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.