How to Avoid Pregnancy - Induced Hypertension (PIH) on The Pregnant Women?

Understand about the signs as much as you can so that you can easily recognize the condition and seeking treatment to prevent the worsening of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). Early diagnose and identify pregnancy-induced hypertension decreases the risk and it very helpful to avoid the number of the complications of the pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH).

The following are some suggestions for you to do:

• Get enough rest
• Put very little or no added salt in your meals
• Use little or no added salt in your meals
• Drink at least 8 glasses of water daily
• Add high fiber to your meals.
• Avoid eating a lot of fried foods and junk food.
• Avoid drinking alcohol.
• Exercise regularly such as perform smooth stretching exercises of your legs, feet, arms and hands to increase circulation and muscle tone.
• Involve family member to help with laundry, shopping and preparing the nursery.
• Keep your mind relax by watching TV, reading a magazine, using laptop for online correspondence, listening to the music, etc..
• Keep a cordless phone or your cell phone near the bed to call family and friends.
• Elevate your feet several times during the day.
• Avoid drinking alcohol and beverages containing caffeine.

All of these sensations can be caused by other disorders; they can also occur in healthy pregnancies. Routine checkup with your doctor can control  your blood pressure and level of protein in your urine, to order and analyze blood tests that detect signs of pregnancy-induced hypertension, and to monitor fetal development more accurate.

If you are concerned that you have signs and symptoms that might be related to pregnancy-induced hypertension or PIH, please contact your care provider as soon as possible.