Use of antihypertensive drugs during pregnancy in the Netherlands

Background: Antihypertensive drugs are used during pregnancy for both chronic hypertension and gestational hypertension. Methyldopa, labetalol and nifedipine are considered safe for the fetus during pregnancy and are therefore recommended in the Dutch guidelines. Objectives: To determine how often antihypertensive drugs are prescribed in pregnancy and whether recommended drugs are prescribed. Methods: Using IADB.nl, a database with prescription records of 500,000 people in the Netherlands we investigated the use of antihypertensive drugs of women in the 273 days before the birth of their child... Mehr ...