Question

During her 6th month of pregnancy, miranda developed gestational hypertension. as a result of this condition, miranda has a higher risk of giving birth to a _____ infant than a pregnant woman who does not experience hypertension

Answer 1

to a low birth-weight infant

Answer 2

low birth-weight

Step-by-step explanation:

Increased blood pressure diagnosed during pregnancy in women who had never previously demonstrated the problem is classified as pregnancy-specific hypertensive disease. This is one of the most common disorders in pregnant women and comes in two forms: preeclampsia and eclampsia.

There is a consensus that this problem is the result, among other things, of the mother's maladaptation to her new condition. Other reasons are unbalanced diet, excess salt, and physical inactivity. But the main aggravating factors in hypertension are eating habits, although the beginning of the problem lies in the formation of the placenta.

Gestational hypertension is very serious and should be treated as soon as it is diagnosed, because in addition to causing problems for the woman, it causes problems for the baby who may be born underweight.