Hypertensionপ্ৰায় occurs৮-১০% inগৰ্ভাৱস্থাত approximatelyউচ্চ 8–10%ৰক্তচাপে ofদেখা pregnancies.দিয়ে।<ref name="ABC" /> Twoছঘণ্টাৰ bloodব্যৱধানত pressureদুবাৰ measurementsৰক্তচাপ six১৪০/৯০ hoursমিমি apartপাৰাৰ ofবেছি greaterহ'লে thanগৰ্ভধাৰণৰ 140/90 mmউচ্চ Hgৰক্তচাপ isবোলা considered diagnostic of hypertension in pregnancy.হয়।<ref name="harrison">{{cite book|title=Harrison's principles of internal medicine.|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|isbn=9780071748896|year=2011|pages=55–61|edition=18th}}</ref> Highগৰ্ভাৱস্থাৰ bloodউচ্চ pressureৰক্তচাপক inআগৰে pregnancyপৰা canথকা beউচ্চ classified as pre-existing hypertensionৰক্তচাপ, [[gestationalপ্ৰসৱাজনিত hypertensionউচ্চ ৰক্তচাপ]], orবা [[preপ্ৰি-eclampsiaএক্লেম্প্চিয়া]].ত ভাগ কৰিব পাৰি।<ref name="uptodate.com">{{Cite web|title = Management of hypertension in pregnant and postpartum women|url = http://www.uptodate.com/contents/management-of-hypertension-in-pregnant-and-postpartum-women?source=machineLearning&search=hypertension+pregnancy&selectedTitle=1~150§ionRank=1&anchor=H53704432#H53704432|website = www.uptodate.com|accessdate = 2015-07-30}}</ref>
[[Pre-eclampsia]]গৰ্ভধাৰণৰ isদ্বিতীয় aভাগ seriousআৰু conditionসন্তান ofপ্ৰসৱৰ theপাছত secondহোৱা halfগুৰুতৰ ofঅৱস্থা pregnancyপ্ৰি-এক্লেম্প্চিয়াত andউচ্চ [[puerperium|followingৰক্তচাপ delivery]]আৰু characterisedপ্ৰস্ৰাৱত byপ্ৰ'টিন increasedপোৱা blood pressure and the presence of [[proteinuria|protein in the urine]].যায়।<ref name="ABC" /> It occurs in aboutপ্ৰায় 5৫% ofগৰ্ভাৱস্থাত pregnanciesহোৱা andএই isৰোগত responsibleবিশ্বজুৰি forপ্ৰায় approximately 16১৬% ofমাতৃৰ all [[maternal death]]sমৃত্যু globally.হয়।<ref name="ABC" /> Pre-eclampsiaইয়াৰ alsoসাধাৰণতে doublesকোনো theলক্ষণ riskনাথাকে ofআৰু [[perinatalনিয়মমাফিক mortality|deathপৰীক্ষাৰ ofজৰিয়তে theধৰা babyপৰে। aroundকেতিয়াবা theলক্ষণ timeথাকিলে ofমূৰৰ birth]].<ref name="ABC" /> Usually there are no symptoms in pre-eclampsia and it is detected by routine screening. When symptoms of pre-eclampsia occur the most common are headacheবিষ, visualচকুৰে disturbanceভালকৈ (often "flashing lights")নেদেখা, vomitingবমি, painপেটৰ overবিষ theআৰু stomach, and [[edema|swelling]]. Preহাত-eclampsiaভৰি canফুলা occasionallyআদিয়ে progressদেখা toদিয়ে। a lifeপ্ৰি-threateningএক্লেম্প্চিয়াৰ conditionচিকিৎসা calledনকৰিলে [[eclampsia]],প্ৰাণনাশী whichউচ্চ isৰক্তচাপীয় aসংকট [[hypertensive emergencyএক্লেম্প্চিয়া]]ই andদেখা hasদিয়ে severalযাৰ serious complications includingফলত [[blindness|vision lossঅন্ধত্ব]], [[cerebralমস্তিষ্ক edema|brain swelling]]ফুলা, [[tonic-clonic seizures|seizures]]কঁপনি, [[kidneyবৃক্কৰ failure]]ব্যৰ্থতা, [[pulmonaryDIC edema]],(তেজ andগোট [[disseminatedমৰা intravascularৰোগ) coagulation]]আদি (aহ'ব blood clotting disorder).পাৰে।<ref name="ABC" /><ref name="urlHypertension and Pregnancy: eMedicine Obstetrics and Gynecology">{{cite web |url=http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/261435-overview |title=Hypertension and Pregnancy |author=Gibson, Paul |date=July 30, 2009 |work=eMedicine Obstetrics and Gynecology |publisher=Medscape |pages= |accessdate=16 June 2009}}</ref>
In contrast, [[gestational hypertension]] is defined as new-onset hypertension during pregnancy without protein in the urine.<ref name="uptodate.com"/>
