Hi Jo,Where I worked previously the bloods done for high blood pressure were seen to be an indicator of the severity of PIH (or to monitor the progression from PIH to pre-eclampsia) or to distinguish PIH from chronic hypertension from other causes. As such, if the woman had an elevated BP but
Michelle Windsor wrote:
By the way with the first woman the doctor insisted that women can
have eclamptic seizures even if their bloods are all normal. Has
anyone heard of this? He did hold off on the mag sulphate when we
were unhappy to give it (in view of normal bloods and BP
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Re: [ozmidwifery] degrees of high BP in preg
There issome
variation here... but this week ..a diastolic over /90 is
watchable anything over100
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Subject: [ozmidwifery] degrees of high BP
in preg
wise women...
At what point does high
blood pressure become an issue in preg? what is a 'normal' reading for a
healthy preg woman? What reading is considered 'high
of high BP in preg wise women... At what point does high blood pressure become an issue in preg? what is a 'normal' reading for a healthy preg woman? What reading is considered 'high-risk' or requiring action (without proteinuria)...? Big thanks
From: Andrea Quanchi [EMAIL PROTECTED
, June 01, 2006 10:09
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] degrees of
high BP in preg
There issome
variation here... but this week ..a diastolic over /90 is watchable
anything over100 treatable.
Could be different next
week
With kind regardsBrenda Manning
sound. It was one of the old metal beds and she was having a major seizure. Regards, Lynne- Original Message -From:brendamanningTo: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 10:09PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] degrees ofhigh BP in preg
wise women...
At what point does high blood pressure become an issue in preg? what is a 'normal' reading for a healthy preg woman? What reading is considered 'high-risk' or requiring action (without proteinuria)...?
Big thanks
From: Andrea Quanchi [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To:
Generally speaking High blood pressure that develops before 20 weeks gestation is considered essential hypertension ( not pregnancy related) and if it develops after 20 weeks it is considered to be pregnancy related. What is considered is not the number itself but the rise from the womans normal
