Early Vascular Adjustments During Hypertensive Pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

• •Women with severe hypertension: systolic blood pressure ≥ 160mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 110mmHg.
• •Women with chronic hypertension who are already on antihypertensive drugs. If no antihypertensive drugs are used yet, women with pre-existent hypertension are eligible to participate.
• •Women diagnosed with preeclampsia or eclampsia in the current pregnancy.
• •Women who are not able to comprehend the study outline.
• •Women who have already participated in this study cannot be included a second time.
• •Women who have a (relative) contra-indication for one of the possible prescribed medications (for example women who have tested positive for antinuclear antibodies, which is a contraindication for Methyldopa).
• •Women who intend to terminate the pregnancy
• •Women who have a fetus with a major anomaly or chromosomal abnormality