Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Is Not Fearing

Preeclampsia refers to the specific pregnancy disorder PIH (pregnancy-induced-hypertension), which occurs after 20th week or we can say in the mid-term in pregnancy. Often PIH is also characterized as an abrupt arrival and rise of high blood pressure, increase of protein percentage in urine or swelling issues called edema. A survey report informs that 5-10% of women having pregnancy are diagnosed with preeclampsia. The sudden increase of high blood pressure, preeclampsia can even damage an organ like kidneys of a woman who have had a normal pressure prior to pregnancy.

Most importantly, sometimes Preeclampsia may develop in a pregnant woman devoid of any symptoms. This makes monitoring the blood pressure of a pregnant woman a crucial importance. The foremost symptom of preeclampsia is rise in blood pressure just within a few hours at the level of 140/100 s/d, which is rather abnormal.

Signs and Symptoms: Preeclampsia

• Excess amount of protein in urine (UREA)/ kidney problems

• Temporary loss of vision, light sensitivity and blurred vision

• Severe headaches

• Upper abdominal pain, commonly felt on the right side under the rib cage

• Nausea/vomiting

• Reduced urine/ Decreased amount of platelets (thrombocytopenia) in blood

• Damage of liver function

• Short breath

• Fluid in lungs

• Sudden increase in weight/ swelling face and hands ( however, these signs are also found in numbers of normal pregnancies)

Origin of Preeclampsia

Most Interesting part of this pregnancy problem is that

• If your mom had undergone a preeclampsia issue in her pregnancy time with you/or/ alternatively, if the mother of your partner faced the same issue with him, then you carry a higher risk to catch preeclampsia.

• Women who have deficiency of vitamins E, C and magnesium in them also have the same risk.

• A diabetic woman has pregnancy above 35 years or who has chronic hypertension.
  

If Preeclampsia Remain Untreated

Women receiving regular physician check up and prenatal care will get diagnosed once they come across the problem of preeclampsia in primary stage. And, this can be administered successfully.

However, if preeclampsia remains untreated, it may lead a woman to Eclampsia, which is pretty serious pregnancy issue. Uncontrolled preeclampsia can result in the most unfortunate pregnancy complications like premature delivery, stillbirth or intrauterine growth restriction.

Things to Follow  

• Regular prenatal check up is the best option to identify and treat preeclampsia in the very early stage.

• The benefit of its early detection is that if your problem of preeclampsia is diagnosed in a mild state; you can be well treated with general medication, change of diet plans along with some workouts. This will lower your blood pressure and help you to get rid of preeclampsia

• Even if preeclampsia is identified in more severe phase, your physician will recommend you for complete bed rest, careful monitoring of blood pressure. In many cases, women are admitted much earlier in the hospitals to avail a daily care and proper monitoring by nurses and their physician.

• In severe case, preeclampsia cannot be cured. But once you take admission in the hospital, you as well as your baby will be under check up of the doctor and as soon you reach close to 37th week and the baby is more or less physically matured, you doctor will opt for a c-section to get the baby out.

Conclusion

If you maintain the above guidelines, preeclampsia hopefully cannot make any harm to your baby. Matter of fact, this is definitely a good news that out of 100 women having preeclampsia 97% return home with their baby by maintaining the suggestions of their physicians.