Clonidine and treatment of arterial hypertension in the pregnant female

: From the results of a non-controlled trial about the successful use of clonidine in 14 hypertensive pregnant women on and on the basis of a bibliographical analysis, the investigators studied the efficacy and safety of this central acting antihypertensive drug. This risk-improvement study reveals that clonidine can be safely and advantageously prescribed for the treatment of hypertension during pregnancy.