Low Dose Of Aspirin Can Reduce Preeclampsia Risk

Low Dose Of Aspirin Can Reduce Preeclampsia Risk

While taking medication, even aspirin, without a previous medical consult is not recommended recent research suggests that a low dose of the drug can reduce the risk of preeclampsia, a complication seen in pregnant women that can be deadly in some cases.

Research suggests that pregnant women can avoid this risk by taking low doses of aspirin starting with their second trimester. As women approach the 13th week margin they should increase their dosage to approximately 81 milligrams. Research conducted by the USPSTF or U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said it could reduce preeclampsia risk by 24 percent.

But preeclampsia is not the only pregnancy related risk factor that aspirin can help with. According to the same research a low dose of aspirin can reduce premature birth risk by 14 percent and the risk of intrauterine growth by 20 percent.

Preeclampsia usually means high blood pressure and sudden protein in urine while intrauterine growth basically means the baby grows at a slower than normal pace in the mother’s womb.

Women who suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, have certain immune disorders or are pregnant with more than one baby have a higher risk of preeclampsia. Researchers suggest that many women can have safer pregnancies by using the aspirin therapy for pregnancy disorders that can’t be predicted and cause 12 percent of deaths in mothers and 15 percent in all preterm births.

Posted by George Daniels on Sunday April 13 2014, 4:50 AM EST. Ref: utahpeoplespost. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Health. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0