Different types of music on human Xin Jue result in different stimulation, resulting in a different psychological effect. For example, the majestic march of people excited, impassioned, soft serenade the big easy and pleasant, peaceful state of mind. Beautiful music can make some healthy pregnant women secrete hormones, enzymes and acetylcholine and other substances, can modulate blood flow and the role of excitatory neurons to improve the placental blood supply, so that useful elements in the blood increased, prompting development of the fetus to be in the best condition. The rock,Disco music is the music volume so large, a strong sense of rhythm and movement over the music, sound harsh noisy, often listening to the music, pregnant women will be strongly stimulate the nervous system, heart and vascular system and destroy the normal function of , so that blood norepinephrine secretion in a significant increase, so that the pregnant uterine smooth muscle contraction, resulting in fetal circulation blocked, the formation of placental insufficiency, fetal development caused by poor and restless. And this was also cause miscarriage or premature labor incentives.
Xin gentle light music of fetal activity and heart rate normal, born after listening to soft music, the performance of peace, even smiling; and those who regularly listen to the fetal period of intense disco music of the fetus, rapid heart rate, activity frequency, born after listening to this Concert extraordinarily restless species, constantly twisting limbs, long after the music park to restore calm. It appears that if you've liked to watch a large symphony or a rock, disco and other music, for themselves and intra-abdominal pregnancy health of the fetus, they have temporarily abandoned this hobby, but it should only enjoy the relaxed soothing, beautiful and peaceful, lively and bright light music .
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Pregnant can eat hot pot?
First talk about the health situation lamb, sheep Toxoplasma infection rate was 61.4%, pig 0.6%, 13.2% cows, geese, 35%, while the dog is particularly amazing heart, more than 70%. Larvae tend to hide Toxoplasma gondii infected animals in these muscle cells, the naked eye can not see. People eat hot pot, fresh meat used to boil the water into a hot or out in a little to eat, a short heat does not kill the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii in meat larvae (parasite eggs), may give rise to was infected, but also cause harm to the mother.
Infection in pregnant women without obvious discomfort, or only a flu-like symptoms, but the larvae can be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta, can be serious miscarriage, stillbirth, or affect fetal brain development and the occurrence of small head, large head (hydrocephalus) or other children without brain malformation.
Experts warn that end, in order for the healthy development of the fetus, pregnant women should not eat hot pot, even when children eat, be sure to meat cooked fully cooked.
Infection in pregnant women without obvious discomfort, or only a flu-like symptoms, but the larvae can be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta, can be serious miscarriage, stillbirth, or affect fetal brain development and the occurrence of small head, large head (hydrocephalus) or other children without brain malformation.
Experts warn that end, in order for the healthy development of the fetus, pregnant women should not eat hot pot, even when children eat, be sure to meat cooked fully cooked.
Predictions of Your Baby's Sex
Scientific prediction of sex of the fetus now has several ways:
(1) 3-4 months of gestation, the pregnant uterus from the lower abdomen would draw a small amount of amniotic amniotic fluid, amniotic fluid on the high-speed centrifuge to centrifuge, retaining cell mass, and after fixation, drying and dyeing and other steps, and then observed under the microscope on the nucleus of the x and Y chromosome, when the x chromosome in 10% or more, you can forecast for the female fetus, when the Y chromosome of 20% to 25% a diagnosis of male fetuses.
(2) about 70 days of pregnancy, the uterus or cervix from the vaginal secretions take a little, made smear, microscopic examination of fetal cells with the "sex chromosomes", and to determine the fetus is male or female.
(3) measured a drop of blood from pregnant women, sex of the fetus, this method has recently started to use at home and abroad, and achieved satisfactory results. In the women's earlobe or finger taken a drop of blood on the glass slide, pushed into the blood films, stained with special methods, to be dried on the optical microscope counting 200-1000 neutral leaf of the white blood cells, records found that the nuclei of neutral leaf white "drumstick body" number. Neutral in the leaf count of 200 white blood cells after 3 to 10 months if it is found "drumstick body" when compared with male fetuses, found that 0 to 2 for the female fetuses. Neutral in the 1000 count of white blood cells when the leaf, if it is found in more than 12 "drumstick body" to predict fetal sex of the fetus is male, found O-lO months to female fetuses.
According to reports, counting 200 white blood cells leaves the neutral point accuracy was 92%, while the exact count of 1000 was 98%. Prediction of fetal sex with other methods, this method is simple, accurate and a half months from the beginning of pregnancy until delivery can be carried out before, if a higher accuracy rate of repeat checks.
(1) 3-4 months of gestation, the pregnant uterus from the lower abdomen would draw a small amount of amniotic amniotic fluid, amniotic fluid on the high-speed centrifuge to centrifuge, retaining cell mass, and after fixation, drying and dyeing and other steps, and then observed under the microscope on the nucleus of the x and Y chromosome, when the x chromosome in 10% or more, you can forecast for the female fetus, when the Y chromosome of 20% to 25% a diagnosis of male fetuses.
