Pregnancy Complications: Possible Problems You May Encounter

Here are some pregnancy complications you may encounter and what to do about it.

PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS – These are some complications you might encounter as a pregnant woman and what you should do.

Being pregnant means a lot of happenings to a woman’s body. It takes a lot of changes and it’s never easy to grow and nurture a life inside a womb. Such changes include image, moods, emotions, and many others. Pregnancy and motherhood actually turns a woman’s life in a full 360 degrees turn.

Pregnancy Complications
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And pregnancy also poses danger to a woman’s life. There are some common complications a woman may face in her pregnancy and below are some:

  • Hyperemesis Gravidarum – This is worse than the normal morning sickness because nausea gets severe which may result in weight loss and dehydration. This is not preventable but you can possibly do something to manage this such as regular prenatal care, getting enough nutrients, and the right medication in severe cases.
  • Gestational Diabetes – This is the type of diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy which may lead to an overgrown baby or a condition called macrosomia. Too big baby may not be safe for a normal delivery, hence, the recommendation from a doctor to perform cesarian. Overweight women or those who already have a history of this may be at a higher risk. Diet and exercise may help as well as medications may help control blood.
  • Placenta Previa – Scarring in the uterus or a uterine surgery might put a woman at high risk to have this condition where the opening between the uterus and vagina, is being covered partially or totally. While others do not suffer from any symptom but a bleeding without any pain is one indication as per an article from Hopkins Medicine.
  • Preeclampsia – This causes a dangerous high blood pressure and is life-threatening. The symptoms include severe headache, vision changes, and pain under the ribs. Women who are obese, with high blood pressure, teenager, age over 40, and being pregnant of multiple babies are at high risk. There are no specific ways to prevent but staying healthy could be of help and this is only treated once the baby is already born.

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