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Hypertension high blood pressure
Pregnancy associated hypertension occurs
only during pregnancy
Preeclampsia high blood pressure, edema,protein in the
urine
Pre before ; Eclampsia seizures
If preeclampsia becomes severe or is nottreated seizures
may occur
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Severe preeclampsia liver, idney problems,blood clotting
and other problems HE!!PSyndrome
H " Hemolysis or breado#n of $B%
E! " Elevated values on tests of liver function
!P " !o# platelets
If HE!!P occurs baby must be delivered even if itis very
premature&
'he only cure to preeclampsia delivery of thebaby
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Ho# does preeclampsia a(ect the baby )
If high blood pressure occurs only in the last fe##ees before
due date baby is *ne
If occurs earlier both mother and baby maydevelop
problems
'he small blood vessels in the placenta tighten
allo#ing less blood and nutrients to get to thebaby
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Problems in infants of mothers #ith high bloodpressure includes
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Still birth I-$
.eed more help breathing at birth
More liely to need o/ygen in the hours after birth
!o# blood sugar
High number of $B% !o# number of 0B%
P12
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Slo# to feed
!o# muscle tone
!o# calcium !o# blood pressure
Because these babies are usually premature the canhave the
common problems of premature babies&
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Ho# are these problems treated
I-$
.eed more help breathing after birth 3 45 afterbirth at
birth there are changes in the bloodcirculation in the #omb
very little blood goes tothe lungs placenta does most of the
#or immediately after birth the blood vessels to thelungs
must e/pand allo#ing more blood 6o# to
the lungs
this process taes longer in infantfrom high blood pressure
mother persistence ofthe fetal circulation primary
pulmonaryhypertension
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!o# platelets platelets help in blood clotting if
its only a little lo# no treatment may be needed if severely
lo# the baby may need transfusion
of platelets to prevent bleeding Slo# to feed, lo# tone, lo#
calcium usually
result from the use of magnesium sulfat in themother
improve slo#ly after a fe# days thebaby may not pass
stool or be able to feed for afe# days
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!o# blood pressure due to medicines given tothe mother to
lo#er the her blood pressure common problem in sic babis even
if the mother
does not have high blood pressure
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0ill my babies have high blood pressure in laterlife )
%hildren may be at ris for high blood pressurelater in life if
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'heir mother continues to have high bloodpressure after
pregnancy
High blood pressure runs in the family
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