Last updated on July 28th, 2018 at 05:27 am<\/p>
Preeclampsia is one of the major causes of death in pregnant women. This is evident in developing and developed countries. Many pregnancies worldwide is affected by preeclampsia.<\/p>\n
Content of this article<\/strong><\/p>\n Preeclampsia is the presence of high blood pressure\u00a0in a woman that has a normal blood pressure after 20 weeks of gestation with presence of protein in urine.<\/p>\n The risk factors, causes and symptoms of preeclampsia is outlined\u00a0in this article.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The major symptoms of preeclampsia do not show up in mild disease. Pregnant women with mild diseases show vague like symptoms. This is ignored by most pregnant women.<\/p>\n But as your blood pressure continue to rise, you will notice some of these symptoms.<\/p>\n There are two types of preeclampsia. The mild<\/strong> and severe<\/strong> types of preeclampsia.<\/p>\n Mild preeclampsia\u00a0is discovered as a routine check during clinic\u00a0visits. Most patients show little or no symptoms.<\/p>\n To diagnosed mild preeclampsia<\/strong><\/p>\n Blood pressure is the pressure of your blood against blood vessels. It is routinely checked during your antenatal clinic visits. If your blood pressure is high, you will be informed. Your doctor will counsel you on the challenges and pregnancy outcomes.<\/p>\n Urine test is done either by use of a dipstick test or by collecting urine samples over 24 hours for analysis. If there is abnormality with your urine, you are\u00a0informed and counselled by your doctor too.<\/p>\n Severe preeclampsia is easily diagnosed. This is because most patients with severe preeclampsia show symptoms. Some common symptoms include headache and abdominal pain.<\/p>\n To diagnose severe preeclampsia<\/strong><\/p>\n Preeclampsia can also be diagnosed in patients that already has hypertension before pregnancy. The presence of high blood pressure in pregnant women before and during pregnancy is chronic hypertension<\/strong>.<\/p>\n For these patients with chronic hypertension, Preeclampsia<\/strong>\u00a0is diagnosed as the increase in the systolic blood pressure \u226530mmHg. Or an increase in the diastolic blood pressure \u2265 15mmHg with protein in urine.<\/p>\n According to ACOG<\/strong>, about 10 percent of pregnant women will develop preeclampsia without having protein in urine.<\/p>\n To make this diagnosis in pregnant women<\/p>\n The patient should have developed new onset hypertension with either one or more of the following<\/p>\n There is no cure for the preeclampsia. The only cure of preeclampsia is to deliver the baby and placenta.\u00a0Factors delivered befor delivery include<\/p>\n Treatment of preeclampsia is also dependent on these factors<\/p>\n Therefore, the main goal<\/strong> of preeclampsia treatment is to reduce mortality to the fetus<\/strong> while also preventing complications in the mother<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Pregnant women with mild preeclampsia are asymptomatic. If your doctor diagnoses preeclampsia in your pregnancy, he would request more visits. This is to ensure you are well monitored. Quick intervention is vital in preeclampsia treatment. Furthermore, lifestyle modification is important in preeclampsia. Your doctor may require you to make some changes to your norms. These include<\/p>\n The method of delivery is dependent on the maturity of your baby<\/strong> and your health<\/strong>. If both conditions are favorable, your doctor would want to give more time for the baby to mature. If there is danger to your health your doctor quickly delivers your baby through the safest route.<\/p>\n Pregnant women with mild preeclampsia at 37 weeks should be\u00a0examined. The blood pressure controlled and baby is delivery vaginally.<\/p>\n Pregnant women less than 37 weeks will be given time. This will help\u00a0to mature your baby with minimal risk to your health. This is\u00a0conservative treatment<\/strong> of preeclampsia. It is\u00a0very important because the baby gets more time to mature. Premature babies have huge challenges.<\/p>\n However, delivery by cesarean section is an option. This is especially when there are danger signs to the mother and\/or the fetus.<\/p>\n Poorly treated mild preeclampsia can quickly become severe. The cure to preeclampsia in pregnancy is delivery of the baby and placenta.<\/p>\n Below are some of the options taken by your doctor include<\/p>\n \u2022 Use of blood pressure lowering drugs<\/strong>. These are medications that lower blood pressure. Severe preeclampsia is treated with blood pressure lowering drugs. This quickly lowers risk of hypertension to your health. However, this will not stop the progression of the disease<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Use of blood pressure lowering drugs are not indicated in mild preeclampsia<\/strong>. Because further reduction of blood pressure will affect blood supply to the baby.<\/p>\n Some of the blood pressure lowering drugs\u00a0used in pregnancy include<\/p>\n\n
<\/span>Diagnosis Of Preeclampsia<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>How to diagnose mild preeclampsia in pregnancy<\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/span>Diagnosis Of Severe Preeclampsia<\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/span>New Preeclampsia Diagnosis Guidelines<\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/span>Treatment of Preeclampsia<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>Treatment Of Mild Preeclampsia<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>Delivery plan for mild preeclampsia<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>Treatment Of Severe Preeclampsia In Pregnancy<\/span><\/h2>\n