Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnancy

APLS Antiphospholipid syndrome

BMI Body mass index

BP Blood pressure

CTG Cardiotocograph

dBP Diastolic blood pressure

DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulation

EFW Estimated fetal weight

FBC Full blood count

FGR Fetal growth restriction

FHR Fetal heart rate

GA General anaesthesia

GDG: Guidelines Development Group

GP General practitioner

GPS: Good Practice Statement.

GRADE: Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

HDP Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

HELLP Haemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelet count

IUGR Intrauterine growth restriction

LDH Lactate dehydrogenase

LFT Liver function test

MAP Mean arterial pressure

PAPP-A Pregnancy associated plasma protein A

PlGF Placental growth factor

sBP Systolic blood pressure

sFlt-1 Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1

UA Umbilical artery

USS Ultrasound scan

UtPI Uterine artery pulsatility index