FOGSI EEBR 2025: Ethical Evidence-Based Recommendations: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Written in association with the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), and with contributions from a multitude of recognised experts led by FOGSI (2025-2026) president Sunita Tandulwadkar; the Ethical Evidence-based Recommendations (EEBR) series provides clinicians with the latest updates and advances in the field, with each book focusing on a different subspecialty.

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is when the force of blood pushing against the artery walls is consistently too high. This damages arteries and can lead to serious complications such as heart attack and stroke. Hypertension during pregnancy carries potential risks to both mother and baby, including reduction of blood flow to the placenta, pre-eclampsia, and prematurity; and therefore requires close antenatal monitoring.

This book examines the diagnosis and management of hypertension in pregnancy, beginning with essential definitions, terminology, classifications, epidemiology and risk factors. The following chapters provide in depth coverage of pre-eclampsia, explaining its diagnosis, management, associated conditions, and potential complications.

Other titles in the series include:

• Antenatal Fetal Surveillance
• Endometriosis
• Fibroids
• Genetics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy
• Induction of Labor
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Postpartum Hemorrhage
• Preterm Labor

Sunita Tandulwadkar MD (Obs and Gynae) FICS (Gynae-Endoscopy) FICOG President FOGSI (2025-2026)
Gynaecological Endoscopist and ART & IVF Specialist; Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Chief, IVF & Endoscopy Centre, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune; Founder and Medical Director, Solo Clinic IVF - A Centre for Excellence in Infertility and Endoscopy, Pune; Founder and Medical Director, Solo Stem Cells - A Stem Cell Research and Application Centre, Pune; Founder and Director, Alive Regenerative Wellness, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Ameya C Purandare MD DNB DGO DGP FCPS FICOG MNAMS
Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Purandare Hospital, KJ Somaiya Medical College, Sir HN Reliance Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Palaniappan Narayanan DNB FICOG FICS
Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Suchitra Pandit MD DNB MRCOG FRCOG FICOG DFP BPharm MNAMS
Senior Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Surya Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Jayam Kannan MD DGO
Director, Garbba Rakshambigai Fertility Centre, Chennai; Emeritus Professor, Department of High-risk Obstetrics and Infertility, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Pooja Lodha DNB (Obs and Gynae) Fellow Foetal Medicine FOGSI-FMF UK Certified
Lead Consultant, Department of Foetal Medicine, Ruby Hall Clinic and Bharati Vidyapeeth University and Hospital, Pune; Director, Kangaroo Cradle, Foetal Care Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India