Swollen face of pregnant women may be a physiological phenomenon, or it may be caused by kidney disease, hypertension during pregnancy and other diseases.
1. Physiological phenomenon: During pregnancy, as the fetus grows, it will compress the venous blood circulation system, which is easy to cause edema, which may accumulate on the face and cause swollen face of pregnant women. Physiological edema generally does not need treatment, just pay attention to rest.
2. Kidney disease: During pregnancy, a series of adaptive changes occur in various systems of the mother’s body, blood volume, cardiac output gradually increased, which can increase the burden on the kidneys. Some pregnant women may experience a decline in renal function, glomerular filtration dysfunction induced nephropathy, increased protein loss, decreased protein content in the blood, causing swelling in the face of pregnant women.
3. Gestational hypertension: pregnant women with gestational hypertension, glomerular endothelial cell swelling, glomerular dilatation, plasma protein leakage by the glomerulus leading to proteinuria, which can induce edema, and at this time, pregnant women can also appear swollen face performance.
In addition to the above reasons, there are many other reasons that can lead to swelling of the face of pregnant women, you should consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease, so as not to delay the condition, resulting in adverse consequences.