The dangers of having high blood pressure during pregnancy are so great!

Every couple hopes that they can successfully have a child of their own to make their life more complete and happy. After actively preparing for pregnancy, they finally get the good news of pregnancy. The whole family is extremely excited and begins to prepare all kinds of delicious food and drinks for the mother and the fetus. Of course, the mother also gladly accepts it. However, they do not know that excessive nutritional supplementation during pregnancy can easily cause high blood pressure. If not treated in time, it can also cause loss of brain regulation function, heart failure, kidney failure, liver cell necrosis, placental function damage and other hazards. In addition, pregnant mothers must pay attention to their food and not eat too much high-nutrition food, just eat in moderation.

Danger of pregnancy-induced hypertension: loss of brain regulation function

Gestational hypertension can cause spasms in the small arteries of the brain. In simple terms, it can affect some brain functions, leading to hypoxia or edema of brain tissue, and even affect the regulatory function of cerebral blood vessels, resulting in punctate or localized macular hemorrhages. Patients may experience headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and convulsions.

Danger of pregnancy-induced hypertension 2: Heart failure

Pregnancy-induced hypertension can cause coronary artery spasm, leading to myocardial ischemia, interstitial edema, and punctate hemorrhage and necrosis, thereby increasing the burden on the heart and, in severe cases, leading to heart failure.

Danger of pregnancy-induced hypertension: renal failure

Pregnancy-induced hypertension can lead to renal arteriosclerosis and blood flow obstruction, resulting in renal ischemia and impaired renal function. Patients will experience oliguria and proteinuria, and if the condition is severe, renal failure will occur.

Danger of pregnancy-induced hypertension 4: liver cell necrosis

When pregnancy-induced hypertension is severe, it can cause spasms in the small arteries in the liver, which then expand and relax, causing sudden congestion in the blood vessels and a sudden drop in pressure, resulting in localized bleeding around the portal vein of the liver. At this time, liver cells will also suffer varying degrees of necrosis due to ischemia and hypoxia.

Danger of pregnancy-induced hypertension 5: placental function damage

Gestational hypertension can cause uterine vasospasm, which affects the mother's blood supply to the fetus, damages the function of the placenta, and slows the development of the fetus in the uterus. In severe cases, placental abruption may occur, resulting in stillbirth or neonatal death.