Can it be dangerous?
I am 4 months pregnant recently my heart palpitations started to bother me, could it mean something bad and dangerous for my pregnancy? Monika 36 years old.
During pregnancy, physiological changes take place in the circulatory system. The heart rate increases from an average of 70 / min to 80-90 / min at rest. Exercise in a pregnant woman causes a greater increase in heart rate than before pregnancy. A pregnant woman’s heart pumps 40% more blood every minute. No wonder that pregnant women often complain of a feeling of palpitations. Another cause of a faster heartbeat can be overactive thyroid gland or anemia (anemia). Pregnancy may also aggravate pre-existing cardiac arrhythmias or reveal previously unrecognized valvular heart disease. Therefore, she should contact the pregnant obstetrician for advice and referral for additional tests.
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