Archive for September, 2009
Organic disorders during pregnancy are normal, but not required, excepting the women who have a sickness, because the body transformation process of evolution of the fetus began , since the union of sperm-egg cell. It is obvious the concern in the first phase, because physical and mental states are completely new and unusual but not abnormal! Such concern should not be exaggerated compared to the moments of discomfort, Deep visits to the doctor … some even unjustified.
Do not forget! Pregnancy is not a disease! is a normal period through billions of women have to go … Most states give psychiatric complications and internal conflicts and acute organic predisposing to all sorts of problems. For the physician you are like any “patient”. You’re the one who can overcome the attitude and consciously, every emotional imbalance, any form should dress.
It is started to put great emphasis on the technical investigation, the analysis, the only scientific ob
servations at the expense of a close relationship mother-fetus at the expense of their own observations, self-discovery, intuition, internal perception etc..
Look with optimism and joy the whole event. Each pregnancy itself is a unique moment in life and an important opportunity to spend more time with you to explore, to understand you, marking the mental and emotional maturity stage, experiencing the truly selfless and unconditional love. The chance for women to become better, more patient, more loving, wiser most beautiful and harmonious default.
Many women are in this vital period more , stronger, healthier and more beautiful than ever. It is not required to manifest phenomena of pregnancy generally peaceful and malaise morning with vomiting, dizziness, loss of balance, weight gain complexion, even acne or swollen feet, circulatory disorders, bladder and kidney disorders, painful breasts , dry hair, loss of calcium and more.
And again, remember, not to pay exaggerate attention to the specific changes in this period and to the fears of specific disorders of pregnancy that give much more stress to the mother rather to the baby, who is very protected and safe place in the uterus.
Women, especially the young who have recently started sexual life, they often ask questions: Does are pregnant? What are the symptoms of pregnancy? How do I know if I got pregnant? Pregnancy symptoms differ from woman to woman and from task to task, depending on many features, one of the most common warning signs of coming into the world of baby is delayed or lack of menstruation, the moment when the woman begins to be careful to the other symptoms of pregnancy.
Understanding the signs and symptoms of pregnancy is very important because each symptom may be connected with a particular medical condition. In some women some of the symptoms of pregnancy can be seen even just one week after conception.
The most common symptoms of pregnancy are:
1)Delay or disappearance of menstruation
Missing or delayed menstruation is the main symptom that quickly put the women on thought, and wonder if they got pregnant, if you got pregnant the next menstruation would not be appearing, but in some women there are leaks, especially in the first 3-4 months, leakage may be confused with menstruation, but the leakage takes less than in the case of regular menstruation.
2)Nausea or morning sickness
If suddenly you are too sensitive to any food and spend many mornings with such problems, you can wonder if you’re pregnant. Morning nausea and vomiting occur mostly in the morning, but not only then. Morning sickness are well known as signs of pregnancy and occurs in about 2.8 weeks after conception, some lucky women may not have the nausea at all, and other pregnant women don’t feel these unpleasant sensations on whole period of pregnancy.
3)Fatigue or drowsiness
The progesterone that a woman secret in this period may be responsible for your state of fatigue or sleepiness, because even if you relax, you don’t get rid of fatigue. You’d think it’s just fatigue, but if this state is maintained after a long rest and you have other symptoms of pregnancy, you could get to prepare for the baby room.
The sleepiness and fatigue are other signs of pregnancy that can sometimes start even the first week after conception.
4)Food cravings
It is well known the image of a pregnant women, she is greedy (she wants strawberries in winter, or the apple from a child’s hand), and she is always Flemish. During pregnancy the appetite is increased , different from your normal mood . – Even if you’re not a greedy person, during pregnancy can have cravings, cravings that start even in early pregnancy.
The 2nd trimester (13-27 weeks) is the most pleasant and comfortable in all pregnancy. You’re full of energy and a very good mood. Most of the unpleasant symptoms of the first 12 weeks of pregnancy are increasingly reduced or even absent. In fact, now, you are beginning to feel pregnant. It begins to see this and you have to change your wardrobe. You already gathered about 8 kg by week 27.Symptoms of this trimester of pregnancy are caused by hormones and uterine growth and include pain, edema (swelling) and pain in the legs, pain in the hips and abdomen, burning stomach, constipation, insomnia, bleeding from gums and nose , sweating, breathing hard and very frequent urination.
The first time you’ll hear the heart beating and feel your baby’s movements! Movements are becoming more frequent and stronger as he grows and develops. He already has a regular sleep and activity, but may not coincide with yours.
