Taber's Medical Dictionary
supine hypotensive syndrome
Sudden fall in blood pressure due to diminished venous return caused by compression of the vena cava by the gravid uterus when the pregnant woman rests flat on her back. The low venous return also results in decreased placental perfusion and potentially in fetal hypoxia.
SYN: SEE: vena caval syndrome
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Supine Hypotensive Syndrome." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741514/all/supine hypotensive syndrome.
Supine hypotensive syndrome. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741514/all/supine hypotensive syndrome. Accessed May 22, 2026.
Supine hypotensive syndrome. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741514/all/supine hypotensive syndrome
Supine Hypotensive Syndrome [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 May 22]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741514/all/supine hypotensive syndrome.
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