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High Blood Pressure While Pregnant
The Story After High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
Pregnancy is such a blissful time. We do, however know, that many, many things can go wrong or create a complicated health picture during those 9 special months. On the one hand, many women feel it's a time to throw caution to the wind and put up their feet - "no exercise demands on me!!" - and eat the kitchen sink - "If I can't eat everthing I want now, when can I??" The problem with that attitude is that you are:
(a) Not creating a healthy "living environment" for your growing fetus....
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Expert & Community Posts
High Blood Pressure and Women: 4 Issues You Need to Know About
By Melanie Thomassian , Health ExpertAlthough high blood pressure affects both men and women, there are a number of concerns... Read more »
Understanding the Causes and Effects of High Blood Pressure
By Melanie Thomassian , Health ExpertIf you've been told you have high blood pressure you should be thankful for a timely diagnosis. For... Read more »
Controlling High Blood Pressure Without Drugs
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...that people with diabetes control hypertension -- high blood pressure in normal English -- is... Read more »
Ginseng an Alternative Natural Supplement for High Blood Pressure
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 No amount of medicines can cure high blood pressure but it can... Read more »
Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension: Identifying the Risks to Protect Your Baby
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...treat PIH. The most common treatment, other than high blood pressure medication (for severe... Read more »
Health Guide
High blood pressure
...number is over 80-89 mm Hg on most measurements. If you have pre-hypertension, you are likely to develop high blood pressure at some time in your life, unless you make lifestyle changes. High... Read more »Blood pressure
...mmHg and the diastolic pressure should be less than 80 mmHg. What abnormal results mean Pre-high blood pressure: Top number is consistently 120 to 139 or the bottom number reads... Read more »Malignant hypertension (arteriolar nephrosclerosis)
Malignant hypertension is usually defined as very high blood pressure with swelling of the optic nerve behind the eye, called papilledema (grade IV Keith-Wagner hypertensive... Read more »Eclampsia
...have yet been proven. Eclampsia follows preeclampsia,a serious complication of pregnancy marked by high blood pressure, weight gain, and protein in the urine. It is difficult to predict which... Read more »Preeclampsia
...advanced maternal age, African-American heritage, multiple pregnancies, and a past history of diabetes, high blood pressure, or kidney disease. Read more »Images
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Medications
...products you may use, especially of: medications for high blood pressure (e.g., beta blockers... Read more »
Related News
Induction of Labor Recommended for Women With High Blood Pressure
August 11, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Inducing a pregnancy at 37 weeks, may be healthier for some women and their babies. About six percent of pregnancies are... Read summary »
Breakthrough for Expectant Mothers
July 18, 2007CHARLESTON, S.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Preeclampsia is a disorder that affects up to 300,000 women in the United States each year. The disease... Read summary »
High Blood Sugar Increases Birth Risks
May 20, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Even if a pregnant woman doesn't have diabetes, higher than normal blood sugar levels put her and her babies at risk for birth... Read summary »
Weight Loss Surgery for Two
November 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Undergoing bariatric weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant may be the healthiest decision for both mother and baby.... Read summary »
Sleep apnea linked to gestational diabetes and hypertension
October 03, 2008Researchers analyzed data from almost four million pregnancies in America in 2003 to look for women with sleep apnea, gestational diabetes, and/or... Read summary »
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