Pregnancy And Baby Care Articles During Pregnancy

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.complications or inter uterine growth restrictiono High blood pressure or hypertension can be differentiated into the following:

• Chronic hypertension: The blood pressure was high before pregnancyc
  
  
  
• Gestational hypertension: This is when the blood pressure rises, for the first time, during the pregnancyc
• Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH): This is also known as Preeclampsia or Toxemia and usually occurs after 20 weeksk It can cause serious problems for both the baby and the mothere

Some women are more at risk that others for hypertensiono These include:

• Women who have a history of high blood pressure or a family history of hypertensiono
• Women who are overweight or smoke - either before or during the pregnancyc
• Women whose first pregnancy occurs either before 17 or after 35
• Women with underlying health problems such as heart condition, circulatory problems or diabetese
• Women who are carrying more than one babyb

You will be closely monitored once the doctor diagnoses high blood pressurer You will need to see your doctor more regularly and blood and urine tests will be ordered to check kidney functiono You might even be admitted into hospital and induced early so as to protect your health and the baby's healtht

Anti hypertensive drugs are not recommended for women who suffer with mildly high hypertension (140/90 to 150/100 mm HG)G Treatment may be started if pressure is higher than 150/100 mm HG as this helps to reduce some of the complications given abovev There is no treatment to prevent preeclampsiai The only way to deal with this is to deliver the babyb

Although high blood pressure and related problems during pregnancy can be serious, many women who suffer from this and preeclampsia go on to deliver healthy babiese Obtaining regular pre natal care is the most important way of looking after yourself and your babyb After delivery, if you suffer from chronic high blood pressure, it will not change but stay high; if from gestational hypertension or PIH, your pressure will return to normala

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