Some women have a greater risk of developing hypertension during pregnancy. These are: *Women with chronic hypertension (high blood pressure before becoming pregnant). *Women who developed high blood pressure or preeclampsia during a previous pregnancy, especially if these conditions occurred early in the pregnancy. *Women who are obese prior to pregnancy. *Pregnant women under the age of 20 or over the age of 40. *Women who are pregnant with more than one baby. *Women with diabetes, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or scleroderma.
Hypertensive disease of pregnancy
Pre-eclampsia
Eclampsia
Early pregnancy bleeding
Hypercoagulability in pregnancy
Gestational hypertension
High-risk pregnancy
Pre-existing disease in pregnancy