(2) about 70 days of pregnancy, the uterus or cervix from the vaginal secretions take a little, made smear, microscopic examination of fetal cells with the "sex chromosomes", and to determine the fetus is male or female.
(3) measured a drop of blood from pregnant women, sex of the fetus, this method has recently started to use at home and abroad, and achieved satisfactory results. In the women's earlobe or finger taken a drop of blood on the glass slide, pushed into the blood films, stained with special methods, to be dried on the optical microscope counting 200-1000 neutral leaf of the white blood cells, records found that the nuclei of neutral leaf white "drumstick body" number. Neutral in the leaf count of 200 white blood cells after 3 to 10 months if it is found "drumstick body" when compared with male fetuses, found that 0 to 2 for the female fetuses. Neutral in the 1000 count of white blood cells when the leaf, if it is found in more than 12 "drumstick body" to predict fetal sex of the fetus is male, found O-lO months to female fetuses.
According to reports, counting 200 white blood cells leaves the neutral point accuracy was 92%, while the exact count of 1000 was 98%. Prediction of fetal sex with other methods, this method is simple, accurate and a half months from the beginning of pregnancy until delivery can be carried out before, if a higher accuracy rate of repeat checks.
Pregnant with genital warts?
Sharp condyloma caused by human papillomavirus infection in the vulva, vagina, cervix, anus and the urethral mucosa of a proliferative disease, often occur in the wet at the skin and mucous membranes, spread mainly through sex. Pregnant women during pregnancy, cervical secretions increase, vagina and vulva get moist environment at, in addition to the increase in local blood supply, warts can grow very quickly, the disease found in pregnant women on their own genitals are superfluous biological or bleeding. The incubation period of HPV into the human body 2 weeks to 12 months, it can affect the fetus during labor so that the fetus was born after suffering from "throat papillomas."
Pregnant women with genital warts early stages of pregnancy, if only a few scattered warts or showing small papillary, may temporarily for treatment, can be closely observed. During this period must pay attention to cleaning the vulva, frequent change and wash underwear, life and other parts of the termination of contact, the use of towels, bath often boiled to sterilize. Requested termination of pregnancy in pregnant women, menstrual cramps in pregnancy termination after review. According to the development of the disease determine the need for treatment or what treatment, termination of pregnancy, some pregnant women, the warts may disappear on their own. A small number of pregnant women with gestational age increases, warts expanded significantly, showing a cauliflower-like or mass, extent of disease increased, treatment should be considered at this time.
The treatment of genital warts can be treated locally, physical therapy and surgery and other methods. Local lesions under the guidance of a doctor can use some special effects topical drugs, such as clean flat warts. Physical therapy as electrocautery, laser and freezing methods, pregnant women can be treated by freezing after 20 weeks of gestation, this method is more secure. If the warts grow fast, drug treatment was not ideal, and unfit for high-frequency electrocautery or cryotherapy, can use laser vaporization surgery, the lesion is very suitable for a wide range of pregnant women. Pregnant women, a huge warts vagina should be considered when cesarean section to avoid inhalation of neonatal infection.
Pregnant women with genital warts early stages of pregnancy, if only a few scattered warts or showing small papillary, may temporarily for treatment, can be closely observed. During this period must pay attention to cleaning the vulva, frequent change and wash underwear, life and other parts of the termination of contact, the use of towels, bath often boiled to sterilize. Requested termination of pregnancy in pregnant women, menstrual cramps in pregnancy termination after review. According to the development of the disease determine the need for treatment or what treatment, termination of pregnancy, some pregnant women, the warts may disappear on their own. A small number of pregnant women with gestational age increases, warts expanded significantly, showing a cauliflower-like or mass, extent of disease increased, treatment should be considered at this time.
The treatment of genital warts can be treated locally, physical therapy and surgery and other methods. Local lesions under the guidance of a doctor can use some special effects topical drugs, such as clean flat warts. Physical therapy as electrocautery, laser and freezing methods, pregnant women can be treated by freezing after 20 weeks of gestation, this method is more secure. If the warts grow fast, drug treatment was not ideal, and unfit for high-frequency electrocautery or cryotherapy, can use laser vaporization surgery, the lesion is very suitable for a wide range of pregnant women. Pregnant women, a huge warts vagina should be considered when cesarean section to avoid inhalation of neonatal infection.
Can pets sense pregnancy?
Pregnant women face in front of pets and the upcoming baby, really is a dilemma. Leave it, for fear of adverse fetal and not leave it, pets with their own deep feelings have been established. At present, there is no specialized domestic pet adoption or foster care agencies do? May wish to try the following approach.
