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  Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (PIH): Symptoms, Causes, Risks and Safe Care: UPDATED : March 2026 AUTHOR NOTE! Dr Humaira Latif MBBS, KMU Peshawar Gynae & Obs Specialist 14+ years clinical experience in women’s health and ultrasound What is Pregnancy Induced Hypertension: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy are generally referred to as Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension(PIH) and are defined as abnormal elevations (hypertension, i.e., systolic greater than 140 mmHg or diastolic above 90 mmHg, on two separate occasions) of blood pressure that develop after 20 weeks of gestation and are diagnosed when proteinuria(≥300mg/24 hour) is present.  When proteinuria is not present, it is considered Gestational Hypertension; however, when eclamptic convulsions occur as a result of preeclampsia, this condition is termed Eclampsia. Chronic Hypertension, which occurs before the onset of gestation, and the superimposition of Preeclampsia upon Chronic Hypertension is also possible. TABLE ...