Pressure indicators in pregnant women in the early stages

The state of pregnancy brings a lot of pleasant changes in the life of every woman. However, such an unforgettable period can be remembered by the acquisition of new clinical symptoms and diseases. Such an informative indicator as blood pressure can both decrease and increase, which in any case brings discomfort for the pregnant woman due to the increased sensitivity and emotionality of this time.

early gestation period

The development of the fetus in the female body entails a restructuring of the work of all organs and systems. After conception, all forces go to an adequate supply of the unborn child with oxygen and nutrients. Increased blood volume and workload on the heart, which may mediate the rise in blood pressure. This is typical for a more distant period of gestation, when the weight of the fetus exceeds 500 grams. Early terms are usually characterized by a decrease in vascular tone, leading to a feeling of fatigue and a drop in overall performance.

Often this indicates a woman about the onset of an "interesting situation" in combination with the acquisition of sensitivity to smells, sensations of morning sickness and other symptoms. In the early stages, there is an active development of the membranes and the formation of a “children's place”, which is accompanied by the active production of progesterone, a hormone that preserves pregnancy and, at the same time, lowers blood pressure.

To low pressure, often leading to fainting, is added intolerance to certain foods, followed by vomiting, sensitivity to smells and a constant feeling of nausea, increased heart rate, shortness of breath even with low exertion, darkening of the eyes and an insatiable desire to sleep.

Naturally, this entails the formation of not the best conditions for the development of the child. Severe preeclampsia is reflected as defective formation of the placenta, the hypoxic state of the fetus and the delay in its intrauterine development. However, modern medicine usually copes well with such conditions of women, knowing their hormonal background, which is easy to restore in the course of laboratory studies. In a hospital, they normalize the oxygen supply to the fetus, optimize the development of the placenta and adapt the expectant mother to further successful gestation.

Doctors are more alarmed by pregnant women with high blood pressure. The hormonal background of early terms usually has a low blood pressure.

But when this indicator is overestimated against the background of hormone production, a pregnant woman is constantly monitored, lasting all 9 months.

Such women are more likely to undergo examinations, are observed by cardiologists and other narrow specialists, depending on the presence of somatic diseases.

Hypertension in an "interesting position"

High blood pressure in pregnant women is expected in some cases:

• Conception and subsequent gestation by the female body is regarded as a kind of stress. When psycho-emotional overstrain is added to this, stress hormones work more actively and form a high vascular tone with a predominance of hypertension.
• Adaptive restructuring of the heart of a pregnant woman may not occur completely, and the muscular organ will not be able to cope with the work “for two”. Congenital malformations in women require pregnancy planning, and when it occurs, careful monitoring.
• High blood pressure during pregnancy should be expected if hypertension was observed when carrying a child from close relatives. It is advisable to plan your pregnancy for any woman and visit a geneticist in advance, comparing all the risks for the mother and the unborn child.
• Women with both types of diabetes mellitus constitute a group of increased risk for their own health and the full development of the child. High pressure becomes a reflection of the decompensated state of the expectant mother and the threat of fetal hypoxia.

• Refusal of bad habits should accompany the entire pregnancy and, preferably, the period of its planning. Nicotine causes severe vasospasm, which not only increases blood pressure in a pregnant woman, but also affects the placenta with leakage into its insufficiency and developmental delay of the child.
• Women who have a trained heart during constant physical exertion and sports are easier to tolerate pregnancy and increased heart function. High blood pressure and other pathologies are expected by doctors in untrained expectant mothers.
• Obesity before pregnancy and excessive weight gain while expecting a child lead not only to the development of hypertension, but also to a host of other complications. A balanced diet with an optimal amount of calories will benefit both the woman and the growing fetus, and will also help to avoid pregnancy complications and severe preeclampsia.
• All chronic kidney diseases usually tend to exacerbate during childbearing, due to a decrease in immunity and changes in hormonal levels. Inflammatory damage leads to vasoconstriction of the kidneys, which is regarded by the organs as hypotension, and their active pressure regulatory system tries to restore the apparent hypotension. Therefore, all pregnant women with a history of pyelonephritis should avoid hypothermia and other factors that lead to an exacerbation of somatic pathology.
• Hormonal storms that occur with endocrine disorders of the thyroid gland, adrenal glands and higher structures in the brain are reinforced by pregnancy and can manifest not only high blood pressure, but also a difficult to present clinical picture.

Expectant mothers may lose hair, pigmentation increases, tooth enamel becomes thinner.

The presence of one of the items should alert a woman and make her take care of her health and reproductive function in particular.

Decreased blood pressure

A complete examination of the woman, taking an anamnesis and interpreting the tests will allow you to establish the cause that caused high blood pressure and prescribe etiological treatment. Pregnancy requires special dosages of the usual antihypertensive drugs, some medications are contraindicated for women "in position". Expectant mothers should not deviate from the strict regimen of prescribed drugs or not take them at all.

Somatic pathologies in pregnant women, established in advance, mediate the planned hospitalization of women every trimester. In the hospital, preventive treatment is carried out, a method of delivery is selected that is safe for the mother and child. It is desirable to bring the pressure to optimal numbers in the early stages so that the woman in childbirth has stable blood pressure. If this fails, pressure correction is carried out before childbirth, which is more often performed by caesarean section.

Knowing about her predisposition to have high blood pressure, a woman can use preventive measures to her advantage. So, the properties of lowering blood pressure have been found in some foods and dishes. The undoubted leader in this regard is beets, and freshly squeezed juice from it will become a real storehouse for the health of a pregnant woman. A source of vitamins and simply useful substances is cranberries, from which fragrant fruit drinks are prepared. For a change, you can try no less vitamin pumpkin broth. It goes well with chalk, which removes the sugary smell and adds sweetness to the drink. Decoction and honey must be taken in a ratio of two to one.

High blood pressure during pregnancy is provoked by any coffee drinks and tea. Chocolate lovers should also limit their favorite product, which is also the strongest allergen. There are many alternatives to your favorite liquids and sweets. Tea during pregnancy is better to use hibiscus or green tea with lemon. They will also remove the unbearable sensations of nausea, and will not allow pressure to rush upward. Chocolate is easy to replace with fruit, marmalade or marshmallows.

Thus, an increase or decrease in pressure in the early stages of pregnancy is not only a reason to be closely examined by a doctor, but also to reconsider your lifestyle for the benefit of the unborn child and the health of the mother, who needs a lot of strength during the nine months of gestation, during childbirth and during the desired natural feeding.