What happens when you faint in late pregnancy?

Fainting happens frequently in daily life for a variety of reasons. Pregnant women may also experience similar situations during pregnancy, especially in the late stages of pregnancy. Because the mother is very sensitive, fainting itself may affect the safety of the fetus. The key is to understand the situation and solve the problem in a timely manner. So, what causes fainting in late pregnancy? Let’s take a look below.

2. Eating too little and having low blood sugar. Such pregnant women sometimes suffer from dizziness, accompanied by palpitations, fatigue, and cold sweats, which usually occur when they eat less. During pregnancy, I ate less because of the pregnancy reaction - vomiting. Eating less will cause low blood sugar. Blood sugar is the raw material for muscle cells and brain cells to produce energy. When blood sugar is low, cell energy is reduced, leading to fatigue, dizziness, cold sweats, palpitations and other discomforts.

3. Improper body position, compression of blood vessels. This type of pregnant woman usually has an attack when lying on her back or sitting on the sofa watching TV, but not when lying on her side or standing. This type of dizziness in pregnant women is a condition called supine syndrome. In the late stages of pregnancy, due to the enlarged uterus, when the woman lies on her back or sits lying down, the heavy uterus presses on the inferior vena cava behind it, preventing blood from returning to the heart from the lower body. The amount of blood returning to the heart is sharply reduced, and the cardiac output is reduced, resulting in reduced blood supply to the heart and brain, causing dizziness, chest tightness and other discomforts.

4. Anemia in pregnant women is also a common cause of dizziness in pregnant women. Pregnant women should usually consume iron-rich foods, such as animal blood, pork liver, lean meat, etc. Once anemia occurs, iron supplementation should be done urgently. Pregnant women may also experience symptoms such as dizziness and headaches. If the disease further develops into preeclampsia, it can cause convulsions and coma, endangering the lives of pregnant women and fetuses. This is the most serious complication during pregnancy and should be diagnosed and treated early.