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High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy

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Sort Desciption: When high blood pressure occurs late in pregnancy, it is called preeclampsia. In some women, preeclampsia is mild and blood pressure rises only slightly. In others, blood pressure can rise to extremely high levels and can damage ...

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High blood pressure occurs when the pressure of the blood inside the arteries builds up to levels that are greater than normal. When high blood pressure occurs late in pregnancy, it is called preeclampsia. In some women, preeclampsia is mild and blood pressure rises only slightly. In others, blood pressure can rise to extremely high levels and can damage organs such as the kidneys, brain, eyes, and liver in the mother. Even when a woman has mild preeclampsia, blood flow to the placenta, or afterbirth, may decrease, leaving the fetus (the unborn baby) malnourished and underweight. In severe cases, it can be fatal to the mother and the fetus. These serious problems may never develop if changes in blood pressure are detected early and efforts are made to protect mother and fetus. The most important thing a woman can do in pregnancy is to see her doctor early and regularly. As part of her prenatal care (care before the baby is born), the womans blood pressure can be checked to detect high blood pressure. Although researchers continue to probe for answers to the problem of preeclampsia, no one knows what causes it or why some women get it and others do not. Most of the women who get preeclampsia have never had high blood pressure before-and most will never have it again. This pamphlet provides information on high blood pressure in pregnancy: what is it, who has a risk of getting it, how it is treated, what you can do to help prevent it. If you plan to become pregnant and have any of the factors that may lead to high blood pressure in pregnancy, you will want to talk this over with your doctor beforehand. The Circulatory System The circulatory system is made up of the heart and blood vessels. Some blood vessels. (arteries) carry blood to the organs; others (veins) carry blood back to the heart. Each time the heart contracts, or squeezes together, it pumps blood rich in oxygen out into the arteries. ...

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