Some important facts: 76,000 mothers and 500,000 babies die each year because of preeclampsia and
hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.
Perinatal outcomes included gestational diabetes,
hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, preterm delivery, birth weight > 4000 g and < 2500 g, and cesarean delivery.In the study population of 868 Asian - white, 3226 Asian, and 5575 white couples there were significant outcome differences.
The Preeclampsia Foundation aims to reduce maternal and infant illness and death due to preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, and other
hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Not exact matches
A series
of randomized control trials
of a nurse home visitation program show a range
of positive effects on maternal health, including decreases in prenatal cigarette smoking, fewer
hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, and fewer closely spaced subsequent pregnancies., A randomized control study
of another program that works with a particularly high - risk population found that participant mothers showed significantly lower depressive symptoms than those in the control group and were less likely to report feeling stressed a year after participation.
Around 10 %
of stillbirths are due to conditions in the mother in pregnancy, including
hypertensive (blood pressure)
disorders, diabetes and obstetric cholestasis (a pregnancy - related liver condition).
One in four
hypertensive pregnant women who don't snore also unknowingly suffer from the sleeping
disorder, according to the study that appears in the British Journal
of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
He said
hypertensive disorders such as high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia were common complications for pregnant women and led to an increased risk
of chronic high blood pressure in later life.
Mr Adane said women who lost more than 1.5 per cent
of body weight between the average ages
of 20 to 24 years were 46 per cent less likely to develop
hypertensive disorders.
Testing should be considered for all individuals who are overweight or obese (BMI 25 or greater) plus the additional risks: first degree relative with diabetes mellitus or Polycystic Ovarian Disease, history
of gestational diabetes, thyroid
disorder, HDL level < 35 mg / dl and / or Triglyceride level > 250 mg / dl,
hypertensive, sedentary, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) on previous testing, women who delivered macrosomic baby (e.g. weighing > 9 lbs), and other clinical conditions such as acanthosis nigricans, severe obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, dyslipidemia.
Winterfield, H.G, H. Siewert, D. Strangefield, H. Warnke, J. Kruse, U. Engelmann, 1992, Potential use
of the sauna in the long - term treatment
of hypertensive cardiovascular circulation
disorders — a comparison withkinesiotherapy, Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax., 81 (35)(Aug 25): 1016 - 20.
A series
of randomized control trials
of a nurse home visitation program show a range
of positive effects on maternal health, including decreases in prenatal cigarette smoking, fewer
hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, and fewer closely spaced subsequent pregnancies., A randomized control study
of another program that works with a particularly high - risk population found that participant mothers showed significantly lower depressive symptoms than those in the control group and were less likely to report feeling stressed a year after participation.