Can I still keep a baby with gestational hypertension?

For pregnant women, their own health is closely related to the health of the fetus. If there is a problem with the pregnant woman's body, it will inevitably affect the health of the fetus. Women are relatively more prone to problems during pregnancy. Some women will develop gestational hypertension, which will harm maternal and child care. So is it still possible to keep a baby if the baby has gestational hypertension? What effects does gestational hypertension have on the baby? There are seven key causes of gestational hypertension. Let’s learn about them together.

It is possible to keep a baby with gestational hypertension, but if you suffer from gestational hypertension, you must go to the hospital for a pregnancy check-up, decide whether to have surgery based on your condition, and carry out the pregnancy under the doctor's strict supervision. Moderate to severe gestational hypertension requires early termination of pregnancy. It is recommended that you have regular follow-up visits, use medications under the specific guidance of your doctor, pay attention to rest, and eat a light, easy-to-digest diet.

Preeclampsia is a high blood pressure disease during pregnancy. It usually occurs after the 24th week of pregnancy. It is more common in primiparas, pregnant women with anemia, and some women who already suffer from diabetes, chronic nephritis or hypertension. The probability of developing preeclampsia during pregnancy is higher. The occurrence of preeclampsia does not always cause discomfort to pregnant women, but also has a great impact on the fetus. It is a major cause of illness and death of pregnant women and fetuses.

Generally speaking, the most important symptom of gestational hypertension is that pregnant women have severe high blood pressure. When the blood pressure rises to a certain level, the body of the pregnant woman will suffer some effects, and the physical growth and brain development of the fetus will also suffer long-term and serious effects. When gestational hypertension causes muscle cramps in pregnant women, the effective blood circulation quality of the pregnant woman's body can be reduced, the blood becomes extracted, and the blood flow rate will also slow down, which will affect the amount of blood flowing into each organ, especially the blood volume for the uterine embryo will also be reduced, which can easily seriously harm the fetus, causing insufficient nutrition and insufficient oxygen supply for the fetus in the uterus, resulting in delayed fetal development, and severe cases may lead to stillbirth, fetal death or neonatal asphyxia.

There are seven major harms of pregnancy-induced hypertension:

1. It can cause pulmonary edema in pregnant women, leading to breathing difficulties, which usually occurs after giving birth.

2. Increased blood pressure can cause cerebral hemorrhage. The higher the blood pressure, the greater the probability of bleeding, which can cause death of the pregnant woman.

3. Pregnancy-induced hypertension can cause kidney damage in pregnant women and lead to oliguria. In severe cases, it can develop into subacute renal failure.

4. Pregnancy-induced hypertension can cause abnormal heart sounds in the pregnant woman's heart.

5. Pregnant women with gestational hypertension may bite their lips and tongue due to convulsions, or fall to the ground and get injured due to coma. In addition, if secretions in the throat are inhaled into the lungs while in a coma, it may cause aspiration pneumonia. When the muscles of the whole body twitch, it can cause uterine contractions and produce premature babies.

6. The occurrence of gestational hypertension can cause the placenta to function abnormally and result in fetal underdevelopment.

7. Preeclampsia can cause intrauterine distress in mild cases and even the death of the fetus in severe cases.