Meditation as Complementary Treatment for Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy

Pregnancy relates to arterial hypertension; it is an aggravating factor for pre-existing chronic arterial hypertension or a trigger for preeclampsia in normotensive women. The gestational hypertensive disease is managed conventionally with the pregnant woman's hospitalization and/or the use of antihypertensive medications. Nevertheless, this treatment may present some risks. The investigators seek to determine whether the intervention compared to the control can reduce the increase in blood pressure that pregnant women in the transition from the 2nd to the 3rd trimester.

Primary research question: Can meditation decrease the mean increase in diastolic blood pressure in pregnant hypertensive women at the transition from the second to the third trimester of gestation? Secondary research question: Can meditation decrease the mean increase in systolic blood pressure in pregnant hypertensive women at the transition from the second to the third trimester of gestation? Does meditation practice increases (or decreases) the likelihood of change in Resilience indicators? Does meditation practice increase (or decrease) the likelihood of change in anxiety and depression indicators? Does meditation practice increase (or decrease) the likelihood of change in mindfulness indicators? Does meditation practice increase (or decrease) the likelihood of change in quality of life indicators?