Cardiovascular
Hemodynamic
Hemodynamic
The percentage range of cardiac output increase from the pre-pregnant state
Up to 50%
Constipation + increased venous pressure + pressure from the uterus can lead to these
Hemorrhoids
Hormone responsible for maintaining pregnancy
Progesterone
Common discomfort felt as uterus enlarges and places pressure on the diaphragm late in the third trimester
Dyspnea
Changes in the immune system during pregnancy
Slightly declines until mid-pregnancy, then returns to pre-pregnancy levels
Blood Pressure
Pregnancy changes gallbladder motility in this way
Decreases motility
Thyroid activity and size changes in pregnancy
Activity increases and thyroid enlarges
Two common conditions in pregnancy that may trigger asthma symptoms
Rhinitis and GERD
Immunodepression makes pregnant women more vulnerable to these types of infections and increases mortality rates
Respiratory Viruses: COVID and FLU
Shortness of breath and lower extremity edema are signs of this cardiac issue
Cardiomyopathy
Common in pregnancy because of decreased lower esophageal sphincter pressure
GERD
Hormone responsible for the production of breast milk
Prolactin
Pregnancy may reactivate latent infections like this.
Tuberculosis
Immune shifts to more anti-inflammatory state in pregnancy may be beneficial for these types of diseases
Autoimmune
Pregnancy state due to increases in plasma and fibrinogen
Hypercoagulable state
The enlarging uterus forces this organ upward into the chest
Liver
Estrogen
Increase in GFR leads to a decrease in these levels in pregnancy.
BUN, Creatinine
This autoimmune disease may cause third degree heart block in the fetus and puts mom at risk for postpartum infections.
SLE (Lupus)
Most dangerous time for women with cardiac conditions
24-48 hours after delivery
Gallstones may cause this in pregnancy with symptoms including severe epigastric pain radiating to the back, nausea, vomiting, low grade fever
Acute pancreatitis
Gestational diabetes is similar to Diabetes Type 2 in that this happens.
Insulin Resistance
The dilation of the ureters and renal pelvis in pregnancy can lead to increased risk of this.
UTIs
Foodborne illness that can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, or preterm labor.
Listeriosis