Nurses should be aware that chronic hypertension:

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Women with chronic hypertension may develop superimposed preeclampsia,which increases the morbidity for both the mother and fetus.Chronic hypertension is present before pregnancy or diagnosed before the twentieth week of gestation and persists longer than 6 weeks postpartum.Chronic hypertension becomes severe with a diastolic BP of 110 mm Hg or higher.Proteinuria is an excessive concentration of protein in the urine.It is a complication of hypertension,not a defining characteristic.

Nurses Should Be Aware That Chronic Hypertension