Another pleasant surprise is finding out the sex of the baby that if you want. Otherwise, you should tell the doctor not to mention this to you and not spoil the surprise at birth.
Your uterus is starting to prepare for birth and practicing Braxton Hicks contractions which are contractions of short duration, painless. If they become frequent, painful and more powerful, you should see your gynecologist. Other symptoms for which you must consult a medical emergency include vaginal bleeding, severe swelling of the face and hands, loss of amniotic fluid, fever over 39 C, vomiting, headaches long, painful and changes in rhythm baby’s movements. There are signs and symptoms of serious complications.
At the end of the 2nd quarter of pregnancy, the fetus measures approx. 36 cm and 850 grams and has the same look that he will have at birth, except that it is smaller and weaker. All major organs and systems are developed and the fetus is a human being in miniature. The skin looks wrinkled and is covered with a very soft hair and vernix caseosa (a lair of fat, which protects the skin). As fat accumulates, his skin will become more stretched as smooth and pink at birth.
The hair on the head is visible and the fingernails have reached fingertips. Lips begin to define. Nerve cells responsible for taste, smell, hearing, sight and touch to develop and begin to form complex connections. The baby hears and can even recognize your voice. Optic nerve work, so if you put a light on the tummy, he will turn his head in that direction. On the already developed teeth under the gums, it starts to form up enamel and dentin. Lungs began to grow and secretion of surfactant already starts to form, so necessary for breathing after birth.
In week 24 of pregnancy, the fetus is officially considered viable, surviving course of specialized care units for premature intensive care for several months. With each day spent in your uterus, his chances of survival in case of premature birth increases.
Depending on blood composition there were determined 4 blood group, of which details differ and we all know it: A, B, AB, 0 (zero).
Besides that there are fundamental classification rhesus negative blood (RH-) blood and Rhesus positive (RH +). Ratio is 85% RH + and RH-15%, with differences of about 1-10 percent from a geographic area of the globe to another. RH groups were discovered in 1940 by Karl Landsteiner and Alexander Wiener in experiments on rhesus monkeys, from which the name has been preserved.
It is important, especially if a woman want to have a child, to do blood tests to find the blood group. If the mother is RH negative and the father is RH positive , the fetus may inherit the father’s RH, just as it is possible to break. What happens in case of pregnancy with a RH negative mother? If you are RH negative, you may develop antibodies to an RH positive child. If a small amount of blood from the woman blood mix with the child, which happens frequently, your body will react as if you are allergic to children. This means that the woman become sensitive, and antibodies have crossed the placenta and attacked the child’s blood. They can destroy red blood cells of the child, causing anemia (blood has a low red blood cells). This condition is called hemolytic anemia. It is a severe complication of pregnancy because it can affect the brain or even to produce fetal death.
Hemolytic anemia appears if the mother is RH negative and if :
• She had a miscarriage • She had an ectopic pregnancy • blood transfusion Prevention • A blood test will inform the blood group and RH factor . • A certain type of test that will inform you if you have RH antibodies. • RH immunoglobulin injections (RH Ig)
When using RH immunoglobulin injections? RH immunoglobulin is used during pregnancy and after this. If an RH negative mother has not developed RH antibodies, your doctor may suggest to do shots of RH immunoglobulin in the 28th week of pregnancy to prevent anemia in future pregnancy. If the child is born with RH negative mother is recommended to do injections to prevent RH antibodies. RH immunoglobulin treatment is only necessary for the pregnancy. Every pregnancy and birth that are RH positive, require multiple doses of RH immunoglobulin. Also, an RH negative woman receives treatment after a miscarriage, abortion or ectopic pregnancy to prevent anti RH antibodies that could attack a possible future pregnancy. Other reasons for RH immunoglobulin administration could be when and if amniocentesis occurs, your RH positive fetus can mix with your RH negative mother produces antibodies, which necessitates the administration of RH immunoglobulin. RH negative mother may receive RH immunoglobulin after birth, whether recourse to sterilization by tubal binding for the following reasons: one is likely to discourage it and decide to reverse sterilization There is a very small chance to fail sterilization if a future transfusion therapy will help to prevent antibody. When a pregnant woman, having developed antibodies anti RH negative, RH immunoglobulin therapy has no effect. In this case, the pregnancy will be kept under specialized care to observe development of pregnancy. Your baby will be born at term and immediately after birth it have to be given healthy blood to replace diseased cells. For more severe cases, the child will be born before term and he will make the transfusion even in intrauterine life.