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Symptoms of high blood pressure during pregnancy are most dangerous for both fetus and pregnant mother. It is a contrary effect of high blood pressure on pregnant lady and fetus that calls for blood pressure to be kept under control. High blood pressure among the pregnant ladies may cause death of unborn baby (inside the womb) and pose a grave risk of life to the mother as well. As the blood pressure increases during the pregnancy, it is needed to be examined regularly and kept at specific level (140/90). Although blood pressure is required to be measured through a blood pressure measuring device, some specific symptoms of high blood pressure during pregnancy can alert the pregnant moms to plummet their high blood pressure at the normal level.

A tremendous pressure of blood is exerted within the heart or inside the arteries due to high blood pressure, which, if controlled on time, prevents its unfavorable effect on health of fetus and pregnant mother. As the high blood pressure is common to affect the women during pregnancy, keeping an eye over it is called for. Keeping in view dangerous effects of the symptoms of high blood pressure during pregnancy we are mentioning over here a few common symptoms of high blood pressure, noticed prior or during the pregnancy. As a great care of pregnant woman is required, the foods she consumes and the environment she lives in should be healthy and hygienic. Be it a physical, psychological or environmental effect on a pregnant woman, it affects the fetus being nurtured in a pregnant woman’s womb.The women during pregnancy should remain happy and cheerful by avoiding stressful situation. The pregnant women should reduce intake of salt as well to an optimum level during the pregnancy as it increases the blood pressure during pregnancy victimizing the pregnant lady of many health related complications.

The women with high blood pressure experience hyper-tension that poses a grave risk to their baby-in-the-womb. It is the dangerous effect of high blood pressure on fetus and the pregnant woman that makes measuring of blood pressure one of the indispensable checkups required for the pregnant women to be done regularly during pregnancy. Though some of the pregnant women are affected from high blood pressure during the initial months of pregnancy, many exhibit the symptoms of high blood pressure during the last months of pregnancy. There are still many women in the world who are found susceptible to high blood pressure and low blood pressure even before getting pregnant. Be whatsoever type of blood pressure, it is not conducive for the life of unborn baby, living inside the womb of its mother. Keeping the blood pressure normal is one of the most conspicuous pre-natal cares every pregnant woman should take during the pregnancy. If a doctor comes across high blood pressure during the pregnancy in a pregnant woman he advises her to reduce intakes of salt. He can administer some medicines also in serious health conditions keeping in view complete safety of the baby being nurtured in womb.

Measuring the blood pressure during pregnancy

The blood pressure in the arteries is measured through a measuring device by a gynecologist during each pre-natal visit who on finding the high blood pressure in the pregnant woman may recommend some medicines, along with an advice to curtail salt intakes. A spacious flat strap is wrapped around the arm of pregnant woman and is thereafter filled with air pumped in through pressure. The mercury of the meter of BP-measuring device exhibits the actual status of blood pressure in the the pregnant woman. Contracting and relaxing of the heart, denoted as systolic and diastolic pressure reveals the actual blood pressure in the women during pregnancy. There are two readings of the blood pressure showing the systolic pressure and diastolic pressure. The blood pressure shown as in first reading is the systolic blood pressure, while the second reading shows diastolic blood pressure pressure among the woman during pregnancy.

Systolic pressure provided measures more than 140, while the diastolic pressure reads beyond 90 during pregnancy then the women exhibiting such results are prone to high blood pressure and they should control their blood pressure with prompt measures. A remarkable fact to be noticed regarding high pressure is the changing of the blood pressure from time time which the doctor keeps his eyes on by checking it regularly and giving proper advises and some medicines to the women during pregnancy.

Forms of high blood pressure meant for pregnant women

High blood pressure affects mostly the pregnant womean during pregnancy in different forms. There are a few specific forms of high blood pressure found among the ladies during pregnancy or gestation period. Let’s have a look at some of the noticeable forms of high blood pressures affecting the women during pregnancy.

