How Long Does Hypertension From Preeclampsia Take to Resolve After Delivery?

Hypertension from preeclampsia follows a different resolution timeline than gestational diabetes does after delivery. A woman can be off insulin by the time she goes home when gestational diabetes resolves. Hypertension from preeclampsia does not resolve in the same way. Some women will have hypertension resolve very quickly after delivery. Many women need antihypertensive medications for several weeks after delivery because hypertension can take six to twelve weeks to come back to more of a baseline.

There are other women who will have persistent hypertension after delivery and never quite resolve the hypertension. Lots of women will come back and develop hypertension within the next five to ten years as well. Recovery timelines vary significantly among different women who experience preeclampsia during pregnancy.