1, pet give as gifts. Contact your friends and family, asking whether a pet, who wants to adopt, who put the pet gift. To select a caring, family conditions are good, but it is people like pets, so pet suffer.
2, another foster home. The pets in their foster parents or siblings at home more suitable home, ask them for help, and occasionally go to, they also can see my baby. But must be prepared that may want to back to the time, they may hold, because of the sensibilities, can only be sensible. Select a pet may help others, to the responsible pet owners a fee, at any time can go to see pets. This method is that with the wish, when you want to back to back.
3, the pets left behind, of course, is not no, but to pay attention to hygiene. Fixed in one place to give pet, urine it has a fixed position. Direct hands-on treatment of pregnant women not to waste, if you need hands-on, to wear rubber gloves. Ground to the pet a bath to reduce the breeding of parasites. Home desktop, floor, sofa, etc. should be regularly disinfected. Pets vaccinated on time. Hug, hold, kiss, or even sharing a bed thing is absolutely impossible, intimacy may lead to serious consequences.
Handling pregnant pets can not be determined before treatment, in preparation for pregnancy should be measures. Done immediately after pregnancy, pregnancy check, if check out toxoplasmosis is positive, no choice but abortion.
1, pet give as gifts. Contact your friends and family, asking whether a pet, who wants to adopt, who put the pet gift. To select a caring, family conditions are good, but it is people like pets, so pet suffer.
2, another foster home. The pets in their foster parents or siblings at home more suitable home, ask them for help, and occasionally go to, they also can see my baby. But must be prepared that may want to back to the time, they may hold, because of the sensibilities, can only be sensible. Select a pet may help others, to the responsible pet owners a fee, at any time can go to see pets. This method is that with the wish, when you want to back to back.
3, the pets left behind, of course, is not no, but to pay attention to hygiene. Fixed in one place to give pet, urine it has a fixed position. Direct hands-on treatment of pregnant women not to waste, if you need hands-on, to wear rubber gloves. Ground to the pet a bath to reduce the breeding of parasites. Home desktop, floor, sofa, etc. should be regularly disinfected. Pets vaccinated on time. Hug, hold, kiss, or even sharing a bed thing is absolutely impossible, intimacy may lead to serious consequences.
Handling pregnant pets can not be determined before treatment, in preparation for pregnancy should be measures. Done immediately after pregnancy, pregnancy check, if check out toxoplasmosis is positive, no choice but abortion.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
group B streptococcus,GBS
First, what is B streptococcus: B streptococcus is a normal bacteria, often in pregnant women, reproductive tract, the rectum can be found, about 10% to 30% of pregnant women, can be sub-objects in vagina found that B streptococcus.
Second, the neonatal B Streptococcus way. B streptococcus infection usually can be divided into "early onset" and "delayed" kind of place types, early-onset group B streptococcal infection, a high infant mortality at birth, often immediately after birth incidence in order to " vertical transmission "as the main reason, that is, the labor or the production process within the infected infants by the mother's womb, causing sepsis, pneumonia or meningitis, is more often respiratory symptoms, such as shortness of breath, apnea, body fat Purple and so on. The infection often occurs late in the week after the production to "the level of infection" as the main reason.
Third, how to diagnose B streptococcus. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. proposal of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, pregnant women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy to accept B streptococcus screening. Screening approach is taken in the vaginal and anal specimens for bacterial culture.
Fourth, how to prevent neonatal group B streptococcal infection. Screening of pregnant women found to have B streptococcus, usually in the labor process of preventive antibiotic treatment is recommended to reduce the neonatal morbidity of the machine. In addition, the previous litter and B streptococci are found in prenatal group B streptococcal disease by bacteria, these high-risk pregnant women in the labor process, also recommended the use of prophylactic antibiotic treatment, the high-risk impose preventive antibiotic treatment of pregnant women can significantly lower the effective ratio of neonatal infection.
Second, the neonatal B Streptococcus way. B streptococcus infection usually can be divided into "early onset" and "delayed" kind of place types, early-onset group B streptococcal infection, a high infant mortality at birth, often immediately after birth incidence in order to " vertical transmission "as the main reason, that is, the labor or the production process within the infected infants by the mother's womb, causing sepsis, pneumonia or meningitis, is more often respiratory symptoms, such as shortness of breath, apnea, body fat Purple and so on. The infection often occurs late in the week after the production to "the level of infection" as the main reason.
Third, how to diagnose B streptococcus. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. proposal of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, pregnant women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy to accept B streptococcus screening. Screening approach is taken in the vaginal and anal specimens for bacterial culture.
Fourth, how to prevent neonatal group B streptococcal infection. Screening of pregnant women found to have B streptococcus, usually in the labor process of preventive antibiotic treatment is recommended to reduce the neonatal morbidity of the machine. In addition, the previous litter and B streptococci are found in prenatal group B streptococcal disease by bacteria, these high-risk pregnant women in the labor process, also recommended the use of prophylactic antibiotic treatment, the high-risk impose preventive antibiotic treatment of pregnant women can significantly lower the effective ratio of neonatal infection.
