registration status:![]() | Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Tasmanian Health, Standard 20/12/2016 |
Definition:![]() | Hypertensive disorder during pregnancy includes pre-existing hypertensive disorders, hypertension arising in pregnancy and associated disorders such as eclampsia and preeclampsia. Hypertension in pregnancy is defined as: 1. Systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mmHg and/or 2. Diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mmHg. Measurements should be confirmed by repeated readings over several hours. Elevations of both systolic and diastolic blood pressures have been associated with adverse fetal outcome and therefore both are important. Disorders associated with hypertension such as eclampsia and preeclampsia are further characterised by symptoms such as proteinuria, oedema or high body temperature. There are several reasons to support the blood pressure readings defined above as diagnostic of hypertension in pregnancy:
This definition of hypertensive disorder in pregnancy from the Society of Obstetric Medicine in Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) aligns with the definition of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP). |
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Reference documents:![]() | Lowe S, Brown M, Dekker G, Gatt S, McLintock C, McMahon L et al 2008. Guidelines for the Management of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ). Brown M, Lindheimer M, Swiet M, Assche A and Moutquin J-M 2001. The classification and diagnosis of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: statement from the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP). Hypertension in pregnancy 20(1), ix-xiv. |
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Related metadata references:![]() | Has been superseded by Hypertensive disorder during pregnancy Health, Superseded 03/12/2020 |
Metadata items which use this glossary item:![]() | Female—hypertensive disorder during pregnancy indicator Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Female—hypertensive disorder during pregnancy indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Female—type of hypertensive disorder during pregnancy Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Female—type of hypertensive disorder during pregnancy, code N Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Hypertensive disorder during pregnancy indicator Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Perinatal DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Perinatal DSS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 04/09/2015 Perinatal NBEDS 2016-17 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Type of hypertensive disorder during pregnancy Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Type of hypertensive disorder during pregnancy code N Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 |