Can a pregnant woman that is on Blood pressure medication deliver vaginally?

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#1 California S on 01.20.10 at 1:08 am

YES!! they can deliver vaginally. a c sec is suggested if once in labor your blood pressure spikes to dangerous levels. my friend was in your boat and didnt have any issues delivering vaginally.
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#2 penguin on 01.20.10 at 1:43 am

My mom’s best friend was in that situation and the doctors didn’t let her deliver vaginally, she was hospitalized when she was 7 and a half months pregnant and they checked her and the baby daily, and when the baby reached 3 kilos they performed a c-section.
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#3 Timid Women Rarely Make History on 01.20.10 at 2:27 am

Her doctor would have to weigh the pros and cons for her individual situation. And especially when it comes to if she is wanting the Epidural. As that can lower your BP within seconds.

But,I personally would think as long as she is otherwise healthy the doctor would give the go-ahead. He may just take extra precautions.
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#4 nurse katie on 01.20.10 at 2:39 am

Women with high blood pressure deliver vaginally everyday. There are a couple of pregnancy-related conditions that involve high blood pressure; one is pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), which is simply elevated blood pressure. They other, which is more dangerous, is preeclampsia or toxemia. High blood pressure is only one indicator of preeclamsia…the other common signs/symptoms are significant swelling of extremities and face, large amounts of protein in the urine (no, it’s not caused by eating protein either), elevated platelets, and other abnormal labs.

For either concern, it all depends on the severity of things at the time of labor (or worsening condition in pregnancy) to see if the mom needs to be delivered immediately (C-section) or induced to deliver vaginally.
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