High blood pressure can be dangerous for both the mother and the fetus and it can cause low birth weight

PregnancyHigh blood pressure can be dangerous for both the mother and the fetus, it can harm the mother’s kidneys and other organs, and it can cause low birth weight and early delivery.

Although many pregnant women with high blood pressure have healthy babies without serious problems, high blood pressure can be dangerous for both the mother and the fetus.

Women with pre-existing, or chronic, high blood pressure are more likely to have certain complications during pregnancy than those with normal blood pressure. However, some women develop high blood pressure while they are pregnant (often called gestational hypertension).

The effects of high blood pressure range from mild to severe. High blood pressure can harm the mother’s kidneys and other organs, and it can cause low birth weight and early delivery.

In the most serious cases, the mother develops preeclampsia—or “toxemia of pregnancy”—which can threaten the lives of both the mother and the fetus.

Issues for Women – continued:

High Blood Pressure, or Hypertension
Controlling high blood pressure helps to lower risk of heart attack and stroke by about 30 percent, but to do this …

Oral Contraceptives
Women using oral contraceptives usually experience a very small increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure …

Preventing Problems During Pregnancy
If you are thinking about having a baby and you have high blood pressure, talk with your health professional first …

Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a condition that is primarily caused by increased blood pressure and protein in the mother’s urine. Unfortunately, there is no single test to predict or diagnose preeclampsia …

Hormone Replacement Therapy
A recent study indicated that blood pressure does not increase significantly with hormone replacement therapy in most women with and without high blood pressure. However …

Benefits of Weight Loss
Being overweight is a risk factor for health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides, arthritis, gall bladder disease, gynecologic problems, some cancers, and even lung problems …

You owe it to yourself and loved one’s to learn more about the cause of high blood pressure in women, and how to manage blood pressure naturally.


 

 

Do You Have High Blood Pressure?


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