It is also used to control high blood pressure in a mother during pregnancy (pre-eclampsia or eclampsia) or in emergency situations when blood pressure is extremely high (hypertensivecrisis).
Pia hutumiwa kudhibiti shinikizo la damu kwa mama wakati wa ujauzito (pre-eclampsia au eclampsia) au katika hali za dharura wakati shinikizo la damu ni kubwa sana (hypertensivecrisis).