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New Guidelines for Acute-Onset Hypertensive Crisis in Pregnancy Developed by ACOG

Guidelines for "Emergent Therapy for Acute-Onset, Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period," are available from ACOG in the Committee Opinion (#623), dated February, 2015. 

These guidelines list three separate protocols for management of the elevated pressure using one of three first line agents: labetalol, hydrazine and/or nifedipine. 

ACOG Releases Monograph for Management of "Hypertension in Pregnancy."


  • In the Fall of 2013, ACOG published a comprehensive management guide for patients with PREECLAMPSIA. 
  • There are NEW definitions for hypertension in pregancy - and new criteria for documenting PREECLAMPSIA.
  • The document has more than 90 pages of guidelines and treatment algorithms that outline recommended care for women with preeclampsia with and without severe features. 



FREE DOWNLOAD of the shorter Executive Summary of the document from Obstetrics & Gynecology, November 2013-Volume 122, Issue 5, pages 1122-1131.

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