What to eat during pregnancy with high blood pressure

Maternal hypertension and high blood sugar during pregnancy are both worrying diseases during pregnancy. Because gestational hypertension is very harmful, it can easily put the fetus and the pregnant woman's life in danger, and it is also difficult to give birth smoothly. If gestational hypertension is detected, timely treatment should be taken and appropriate measures should be taken to minimize the harm. Next, let’s take a look at gestational hypertension!

1. Establish and improve maternal and child health care networks at all levels, and do a good job in prenatal care. Blood pressure should be measured during early pregnancy check-ups, and regular check-ups should be conducted thereafter. Blood pressure, weight, and urine routine should be measured each time. Timely detection of abnormalities and timely treatment can significantly reduce the incidence of eclampsia.

2. Pay attention to strengthening the nutrition and rest of pregnant women. Take more protein, vitamins and various nutrients during pregnancy. In the past, it was believed that calcium supplementation (600-2000 mg/d) and/or low-dose aspirin (50-150 mg/d) after 20 weeks of pregnancy can reduce the incidence of preeclampsia. However, Levine et al. (1997) summarized the case control of 13,231 pregnant women taking calcium in 3 articles and 22,064 pregnant women taking aspirin in 3 articles and found that neither had the effect of reducing preeclampsia.

3. Strengthen monitoring of high-risk groups. Those with mean arterial pressure >85 mmHg in mid-pregnancy and a positive roll over test are more likely to suffer from preeclampsia in late pregnancy. Patients with primary hypertension or kidney disease are prone to preeclampsia during pregnancy. Those with a history of preeclampsia are more likely to have preeclampsia again in the next pregnancy. Pregnancy checkups should be strengthened for the above-mentioned groups of people.

Pregnant women with gestational hypertension can eat more foods that are beneficial to lowering blood pressure, preferably low-salt, potassium-containing and calcium-supplementing foods, such as tofu, soy milk, red dates, walnuts, peanuts, etc. In order to prevent sudden attacks of high blood pressure in pregnant women, you should not eat too much in your daily diet. You can occasionally keep your stomach fasting, which is a good way to prevent attacks of high blood pressure.