Revisiting blood pressure thresholds to define hypertension during pregnancy: is 140/90 mmHg too high?

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¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: cathycluver@hotmail.com.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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Catherine Cluver et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Aug.

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. 2021 Aug;9(8):e1041-e1042.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00285-0. Epub 2021 Jul 5.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: cathycluver@hotmail.com.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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