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When a pregnant women is diagnosed with elevated blood pressure for the first time after 20 weeks of gestation, her condition is called
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When a pregnant woman is diagnosed with elevated blood pressure for the first time after 20 weeks of gestation, her condition is called **gestational hypertension**. This condition is characterized by having high blood pressure but without the presence of protein in the urine or other signs of preeclampsia. If proteinuria or other complications develop, the condition may progress to preeclampsia.