What is the evidence for decreased risk for the development of severe hypertension with treatment?
Consideration may be given to treatment of moderate hypertension in pregnancy with safe and effective antihypertensive medications, given the evidence for possibly increased stroke risk at currently defined systolic and diastolic BP cutoffs, as well as evidence for decreased risk for the development of severe hypertension with treatment (although maternal- fetal risk-benefit ratios have not been established) (Class IIa; Level of Evidence B).