2024, Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part A

author(s)
Shweta R Sutar, Dr. Rhoda Jesuraj and Shweta Potnis

abstract
Background: Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops (gametes) inside a woman womb. Antenatal care is the systematic supervision of women during pregnancy to monitor the progress of fetal growth and to ascertain the well-being of the mother and the fetus. A proper antenatal check-up provides necessary care to the mother and helps identify any complications of pregnancy such as anemia, pre-eclampsia and hypertension etc. Gestational Hypertension also referred to as Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (PIH) is a condition characterized by high blood pressure during pregnancy. If a pregnant woman has any of these risk factors, she might be at an increased risk of developing high blood pressure during pregnancy. There are some lifestyle modification to reduce risk exercise regularly, healthy diet, control weight, reduce stress, eat antenatal supplementation and take enough sleep and rest.