Prevention of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

J Obstet Gynaecol

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad.

Published: March 1998

A prospective randomised clinical trial comprising 510 pregnant patients was performed to determine whether supplementation with calcium, low-dose aspirin or a combination of calcium and low-dose aspirin can lower the incidence of hypertension in pregnancy. Greatest benefits were obtained with calcium. Perinatal mortality was lowest in the aspirin group.

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