Aspirin taken during pregnancy could save thousands of women from developing a condition which can intimidate the lives of both baby and mother known as pre-eclampsia, revealed NHS new guidelines. The condition that increases blood pressure escorts to stroke and even death. This condition is more common in first pregnancy.
Pre-eclampsia can escort to premature birth, stillbirth and infants being born smaller in size than normal. One in twenty first times pregnant women develop the condition, whereas approximately twenty women died every year due to the condition associated with high blood pressure. Moreover it is believed it claimed lives of six hundred babies every year.
The only option left with doctors is to make the birth of the baby early with an emergency Caesarean. Women with high blood pressure are at greater risk of pre-eclampsia taking a low dose say 75mg of aspirin, suggests the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
Aspirin should be taken every day from twelve week of the pregnancy, according to guidelines for the NHS in England and Wales. Aspirin is not habitually prescribed to pregnant women at risk and NICE hopes the advice will ensure reliable standards.
Pregnant women should not self medicate because there can be dangers if they are asthmatic or stomach problems, warns experts.