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The following topics are based on a review of currently available evidence. As more knowledge and experience with chronic diseases in developing countries accumulates, there maybe important implications for safe abortion, infertility, and TAG Heuer Aquaracer Quartz TH-3 transmitted infections, for example, which are not addressed in detail here.Hypertension in pregnancyHypertensive disorders are the most common medical complication of pregnancy and a major cause of maternal mortality. They are estimated to affect about 10% of pregnant women worldwide.26 Nearly 10% of maternal deaths in Africa and Asia, and more than one- quarter in Latin America and the Caribbean, are due to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy26

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy include:* Chronic hypertension (generally defined as a blood pressure measurement of 140/90 mm Hg or more) experienced during pregnancy.* Gestational hypertension, TAG Heuer Aquaracer TH-102 is hypertension that develops after 20 weeks of gestation without proteinuria.* Preeclampsia, which is a multi- organ disease characterized by development of hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks gestation.TAG Heuer Aquaracer TH-103 who experience chronic hypertension during pregnancy, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia are at greater risk for perinatal morbidity and mortality as well as intrauterine growth retardation and low-birthweight infants.27 In severe cases, preeclampsia may progress to eclampsia and cause maternal death by cerebral hemorrhage.

Research from African countries shows that the majority of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy involve women with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia, rather than chronic hypertension.28 Although neither gestational hypertension nor preeclampsia are chronic conditions, they have been associated with cardiovascular disease and risk factors later in life.29,30ScreeningClassifying hypertensive disorders of pregnancy can be challenging due to varying opinions on correct patient position for blood pressure measurement and other factors.31 In addition to blood pressure screening and urine tests for proteinuria, TAG Heuer Ayrton Senna Link Quartz Chronograph TH-23 for preeclampsia can include identification of the following risk factors: previous history of preeclampsia, history of chronic hypertension, age 35 and older, obesity, diabetes, and family history of preeclampsia.26,32,33 Work is under way to identify biomarkers for preeclampsia,34 although it will likely be necessary to develop specific tools for low-resource settings. Detecting hypertensive disorders of pregnancy will be more likely in settings where women can make multiple antenatal visits.