Not only women who are pregnant, even submitted by obstetricians and obstetricians Fetomaternal Division RSU Dr. Soetomo Surabaya and Airlangga University Hospital, Dr. Khanisyah Erza Gumilar, SpOG, that all women who want to get pregnant also must recognize whether he is at risk of getting preeclampsia during pregnancy.
"The trick is to recognize the risk factor of preeclampsia. That tension measurement is routinely checked every pregnancy control From that we can know when there is a change of tension," said Dr. Erza when talking with Hole Medic.
He continued, besides that, screening by using Doppler velosimetry through ultrasonography or ultrasonography in uterine arteries is also mandatory, especially for women who are pregnant with a high risk of preeclampsia.
"All pregnant women who have risk factors for preeclampsia are more likely to get preeclampsia than those who do not," Dr. Erza said.
The risk factors included Dr. Erza include a family history of preeclampsia, first pregnancy at too young, second pregnancy with distance too far (more than 10 years), twin pregnancy, mother age more than 35 years, and have body mass index Above 30.
"Also, note if the woman has a history of hypertension or preeclampsia in previous pregnancies and if women have chronic hypertension before pregnancy, kidney disease, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases such as lupus," explained Erza.