my sister in law is pregnent and due june 30th she has had alot of problems and yesterday she went to her appointment and her blood pressure was 136/101 once it went down they sent her home now she checked it at home and its 156/100 shouldn t she be seen
Hello dear, I understand your concern. In my opinion the presence of BP more than 140/90 is called gestational hypertension. If the high BP is associated with loss of protein in urine it is called preeclampsia. So as the BP is 156/100 she should be seen by the doctor. There might be need of antihypertensive medications. She should have check on symptoms like headache, blurred vision, vomitings, epigastric pain and any decreased urine output. These are important signs and predict for clamps. Eclampsia is a condition where in the high BP leads to fits. So I would like you to see the doctor. Avoid stress. The BP can be controlled by medicines. Take high protein diet. After the delivery it comes down mostly. So relax. Hope this helps. Best regards...