Taking and recording Blood Pressure and Pulse
Blood pressure and pregnancy
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The pregnancy hormone progesterone relaxes the walls of the blood vessels during the first & second semesters. Blood pressure decreases and it is lowest when a woman reaches 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy. At around the same time, total blood volume increases by an extra litre, resulting in an increased heart rate. As a […]