For women having their first baby, pregnancy lasts on average 40 weeks and 5 days; and 75% will give birth spontaneously by 41 weeks and 2 days.

The standard definition of high blood pressure is a systolic of 140mmHg or more, and/or a diastolic of 90mmHg or more.

If a woman with gestational diabetes keeps her blood glucose within normal limits, her chance of complications is the same as a woman who does not have diabetes. For women, abnormally high

There are two approaches to induction of labour for high blood pressure in the absence of additional complications. The first is to induce labour before any complications occur. However, most women with high blood pressure do not go on to develop complications. Induction also does not improve outcomes for the baby if their mother has high blood

The complications caused by pre-eclampsia are significant for both mother and baby. If left untreated the woman can experience kidney and liver failure, bleeding in the brain, eclampsia (seizures), and problems with blood clotting. Because the placenta has reduced blood flow, the baby can become growth restricted and/or be born prematurely. The