Many pregnant women experience low blood pressure without realizing that pregnancy, actually affects it. It is due to the expanded circulation and other hormonal changes which occur during pregnancy that cause expansion of the blood vessels, which makes the blood pressure drop.
At the beginning of the pregnancy, the blood pressure starts to fall while in the second trimester it is very low. Many doctors consider that low blood pressure is characterized, not by a standard measurement, but by the blood pressure which causes numerous symptoms.
The symptoms some pregnant women experience are quite similar to those of a non-pregnant person with low blood pressure. The most frequent symptoms are dizziness and sometimes fainting. The loss of balance may be also present, especially when standing up suddenly after being in sitting or lying position.
During pregnancy, the usual drop in blood pressure doesn’t cause the symptoms of acute hypotension. However, in patients who have sepsis or severe blood loss, the low blood pressure can damage some organs and may result in kidney failure, stroke or even a heart attack.
The scale of the blood pressure may be changeable, however many pregnant women have their systolic pressure dropped by 5 to 10 mmHg and sometimes the diastolic pressure can drop up to 15 mmHg. These pressures generally last through the whole pregnancy, but afterwards, they go back to their normal level.
The following steps can be very useful for women who have dizziness as one of the low blood pressure symptoms:
The symptoms some pregnant women experience are quite similar to those of a non-pregnant person with low blood pressure. The most frequent symptoms are dizziness and sometimes fainting. The loss of balance may be also present, especially when standing up suddenly after being in sitting or lying position.
During pregnancy, the usual drop in blood pressure doesn’t cause the symptoms of acute hypotension. However, in patients who have sepsis or severe blood loss, the low blood pressure can damage some organs and may result in kidney failure, stroke or even a heart attack.
The scale of the blood pressure may be changeable, however many pregnant women have their systolic pressure dropped by 5 to 10 mmHg and sometimes the diastolic pressure can drop up to 15 mmHg. These pressures generally last through the whole pregnancy, but afterwards, they go back to their normal level.
The following steps can be very useful for women who have dizziness as one of the low blood pressure symptoms:
- To avoid falls, it’s better to sit or lie down
- Do not stand up suddenly if you’ve been sitting or lying down
- The blood flow to the heart can be increased by lying on the left side
It’s very important to ask for a medical care if dizziness becomes worse or if it’s accompanied by other symptoms. For example, if the woman experience dizziness or fainting along with bleeding or a headache, pain in the chest, weakness, lack of breath, vision changes like blurring or numbness especially on just one side of her body, emergency care should be immediately required.
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