an introduction
Pregnant women are exposed to some physical changes that may begin to appear from the beginning of pregnancy such as morning sickness, vomiting, increased urination, dry skin, constipation, and cramps. Some changes occur in advanced stages of pregnancy such as weight gain, heartburn, and other natural changes. The pregnant woman has some problems that must be followed up to control such as high pressure after the 20th week of pregnancy.
Pregnant women may have high blood pressure before pregnancy without feeling and may appear in the second half of the pregnancy and from what appears just before birth. The high pressure may disappear after birth but not in all women, some may be accompanied by postpartum pressure.
High pressure in the pregnant woman may result from malnutrition, the immune system has some problems, but the direct cause is still unknown, where the pressure rate is above 90/140 mmHg.
Symptoms of hypertension in pregnant women
- Severe headache.
- Blurred vision and blurring.
- Increase the proportion of protein in the urine.
- The appearance of sweating in the hands, feet and face.
- Sensitivity to light direction.
- Nausea, dizziness and loss of balance.
- Vomiting and ejaculation.
- Anorexia.
- Increase the number of urination times.
- Sudden weight gain.
- Feel pain in the abdomen especially in the upper right.
- Swelling occurs in the area of the face and hands.
It is necessary to accelerate the treatment of high pregnancy pressure in pregnant women so as not to suffer serious complications such as pregnancy poisoning, which threatens the life of the pregnant and the life of the fetus, and complications also the incidence of hemolytic anemia, low platelets and early placenta or acute bleeding, and high pressure may lead to a drop Blood that reaches the placenta and therefore the amount of oxygen-laden blood and food that reaches the fetus, which threatens his life and his malformation.
Ways to treat high blood pressure in pregnant women
- The only way to get rid of the condition of pregnancy is to give birth because it may threaten life, but if the pregnant woman is still in the early months, she must rest fully in bed in order to give the fetus the opportunity to complete its growth.
- Use medications to reduce pressure.
- Eat balanced and rich food with vegetables and fruits.
- Staying away from salt, pickles and salty foods is an increase in pressure.
- Follow the method of lying on the left side of the body with the elevation of the feet higher than the body This situation provides the fetus with sufficient oxygen.
- Relax and stay away from stress, stress and exercise that help regulate blood pressure.