Read this in HINDI. Nearly six percent of pregnant women suffer from hypertension. Either the woman is already hypertensive or her hypertension is pregnancy induced. When a woman is diagnosed with hypertension up to 20 weeks before pregnancy it is called essential hypertension but when diagnosed with hypertension during pregnancy it is called pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) or gestational hypertension. However during pregnancy regular anti-hypertensive medication cannot be used. So what should one do? Dr Nupur Gupta Gynaecologist and obstetrician Well Woman Clinic Gurgaon says that it is best you inform your doctor that you have hypertension and the gynaecologist will
