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Alarming Rise In High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy

September 30, 2019 by Deborah Bloomfield Leave a Comment

High blood pressure often has no symptoms. Over time, if not treated on time, it can cause health disorders, such as heart disease, stroke and also damage to blood vessels and organs, especially the brain, heart, eyes, and kidneys. High blood pressure happens when your blood pressure increases to unhealthy levels. High blood pressure typically develops over several years. Almost everyone has risks of high blood pressure and affect in the long term health. However, in the case of pregnancy, fetus, and mother poses a high risk.

Over the past few years, US and other region have a steady rise in the number of high blood pressure among pregnant women. According to some independent research, high blood pressure is increasing at alarming rate not only among aged people but also among pregnant women. It has become very common in American women. Doctors are advancing that it could be dangerous for both mother and child. Doctors have found that the cases of high blood pressure have increased 6 percent every year. Nearly 151 million American women hospitalizations case was registered between the year 1970 to 2010 to define the rates of high blood pressure in pregnant women aged between 15 to 49. Chronic high blood pressure was distinct as high blood pressure before pregnancy or during the first 20 weeks of gestation. Approximately 1 million (0.63%) of the American women had chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy, and the rate increased suddenly over time from 0.11% in 1970 to 1.52% in 2010, and same is expected in future coming years. Nearly 13 fold increase in high blood pressure was recorded till 2010.

The independent research also added that common blood pressure medicines are not safe during pregnancy. Throughout pregnancy, high risk for pre-eclampsia, the doctor may recommend that take low-dose aspirin and a calcium supplement during your pregnancy. High blood pressure can also harm the blood vessels that can cause heart attack, heart failure, stroke, or kidney disease.

Deborah Bloomfield
Deborah Bloomfield

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