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Postpartum hemorrhage, also known as PPH, is defined as a loss of 500 mL or greater of blood within 24 hours after giving birth. It is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in women and adolescent girls worldwide, with mothers from low-resource countries being at a larger risk when compared to mothers of higher-resource countries.
The suppression of contractions is often only partial and tocolytics can only be relied on to delay birth for a matter of days. Depending on the tocolytic used, the pregnant woman or fetus may require monitoring (e.g., blood pressure monitoring when nifedipine is used as it reduces blood pressure; cardiotocography to assess fetal well-being ...
The diagnostic criteria for chronic hypertension are typically considered to be at least two separate blood pressure readings taken at least four hours apart with systolic blood pressure ≥ 140mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, or both, identified before pregnancy, before 20 weeks gestation, or persisting at least 12 weeks after giving ...
The medication maintains a patent ductus arteriosus. The ductus arteriosus is a shortcut between the aorta and pulmonary artery, two large vessels branching off the heart. This shortcut allows the fetus to maintain blood flow before birth. However, it closes shortly after birth when the newborn can breathe oxygen.
Significant blood loss after childbirth, increased heart rate, feeling faint upon standing, increased breath rate [1] [2] Causes: Poor contraction of the uterus, not all the placenta removed, tear of the uterus, poor blood clotting [2] Risk factors: Anemia, Asian ethnicity, more than one baby, obesity, age older than 40 years [2] Prevention
Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that a reduction of blood pressure by 5 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 34% and of ischaemic heart disease by 21%.
Researchers estimate that about 1.28 billion adults around the world have hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. There are a variety of medications available to treat high blood pressure ...
Anti-hypertensives are blood pressure medications used to treat high blood pressure in pregnant women. [38] This class of medication is commonly used to treat problems such as heart failure, heart attack, and kidney failure. [38] Caution must be exercised with the use of various hypertensive agents for the treatment of blood pressure. [57]