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Research Article

Linda Holmes

Rasmussen University

November 19, 2021

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The main objective of this research is to find out the health awareness of Hypertension

among pregnant women. Hypertension is a common condition among pregnant women, it happens

when the blood pressure of the patient goes up, (Singh, et al, 2014) it has severe impacts on the

health of the patient since it can lead to stroke, heart and kidney complications. Due to this, the

research will help in identifying and coming up with the appropriate measures to solve these

problems.

Readers will have varied interests on this research, to begin with, is to knowing whether

people are aware of this disease, knowledge about the disease can go a long way in helping the

women to seek medical assistance once they notice any symptoms of hypertension, (Pimenta,

2012). Also, the reader will be interested in finding out the major impacts that can happen to the

pregnant women in case they sufferers the disease, The risks that one will be exposed to for not

attending the antenatal service especially for the people who still uses the traditional methods of

giving birth. And the measures that has been put in place to ensure that the women suffering from

this condition are treated and the condition doesn’t pose a threat on the life of the pregnant woman

as well as that of the unborn child.

The research question is aimed at examine whether the people are aware of hypertension

among the pregnant women, its signs and symptoms, its effect on the health of the patient and the

unborn child, how it can be cured. This will benefit the women since, the awareness will help in

ensuring that the women do not risk their lives, by not seeking medicals services once the signs

start to show. For the case where the people are not aware of hypertension, they may tend to ignore

the signs which could pose great danger to the life of the pregnant women and their unborn babies.

Knowing the hypertension is a dangerous disease will discourage many women from practicing the

traditional child birth practices a step that will reduce the molarity rate during giving birth.

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Gaps in a study are questions or problems that has not been answered by the study, they

include the fact that most of the studies only targets the pregnant women, as a result of this, we

won’t be able to know whether other people including men and women who are yet to get pregnant

have adequate knowledge about hypertension during pregnancy since it will help in building the

support system for the hypertensive disorders patients. This is because proper knowledge about

these diseases among the men will help in ensuring they participate in helping the pregnant women

access the health services in case of the disease attacking them, also it will help the young women

in knowing the things one can do I order to prevent the disease even before forgetting pregnant.

The study will help in evaluating whether the general population has adequate information

about hypertension among the pregnant women, since this will help in enhancing the

understanding about hypertension, And the health measures that can be considered in order to

minimize the chances of the diseases occurring, where, the people with experience will be able to

share about the practices they undertook to lower the risk of high blood pressure during pregnancy,

(Middendorp, et al, 2013) some of this measures are, limiting excess salt intake, and getting

regular physical exercise.

The level of awareness among the pregnant women about hypertension. To evaluate

whether there is adequate and helpful information which will help in lowering the risks of the

disease occurring and the measure that can be put in place to solve the problem.

The sign and symptoms that are displayed by patients suffering from hypertension during

pregnancy, since this will help in putting emphasize on the importance of seeking medical service

in order to prevent harmful effects of hypertension during pregnancy which may include death. On

the other hand, it will help in knowing the effects the disease has to the child. The preventing

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measures that can be implemented or practiced by the pregnant women so as to ensure that they are

safe by reducing the chances of getting the disease.

The findings will benefit women during pregnancy, since they will know when they should

get to the health professional incase, they notice the signs of hypertension, Also, they will be able

to differentiate common illnesses which does not pose great health risks from hypertension which

is a very dangerous disease.

The people surrounding the victims and the vulnerable targets of hypertension will acquire

enough information about the disease, this will encourage them observe that the pregnant women

observe the preventive measures, in order to keep them safe. In addition to that, they will help in

providing the necessary support to the patients.

The purpose of this study is to contribute into the proper understanding of hypertension

among the pregnant women. Since inadequate information of the same could possibly keep

women’s life in danger as well as that of their babies. In order to ensure that this is achieved,

massive education about hypertension during pregnancy should be provided to the people.

References

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Middendorp, D., Asbroek, A.t., Bio, F.Y. et al. (2013) Rural and urban differences in blood

pressure and pregnancy-induced hypertension among pregnant women in Ghana. Global

Health 9, 59. Doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-9-59

Pimenta, E. (2012) Hypertension in women. Hypertens Res 35, 148–152.

https://doi.org/10.1038/hr.2011.190

Singh, S., Ahmed, E. B., Egondu, S. C., & Ikechukwu, N. E. (2014). Hypertensive disorders in

pregnancy among pregnant women in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital. Nigerian medical

journal: journal of the Nigeria Medical Association, 5, 384–388. Doi.org/10.4103/0300-

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