Before pregnancy your normal pressure was 120/100, and now, in the second half of pregnancy - decreased? What does this mean for the child in the stomach, and when should worry expectant mother?
The level of blood pressure during pregnancy - a very important indicator. But it should be remembered that any blood pressure and the change up to 20 weeks of pregnancy are factors not related to pregnancy. For example, if you have a very high pressure of up to 20 weeks of pregnancy, this condition will be regarded as arterial hypertension (a type of hypertension). But if the pressure starts to rise sharply after 20 weeks of pregnancy, then it is called preeclampsia or toxemia of pregnancy later - the state, which is a complication of pregnancy.
What pressure did you live before pregnancy?
It is very important to know how much pressure you "enter" in pregnancy. When "unusual" So it is very important to get a medical consultation with a view to confirm or deny the so-called vegetative dystonia hypotonic, hypertonic, mixed, cardiac types. If the pressure was 90/60 before pregnancy and during pregnancy has not changed, there is no threat to the baby. Your baby will get as much nutrients and oxygen, as necessary for its life in your tummy.
The dangerously low blood pressure during pregnancy / istockphoto.com
Low pressure - is preeclampsia?
You and your doctor need to keep track of changes in blood pressure over the next 20 weeks, is particularly important to track the increase in the lower pressure. To increase your lower digits from 60 to, for example, 80 may be a symptom, you should pay attention to the gynecologist. Of course, this also applies to the upper pressure which, rising from 90 to 120-125, is a major factor of alertness.
In addition, it is important to know about the existence of three interrelated factors:
- pressurisation and different pressures on the right and left hands,
- edema during pregnancy,
- presence of protein in the urine sample.
These factors are important symptoms of preeclampsia or eclampsia late in pregnancy.
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