How to prevent pregnancy-induced hypertension?

Pregnant women must pay attention to their health when they are pregnant. Only by maintaining good health can it be beneficial to the development of the fetus. Gestational hypertension is a disease unique to pregnant women. Many pregnant women did not show any symptoms of high blood pressure before pregnancy, but may develop symptoms of high blood pressure during pregnancy, which may occur from time to time. High blood pressure in pregnant women has a certain impact on the fetus. Therefore, pregnant women should try their best to prevent high blood pressure. How to prevent gestational hypertension? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. How to prevent pregnancy-induced hypertension

1. Strengthen the study of health knowledge related to pregnancy. For pregnant women with a family history of hypertension, they should consciously monitor blood pressure and urine protein and conduct prenatal examinations.

2. The older the pregnant woman is, the greater the risk of developing gestational hypertension. Therefore, it is advisable to get pregnant as early as possible, relax and not be too sensitive.

3. Make good nutritional combinations of meals, eat more foods rich in protein, vitamins, and trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc, and selenium, and eat more fresh fruits. Do not eat canned or pickled products, eat less animal fat, and control your salt intake.

4. Ensure adequate sleep time and good sleep quality. During pregnancy, you should insist on lying on your left side to increase placental villus perfusion to avoid acute atherosclerosis and restrict fetal growth.

5. Supplementing 1-2g of calcium every day can avoid vascular smooth muscle spasm and arteriosclerosis, thereby effectively preventing the occurrence and development of gestational hypertension.

2. Regular antenatal check-ups

Do a good job of health care during pregnancy. Blood pressure should be measured once in early pregnancy as a baseline blood pressure during pregnancy, and then checked regularly thereafter, especially after 36 weeks of pregnancy. Changes in blood pressure and weight, and the presence of proteinuria, dizziness, and other subjective symptoms should be observed every week. Pay attention to rest and nutrition. Rest and nutrition are essential for any pregnant woman, but especially for those experiencing pregnancy-induced hypertension. Pregnant women's daily diet should be scientific and nutritious, and they should maintain supplementation of protein, multiple vitamins, folic acid, and iron during pregnancy; at the same time, they should be careful not to eat too salty food, and try to avoid eating pickled foods or other highly irritating foods to ensure the health of the pregnant woman and the fetus.

3. Notes

Pay attention to past medical history. If a pregnant woman has a history of nephritis, hypertension, or has experienced gestational hypertension in a previous pregnancy, she should promptly inform her doctor of the details for professional guidance. At the same time, find out whether the pregnant woman's grandmother, mother or aunt has ever suffered from gestational hypertension. If this is the case, genetic factors should be considered. For this high-risk group, the monitoring of hypertension in pregnant women should be strengthened.