Pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome: five tips to help you judge

Although there is no menstruation during pregnancy, which makes women feel relaxed physically and mentally, they have more secretions and physical conditions. Because the body's resistance decreases during pregnancy, they are often prone to colds and illnesses. They are also prone to symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal distension, especially pregnancy-induced hypertension, which endangers the life and health of pregnant women and fetuses. In order to prevent this phenomenon from worsening, it is necessary for us to understand pregnancy-induced hypertension.

Hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy are diseases specific to pregnancy, including gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, chronic hypertension complicated by preeclampsia, and chronic hypertension. The incidence rate in my country is 9.4%, and the overseas reports are 7% to 12%. This disease seriously affects the health of mothers and infants and is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in pregnant women and perinatal infants.

Clinical manifestations:

1. Diagnosis can be made if blood pressure is high, systolic pressure ≥ 17.3 kPa (130 mmHg), or diastolic pressure 12.0 kPa (90 mmHg) or an increase of 4/2 kPa (30/15 mmHg) compared to before pregnancy.

2. Edema, which is clinically manifested as excessive weight gain, with an increase of >0.5 kg per week, edema of the lower limbs and abdominal wall, and ascites in severe cases. The edema does not subside after rest.

3. For proteinuria, clean midstream urine should be used as the specimen. The urine protein is (+) or above (+), or the 24-hour urine protein is more than 5 grams.

4. The patient feels headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, upper abdominal pain, etc.

5. Convulsion and coma: This is the most serious manifestation of the disease and can occur before, during or after delivery. During convulsions, the patient's facial muscles become tense, his jaws clenched, and his eyes fixed and looking straight ahead. This is followed by complete muscle rigidity, violent twitching, respiratory arrest, loss of consciousness, and incontinence. Those with frequent seizures or persistent coma may often die.