I am 38 weeks pregnant and only in the past few days have had high BP 150/98 today, and feet swelling. I have no protein in my urine, no blurry vision, and normal blood labs.... I am trying for a non-induced, non medicated delivery.... How realistic is this goal? I have always been a text book BP patient until now.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, you are mostly developing pre-eclampsia. It is common in last trimester. Hypertension and edema feet are classical symptoms of this disease. Blood pressure control is needed for this. So you should take nifedipine or labetalol after consulting your obstetrician. Cesarean section is the ideal mode of delivery in this setting. This will reduce chances of blood pressure fluctuations and clamps (seizure). So better to go for cesarean section delivery. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.