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What Causes Chest Tightening With Shortness Of Breath During Pregnancy?
I am a 30 year old female approximately 164cm tall and weigh about 67kg I am currently 21 weeks pregnant with my third child. I have been having tightening of the chest, shortness of breath and dizzy spells. I have been to the hospital and they told me to just keep an eye on it, please give me some insight.
Thu, 22 Jan 2015
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Slight amount of breathing discomfort may be seen in pregnancy due to the growing baby which results in elevation of diaphragm and less space for lungs to expand. This will get corrected around 8th to 9th month of pregnancy. Dizzy spells could be due to various reasons such as abnormal blood pressure or due to less glucose. You should get your blood pressure checked as this is an important problems. In case you have hypertension is should be detected and treated at the earliest. Hope that answers your question.
Regards, Dr.Imaad.
Slight amount of breathing discomfort may be seen in pregnancy due to the growing baby which results in elevation of diaphragm and less space for lungs to expand. This will get corrected around 8th to 9th month of pregnancy. Dizzy spells could be due to various reasons such as abnormal blood pressure or due to less glucose. You should get your blood pressure checked as this is an important problems. In case you have hypertension is should be detected and treated at the earliest. Hope that answers your question.
Regards, Dr.Imaad.
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