We've created a series of visual summaries to explain assessment, treatment and other aspects of care for various conditions relating to hypertension in pregnancy. These are available to download from tools and resources. Who is it for? Healthcare professionals Women who develop hypertension during pregnancy, who have hypertension and wish to conceive, and who have had a pregnancy complicated by hypertension, and their relatives and carers Recommendations People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE guidelines explains how we use words to show the strength (or certainty) of our recommendations, and has information about prescribing medicines (including off-label use), professional guidelines, standards and laws (including on consent and mental capacity), and safeguarding. 1.1 Reducing the risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy Symptoms of pre-eclampsia 1.1.1 Advise pregnant women to see a healthcare professional immediately if they experience symptoms of pre-eclampsia. Symptoms include: severe headache problems with vision, such as blurring or flashing before the eyes severe pain just below the ribs vomiting sudden swelling of the face, hands or feet. See the NICE guideline on antenatal care for advice on risk factors and symptoms of pre-eclampsia. [2010, amended 2019] Antiplatelet agents 1.1.2 Advise pregnant women at high risk of pre-eclampsia to take 75 150 mg of aspirin daily from 12 weeks until the birth of the baby. Women at high risk are those with any of the following: 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. 