High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

High Blood Pressure In Pregnancy
By Dave Kettner

High blood pressure is potentially hazardous at any time in life, and can creep in even with those who have never suffered from during a pregnancy. If the mother is in good health it’s acceptable to put up with some amount of increased blood pressure. Similarly, many pregnant women experience short bouts of diabetes during pregnancy that disappears, never to return, a soon as she has delivered the

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That said, in a pregnant woman should certainly be monitored on a regular basis, as things can get out of hand and harmful for both the mother as well as the fetus that she carries. Though many women can handle increased blood pressure during pregnancy, when mothers cannot tolerate these increases, very serious effects can result.

Women who normally have elevated blood pressure rates are more likely to have blood pressure that is further elevated by pregnancy. These women are at a particularly high risk to develop some pregnancy related blood pressure issues.

High blood pressure can lead to damage of the mother’s organs, such as her kidneys. In the fetus can contribute to low birth weight as well as premature delivery. In the most serious cases of high pressure, the woman develops ‘preeclampsia’ which can threaten the lives of both the baby and he mother.

Preeclampsia becomes eclampsia when the condition leads to seizures and is the second leading cause of maternal death in the United States. This extremely dangerous condition is also the number one leading cause of various fetal complications such as premature delivery, low birth weight and stillbirths.

There is really no way to prevent preeclampsia, though those with lower pre-pregnancy blood pressure are less likely to develop preeclampsia and other complications related to increased blood pressure. Generally, avoiding greasy foods, eating plenty of vegetables, drinking plenty of water, getting a little exercise and staying as calm as possible can effect small to significant changes in the reduction of blood pressure.

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