Pressure in pregnant women.

Pregnancy, which brings joy to the expectation of a child, should always be associated with a particularly careful attitude to one's health. Yes, trite, but on your health at the time of conception and bearing a child depends on his health in the future. Therefore, it is so important to observe during this period a good doctor who will monitor all this vital process.

Everyone knows that even in the mother's womb the baby is connected to the mother by the umbilical cord, which is a fertile source, thanks to which, through the placenta of the baby, it takes all the necessary nutritional components and receives oxygen. The successful course of pregnancy depends on the condition of the placenta. To transport blood non-stop helps normal pressure during pregnancy, so it is so important to maintain it stable. If the mother's blood pressure is not normal, then there may be trouble. For example, at elevated pressure, placental abruption can occur, and with decreased pressure, the process of blood supply, necessary for the development of the child, slows down.

But also to despair, to be frightened, if there are such deviations, it is not necessary. First, it may be that such pressure is the norm for you. Who says that you should have only such pressure as cosmonauts (120/80)? And if it was usually lower or higher, you are active, you feel well, then there is no cause for concern - the blood pressure in pregnant women should not differ from your usual values. Secondly, if you notice really any fluctuations, then start regularly to measure blood pressure, and alternately on both hands, so that the information turned out to be more reliable.

Which device measures the pressure in pregnant women, it also matters. Strangely enough, but in the presence of any fancy digital instruments, experts prefer the old-fashioned tonometers, the accuracy of which is not related to the battery reserve and other technical subtleties. Watching for pressure yourself, do not forget to visit at least once a week in the women's consultation to make sure that the norm of pressure during pregnancy is observed, and you are all right.

It is also important in what state you perform tonometry - simply rejection of the hospital atmosphere, fatigue, overstrain can provoke changes, because Pressure in pregnant women is able to rise or fall sometimes due to the most insignificant (at first glance) factors. Therefore, it is best to conduct this process in a calm environment and, preferably, at the same time.

Low pressure associated with toxicosis, usually manifested in the first stage of pregnancy, can easily be amenable to non-drug treatment. The main thing is to eat well, eat properly, eat more, spend more time outdoors, do not abuse caffeinated foods. Then the pressure in pregnant women will not cause fear and will return to normal.

In the second half of pregnancy, the body begins to prepare for the forthcoming birth, the kidneys and water-salt regime change, all the prerequisites for increasing the pressure are created even for those who are absolutely sure that it does not threaten it. Therefore, during this period, doctors pay special attention to the pressure of pregnant women and recommend monitoring the tonometer readings not for the prospective mothers themselves, but for someone from their close environment, so as not to miss symptoms that threaten the health of women and children.

Undoubtedly, it is easier to prevent any manifestation of complications than to treat an already formed disease. Do not engage in self-medication, thereby provoking exacerbations that can be avoided simply by following the advice of doctors.