What to do if a pregnant woman has high blood pressure

High blood pressure in pregnant women can be categorized as physiological high blood pressure or pathologically high blood pressure, which, regardless of the factor, may increase the risk during delivery and affect the health of the mother and child. Therefore, once a pregnant woman discovers that her blood pressure has increased, she should do the following: 1. Strengthen prenatal checkups, especially after the seventh month of pregnancy, which should be fixed at once a week. Close to the expected date of delivery, hospitalized in advance to wait for delivery, to accept the doctor’s full range of supervision and examination; 2, keep in a happy mood, avoid mental stimulation and emotional excitement. At the same time need to ensure adequate sleep, regular work and rest, advocate the left lateral position, is conducive to increasing the urine output, but also help to improve the blood circulation of the uterus and placenta; 3, reasonable diet, choose high protein, multi-vitamins, low-fat food, to ensure that sufficient iron and calcium. Unless the whole body is swollen, generally do not strictly limit salt, but should avoid taking too much salt pickled food; 4, active antihypertensive treatment, due to certain drugs for hypertension will have a certain effect on the fetus, so the use of drugs must be carefully selected. Generally speaking, the safer medicines are Li Xue Ping, Antihypertensive Spirit or Compound Antihypertensive Tablets, etc., and the traditional Chinese medicines Wild Chrysanthemum and Lobelia can also be used. For patients whose condition is not under control or is moderate or severe, hospitalization is usually required.