What Causes Low Blood Pressure?
5. Pregnancy
A woman’s body will take on considerable mass during pregnancy as their developing child grows. This will cause the patient’s whole circulatory system to get larger and, with a larger system to be serviced, the overall blood pressure will drop. The blood pressure will usually fall early in the pregnancy and will usually be at its lowest halfway into the second trimester.
This is perfectly normal and nothing to be alarmed about. It will cause no harm to the baby and the mother’s blood pressure will usually return to normal after the baby has been delivered. A doctor should still be alerted if the mother’s blood pressure drops too low.
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