Normal Systolic Blood Pressure for Pediatric

Normal Systolic Blood Pressure for Pediatric

This, in a layman's term is the lower limit of blood pressure. It is the blood pressure on the walls of the blood vessels when the heart chambers contract while driving the blood out of the heart. So lets check out age wise what should be the normal range of systolic blood pressure.

• Newborn: For a new born baby to be diagnosed as normal, the systolic blood pressure should be between 50 and 70 mm Hg. If its not, then, an alarm could probably ring in the doctor's mind.
• Infant: If an infant is the subject of a check up for systolic blood pressure, then, the normal range of blood pressure should be between 70 mm Hg.
• Toddler (1-3years): A perfectly normal systolic blood pressure for a toddler would be again in the same range as the infant, but a bit higher. Ideally it should be around 70-76mm Hg.
• Pre-school age: A child of a preschool age, that is between 3 to 5 years, is around 80 mm Hg.
• School Children: Children who are in the age group between 5 and 12, have systolic blood pressure in the range of 80 and 90 mm Hg.
• From 12 years to adulthood: By this time the individual acquires the full range of the systolic blood pressure, which varies from 100 and 120.

In most of the cases, the blood pressure cannot be checked as the arms of the babies and infants and even pre school children are too small to be fitted into the blood pressure apparatus. So many a times, blood pressure can be measured properly once the kid is around 10 years old.