Effects of gestational hypertension on the fetus

The various physical conditions of pregnant women after pregnancy will have a great impact on the fetus, so pregnant women should not take medicine indiscriminately when they are sick. Hypertension is a relatively common disease. People with hypertension often feel dizzy and weak, and there is a high probability of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis. Therefore, hypertension in pregnant women has a great impact on the fetus. So what are the effects of pregnancy-induced hypertension on the fetus?

Pregnancy-induced hypertension refers to a syndrome of hypertension, proteinuria, edema, etc. that occurs after 20 weeks of pregnancy. According to a national survey on causes of maternal mortality, there are six major diseases that threaten the life safety of pregnant women, and pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome ranks second only to obstetric hemorrhage. This syndrome usually occurs at 32 weeks of pregnancy. The earlier the onset, the more severe the condition. In the early stages of the disease, it manifests as a slight increase in blood pressure, accompanied by edema and proteinuria. The edema usually starts from the ankles and gradually extends to the calves and thighs. In severe cases, it reaches the vulva and abdomen. There is obvious depression when pressing with fingers, and it does not subside even after rest. If not treated promptly, the condition may continue to worsen, and symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting may appear, indicating that convulsions are about to occur. Clinically, this is called pre-eclampsia. If emergency treatment is not taken, whole-body convulsions and coma will quickly appear, which is called eclampsia. This is the most serious stage of gestational hypertension and is prone to various complications, such as cerebral hemorrhage, acute heart failure, early placental abruption and acute renal failure, which directly endanger the lives of mother and child, and may even lead to the death of mother and child.

Preeclampsia usually occurs after 24 weeks of gestation and is more common in primiparas, pregnant women with multiple pregnancies, pregnant women with polyhydramnios or anemia, and pregnant women who already suffer from diabetes, chronic nephritis or hypertension. The main symptom of gestational hypertension is that pregnant women suffer from severe high blood pressure. If the blood pressure rises to a certain level, not only the body of the pregnant woman will be affected, but the physical and intellectual development of the fetus will also be affected in a long-term and serious manner.

The cramps caused by gestational hypertension will reduce the effective blood circulation in the whole body, make the blood more concentrated, and slow down the blood flow, which will affect the amount of blood flowing to various organs, especially the blood flow to the uterus and placenta, which can easily endanger the fetus. It is very easy to cause insufficient nutrition and oxygen supply to the fetus in the uterus, resulting in fetal developmental retardation, and even in severe cases, it can lead to stillbirth, stillbirth or suffocation of the newborn.