What is Preeclampsia Blood Pressure?
Blood pressure is a medical term which is known to almost all of us. It measures how hard our blood pushes against the walls of our heart. If the force with which the heart pushes our walls is too strong then we have high blood pressure. This problem is also known as hypertension. Blood pressure gives us two values i.e. top number which shows systolic value and it is the pressure when heart pumps the blood. While bottom number is known as diastolic pressure; showing pressure of blood when heart is filled with blood. Usually the top value is 120 and bottom value is 80. Blood pressure is said to be high when top value is more than 140 mmHg and bottom value is more than 90mmHg.
But when this problem occurs after 20 weeks of pregnancy then it can be a sign of very serious condition known as preeclampsia BP. A woman may have high BP during her pregnancy. If this happens then she must go for regular checkups to her physician. Woman with this problem must visit her doctor more frequently as compared to the woman without this problem. It can be said that pre-eclampsia is a problem related to the pregnancy. This problem causes high BP in the mother and cause fits as well. It can seriously affect kidneys, brain, liver and placenta. All these things ultimately cause damage to your baby.
Common symptoms of preeclampsia blood pressure are as follows:
· Headache which may be severe and constant
· Severe pain in the ribs especially the right side
· Feeling sick or as if feeling of vomiting
· Sudden swelling of your face, feet and hands
· Problem relating to visions e.g. blurred vision, flashing lights and blackouts
This problem can cause many complications to the mother and the baby as well:
It does not affect your blood pressure only. If it is severe it can cause failure of your kidneys, problems relating to liver and stroke too.
It affects the baby in several ways like: as it is the problem of high BP; it can cause reduction of flow of blood to your growing baby. It shows that in this case it will not allow the baby to get required amount of oxygen and other necessary nutrients. It will ultimately cause slow growth of your baby. If this condition continues than your baby is needed to be delivered immediately or earlier.
Exact cause of this problem named preeclampsia blood pressure is not known. But there are certain possible causes which are as follows:
· You can be a victim to this disease if it is your first baby
· If you are over 40years of age
· If you are obese then chances of this disease elevate
· If you have twin or multiple pregnancy
· If you had pre-eclampsia in your earlier pregnancy as well
· If you had long interval in pregnancies
· Your family history can be one of the reasons
It can be prevented by taking low dose of aspirin daily. But this should be taken under the supervision of doctor because it can cause bleeding during pregnancy too. Chances of this disease can also be reduced by taking calcium supplement daily.