High BP creates a lot of problems during pregnancy starting from abortions, accidental hemorrhage to PET and Eclampsia and fetal morbidity and mortality but High blood pressure before conception and early in pregnancy may increase the risk of pregnancy loss, even if the woman does not have a hypertension diagnosis, new research has found. "Elevated blood pressure among young adults is associated with a higher risk of heart disease later in life, and this study suggests it may also have an effect on reproductive health," said lead author of the study from Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in Maryland, US.Millimeter of mercury, or mm Hg, is the unit of measure used for blood pressure.
The findings, published in the journal Hypertension, showed that for every 10 mm Hg increase in diastolic blood pressure (pressure when the heart is…