• Preeclampsia- It is a harmful condition affecting mostly the normal pregnancy of women causing convulsion, fluid retention, weight gain and high blood pressure. The pregnant women affected from such type of condition suffer from loss of protein going out of body through urine. Though it needs a quick medical attention, it is a fugacious problem disappearing after twenty weeks of conceiving by the lady. It wouldn’t be wrong if we term the preeclampsia one of the natural symptoms of high blood pressure, noticed during the pregnancy. 
• Gestational hyper-tension- It is another critical condition causing high blood pressure among the women during pregnancy after twenty weeks of theirs conception or pregnancy. The women do not notice protein coming out with their urine in such condition affecting them during pregnancy. It has been revealed in a study that the women, affected from gestational hyper-tension are victimized oftentimes of preeclampsia as well gaining sudden weight, fluid retention and loss of protein (visible in urine). 
• Chronic hypertension- It is one of the common symptoms of high blood pressure affecting the women during pregnancy. Though it can be controlled through some medicines, it normally vanishes with the baby’s birth. The ladies suffering from chronic hyper-tension are affected from high blood pressure and fluid retention, the two natural symptoms of preeclampsia.

Is high blood pressure dangerous during pregnancy?

Yes it is. Considered to be the symptom of preeclampsia, the high blood pressure causes sheer damage to the kidney, liver and the brain, especially among the women during pregnancy. The women found to have been smoking are susceptible to high blood pressure and the symptoms of preeclampsia. Have a look at a few dangerous effects of high blood pressure during pregnancy.

• Low growth of baby- One of the contrary effects of the symptoms of high blood pressure during pregnancy is low weight of baby to be born. Blood vessels get constricted due to high blood pressure affecting natural supply of the oxygenated blood and nutrition to the placenta, where the fetus is nurtured. Dearth of proper amount of blood and vital substances, required for the fetus affects its normal growth which reduces the weight of baby in the womb.
• Premature delivery- Another vivid symptom of high blood pressure affecting the pregnant women is premature delivery, that is, before completion of nine months of normal pregnancy. Identified as one of the common symptoms of preeclampsia, the high blood pressure, affecting mostly the pregnant women during the last months of pregnancy, renders them physically weak in bearing the baby in their womb which calls for premature delivery. High blood pressure, affecting the ladies as one of the common symptom of preeclampsia also warrants premature delivery during pregnancy. The babies born with premature delivery remain at risk of many health complications which affect them as the physical labefaction, weak memory, and many other problem.
• Displacement of placenta- Due to high blood pressure the placenta of pregnant woman also may get displaced from uterine during pregnancy causing as a result non-stop bleeding. The pregnant ladies experiencing excessive bleeding during fifth month of pregnancy should consult the doctor.
• Death of unborn babies- One of the dangerous effects of high blood pressure during pregnancy is death of baby (fetus) inside the womb. In some cases even the live-born baby dies within a few hours of its birth substantiating dangerous effect of high blood pressure among the women during pregnancy. Though such conditions are rare during first pregnancy, the second and third pregnancy is much susceptible to such contrary effects of high blood pressure. The women victimized of high blood pressure during pregnancy are affected from obesity as well.

Can the high blood pressure and preeclampsia be treated?

Yes it can be treated easily. But the treatment depends only upon the high blood pressure symptoms noticed during the pregnancy. It either may be an exacerbation of preeclampsia (high blood pressure) or gestation period crossing a declared date of delivery which forces the doctors to induce labor for a safe delivery of unborn baby.

Symptoms of high preeclampsia among the pregnant women

Although preeclampsia is supposed to affect almost all the women during pregnancy, many of them lack a few symptoms except suffering from high blood pressure which causes some usual complications to them such as giddiness, headache, weak eyesight, haziness, irritation in light’s flashes and cramping on the upper part of their stomach. Though increased weight of body substantiates the growth of baby being nurtured in their womb, swelling on the countenance of pregnant woman is one of the perilous symptoms of preeclampsia or high blood pressure affecting them during the pregnancy. Such symptoms substantiate the high blood pressure common the woman during pregnancy and require to be treated in consultation with a doctor only.Those whose blood pressure is normal should undergo regular checkup in order to keep themselves aloof from high blood pressure, a common symptom of high blood pressure affecting every woman during pregnancy. Make sure that your blood pressure remains at 140/90 during pregnancy. Keep it remember, recognizing the symptoms of high blood pressure during pregnancy ensures safer delivery of baby and saves the life of mother and unborn baby without any difficulty.