High Blood Pressure in Early Pregnancy Raises Risk of Birth Defects, Irrespective of Medication

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020025652.htm

ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2011) — Women with high blood pressure (hypertension) in the early stages of pregnancy are more likely to have babies with birth defects, irrespective of commonly prescribed medicines for their condition, finds new research published online in the British Medical Journal.

The finding suggests that it is the underlying hypertension, rather than the use of antihypertensive drugs in early pregnancy, that increases the risk of birth defects.

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