Obstetric Emergency Update: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome COVID-19 and Hypertension

The purpose of this article is to bring attention to 2 topics of significant importance to the care of pregnant women and women who have recently given birth. Coronavirus disease 2019 and hypertension can have a significant impact on morbidity and mortality for these pregnant and postpartum women. Although women in their childbearing years are for the most part young and healthy, it is critically important to recognize that these patients have more stringent guidelines for vital signs and laboratory values, which should be noticed as abnormal for rapid treatment as necessary.