What are the ways to prevent pregnancy-induced hypertension?

After a woman becomes pregnant, her blood pressure will rise due to various factors, which can cause gestational hypertension, also known as pregnancy-induced hypertension. Patients should regularly observe their blood pressure and have menstrual examinations. If they find that their blood pressure is too high, they should take timely measures to prevent more serious harm. Therefore, we should prevent gestational hypertension in our lives. So what are the ways to prevent gestational hypertension? Let's take a look!

1. Control heat and weight

Excessive energy intake during pregnancy can easily lead to obesity, which is an important risk factor for gestational hypertension. Therefore, the amount of food should be properly controlled during pregnancy. It is not an uncontrolled eating of "as much as you can eat" but the amount of food should be adjusted based on the normal weight gain during pregnancy. Especially for pregnant mothers who are overweight before pregnancy, try to eat less or no candy, snacks, sweet drinks, fried foods and high-fat foods. It is advisable for pregnant mothers to not exceed 12 kilograms during the entire pregnancy.

2. Reduce saturated fat intake

The energy ratio of dietary fat should be controlled at around 25%, and should not exceed 30% at most. In addition, the intake of saturated fat should be reduced, and the intake of unsaturated fat should be increased accordingly. That is, eat less animal fat and replace it with vegetable oil, using about 20 grams of cooking oil per day. This not only provides the fetus with the essential fatty acids needed for growth and development, but also increases prostaglandin synthesis, which helps eliminate excess fat.

3. Prevent insufficient protein intake

Poultry and fish protein can regulate or lower blood pressure, and soybean protein can protect the cardiovascular system. Therefore, eating more fish, poultry and soy products can improve blood pressure during pregnancy. However, pregnant mothers with abnormal renal function must control their protein intake to avoid increasing the burden on their kidneys.

4. Ensure calcium intake

The Chinese Nutrition Society recommends that the daily calcium intake during early, middle and late pregnancy, as well as during lactation, is 800 mg, 1000 mg, 1200 mg and 1200 mg respectively. Pregnant mothers should ensure that they drink milk every day. Milk and dairy products are rich in easily absorbed calcium and are good foods for calcium supplementation. Low-fat or skimmed dairy products are preferred. Studies have shown that increasing dairy product intake during pregnancy can reduce the incidence of pregnancy-induced hypertension. Pregnant mothers should also eat more soybeans, soybean products, seafood, etc. Soybeans and soybean products are not only high-quality proteins, but also foods rich in calcium and should be consumed every day.

5. Salt intake should be moderate

If you consume too much salt, it will easily lead to water and sodium retention, which will increase the blood pressure of pregnant mothers, so you must control your salt intake.

Pregnancy-induced hypertension is a common complication during pregnancy, which can cause serious harm to pregnant women. Patients should pay attention to disease prevention in their lives to reduce the chance of getting the disease. At the same time, patients should pay attention to their diet during pregnancy, eat less pickled foods, such as kimchi, bacon, etc., and the food they eat should be reasonably matched to prevent malnutrition, which will also affect the fetus.