This is a condition in pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, sometimes with fluid retention and proteinuria. most often the liver and kidneys. Preeclampsia usually begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women whose blood pressure had been normal.
Pre-eclampsia, which occurs only in pregnancy, has several features. Two common signs of pre-eclampsia are:
Because these signs often don’t cause any symptoms, they are usually detected at a routine ante-natal check-up.
Other features of pre-eclampsia may include:
If you are pregnant and develop a severe or persistent headache, abdominal pain or sudden onset of blurred vision, you should seek urgent medical attention.
While the exact cause of pre-eclampsia is not known, it is thought to be related to a problem with the placenta — the connection between mother and baby. The placenta provides oxygen and nutrients to your developing baby.
In pre-eclampsia, the blood vessels that supply the placenta don’t develop properly, leading to problems with the placenta itself. This may affect blood flow through the placenta and also affect the mother’s blood pressure.
It’s possible that the immune system or certain genes are involved in the development of pre-eclampsia.
Several factors are known to increase the risk of developing pre-eclampsia.
The main risk factors include:
Additional factors that can increase your risk (particularly if there are 2 or more risk factors) include:
-Low birthweight babies.
-Bleeding problems
-In some cases the premature separation of the placenta from the uterus before the baby is born.
-Rupture of the liver
-Seizures
-Stroke (cerebral haemorrhage)
-Patient also experiences HELLP syndrome ( hemolysis with nausea, vomiting, headache and upper right abdominal pain )
-Eclampsia
-Cardiovascular disease
-Death in very rare cases
-Blindness
-Pulmonary oedema
In many cases, pre-eclampsia is first diagnosed after routine blood pressure checks and/or urine tests reveal abnormalities.
If pre-eclampsia is suspected, further assessment and testing may be recommended in hospital or a day assessment unit under the care of an obstetrician (specialist in pregnancy and childbirth).
Tests may include:
Studies have shown that having had pre-eclampsia can increase a woman’s risk of developing high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke later in life.
Ensuring that you follow a healthy lifestyle (not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet and getting regular physical activity) can help lower your risk of cardiovascular disease.
• Adequate bed rest
Try mild yoga and reduce activities
Drink plenty of water
Low sodium intake
Avoid transfatty acids and saturated fats
• Quit smoking and alcohol
• Close monitoring of the mother and baby.
• Low activities during pregnancy
• Regular monitoring of the baby
• Sufficient vitamin D
• Cesarean section
• Fetal kick count also helps in monitoring babies activities
• Magnesium sulphate treatment act as anticonvulsant.
Yes, homeopathy can help in pre eclampsia cases.And severity of the case is depend upon the patient to patient and their history.Some homeopathic medicines are:
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