A Patient with No Prenatal Care Delivers a Healthy Male

Multiple Choice

A patient with no prenatal care delivers a healthy male infant via the vaginal route, with minimal blood loss. During the labor period, vital signs were normal. At birth, significant maternal hypertension is noted. When the patient is questioned, she relates that there is history of heart disease in her family; but, that she has never been treated for hypertension. Blood pressure is treated in the hospital setting and the patient is discharged. The patient returns at her scheduled 6-week checkup and is found to be hypertensive. Which type of hypertension is the patient is exhibiting?

A) Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH)
B) Gestational hypertension
C) Preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension
D) Undiagnosed chronic hypertension