Current
definition
of hypertension
is
the one used by the National High Blood
Pressure Education Program Working Group
on Hypertension in Pregnancy (NHBPEP),
i.e. a blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg or DBP
≥90 mm Hg, or an increase in SBP ≥30 mmHg
and/ or DBP >15 mmHg from the previous
measurement, which is measured twice with an
interval between measurement of ≥6 hours.