High BP ups heart-failure risk after childbirth

A recent study says diagnosis of hypertension during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of maternal cardiovascular disease. 

Those with a previous hypertensive record are at twice the risk. This makes it imperative to monitor blood pressure after giving birth to, through the postpartum period. Heart failure can occur up to five months after giving birth. 

some symptoms of this condition include tiredness, shortness of breath, swollen ankle, swollen neck veins and feeling of missed heart beats or palpitations. Hypertension during pregnancy is a major risk factor for both the mother and the baby.

 High blood pressure can hamper the blood flow throughout the body, including to the placenta and uterus. This can further affect foetal growth and cause premature detachment of the placenta from uterus. If not closely monitored before, during and after child birth, High blood pressure may even become a major cause of heart problems including heart failure in such women ,says an expert. Some other fatal repercussions of high blood pressure including preterm birth, seizures, or even the death of the mother and baby. 

Women in the relatively young reproductive age, particularly those with an additional condition such as Hypertension are at an increased risk of morbidity and death from the heart failure. It is important for them to monitor their blood pressure at regular intervals post childbirth.

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© Rohan Bhardwaj