Perinatal Institute Reviews: Hypertension in Pregnancy
http://www.perinatal.nhs.uk/reviews/

This explains definitions, diagnosis and management of hypertension and proteinuria in pregnancy.

Kröner C, Turnbull D, Wilkinson C.
Antenatal day care units versus hospital admission for women with complicated pregnancy (Cochrane Review).
In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002. Oxford: Update Software, Abstract.

The one trial of sufficient quality to be included in this review (involving only 54 women), concluded that antenatal day care of women with non proteinuric hypertension in pregnancy reduces in patient stay and induction of labour rate.

Eclampsia
RCOG GreenTop Guidelines: Eclampsia
http://www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines.asp?PageID=106&GuidelineID=9
Evidence based management recommendations.

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