Is high blood pressure dangerous during pregnancy?
Yes it is. Considered to be the symptom of preeclampsia, the high blood pressure causes sheer damage to the kidney, liver and the brain, especially among the women during pregnancy. The women found to have been smoking are susceptible to high blood pressure and the symptoms of preeclampsia. Have a look at a few dangerous effects of high blood pressure during pregnancy. • Low growth of baby- One of the contrary effects of the symptoms of high blood pressure during pregnancy is low weight of baby to be born. Blood vessels get constricted due to high blood pressure affecting natural supply of the oxygenated blood and nutrition to the placenta, where the fetus is nurtured. Dearth of proper amount of blood and vital substances, required for the fetus affects its normal growth which reduces the weight of baby in the womb. • Premature delivery- Another vivid symptom of high blood pressure affecting the pregnant women is premature delivery, that is, before completion of nine months of normal p