Pregnant women with hypertension syndrome
Pregnant women with hypertension syndrome is a disease unique to pregnancy. The symptoms were as follows: ankle edema, thick fingers and fat, and gained weight too much protein in urine.
Edema, excessive weight gain and proteinuria of these phenomena occur simultaneously, are the characteristics of pregnancy-induced hypertension, and, often accompanied by abnormal elevation of blood pressure. The performance of pregnancy induced hypertension of renal dysfunction. If the disease did not receive timely treatment, the consequences may lead to serious complications such as eclampsia. Preeclampsia preeclampsia can occur, such as headaches, stomach pain and a fly front of the feeling of flying. If the above symptoms, you must immediately rash. Therefore, pregnant women must pay attention to the following:
(1) regular weighing. Weighed regularly in order to detect the phenomenon of excessive increase in body weight.
(2) Always test the urine during pregnancy. Under normal circumstances, urine does not contain protein. Therefore, the need for regular urine tests to detect any trace protein in urine. In the first 6 months of pregnancy, the monthly tests 1; 7 to 8 months, 1 test every two weeks; to 9 months, 1 week for testing. Once in their urine protein, even if the trace should also tell the doctor. After the discovery of proteinuria, urine tests should be more frequent.
(3) regular blood pressure. If the first pregnancy, and very young, and found the blood pressure, weight gain and a urine protein, it is necessary and timely medical treatment. Because 20-year-old pregnant women and young mothers prone to early pregnancy-induced hypertension.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome: First off, the second is adequate control salt diet. Other treatment to the line under the doctor's advice.
Edema, excessive weight gain and proteinuria of these phenomena occur simultaneously, are the characteristics of pregnancy-induced hypertension, and, often accompanied by abnormal elevation of blood pressure. The performance of pregnancy induced hypertension of renal dysfunction. If the disease did not receive timely treatment, the consequences may lead to serious complications such as eclampsia. Preeclampsia preeclampsia can occur, such as headaches, stomach pain and a fly front of the feeling of flying. If the above symptoms, you must immediately rash. Therefore, pregnant women must pay attention to the following:
(1) regular weighing. Weighed regularly in order to detect the phenomenon of excessive increase in body weight.
(2) Always test the urine during pregnancy. Under normal circumstances, urine does not contain protein. Therefore, the need for regular urine tests to detect any trace protein in urine. In the first 6 months of pregnancy, the monthly tests 1; 7 to 8 months, 1 test every two weeks; to 9 months, 1 week for testing. Once in their urine protein, even if the trace should also tell the doctor. After the discovery of proteinuria, urine tests should be more frequent.
(3) regular blood pressure. If the first pregnancy, and very young, and found the blood pressure, weight gain and a urine protein, it is necessary and timely medical treatment. Because 20-year-old pregnant women and young mothers prone to early pregnancy-induced hypertension.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome: First off, the second is adequate control salt diet. Other treatment to the line under the doctor's advice.
Pregnant women with hypertension syndrome
Pregnant women with hypertension syndrome is a disease unique to pregnancy. The symptoms were as follows: ankle edema, thick fingers and fat, and gained weight too much protein in urine.
Edema, excessive weight gain and proteinuria of these phenomena occur simultaneously, are the characteristics of pregnancy-induced hypertension, and, often accompanied by abnormal elevation of blood pressure. The performance of pregnancy induced hypertension of renal dysfunction. If the disease did not receive timely treatment, the consequences may lead to serious complications such as eclampsia. Preeclampsia preeclampsia can occur, such as headaches, stomach pain and a fly front of the feeling of flying. If the above symptoms, you must immediately rash. Therefore, pregnant women must pay attention to the following:
(1) regular weighing. Weighed regularly in order to detect the phenomenon of excessive increase in body weight.
(2) Always test the urine during pregnancy. Under normal circumstances, urine does not contain protein. Therefore, the need for regular urine tests to detect any trace protein in urine. In the first 6 months of pregnancy, the monthly tests 1; 7 to 8 months, 1 test every two weeks; to 9 months, 1 week for testing. Once in their urine protein, even if the trace should also tell the doctor. After the discovery of proteinuria, urine tests should be more frequent.
(3) regular blood pressure. If the first pregnancy, and very young, and found the blood pressure, weight gain and a urine protein, it is necessary and timely medical treatment. Because 20-year-old pregnant women and young mothers prone to early pregnancy-induced hypertension.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome: First off, the second is adequate control salt diet. Other treatment to the line under the doctor's advice.
Edema, excessive weight gain and proteinuria of these phenomena occur simultaneously, are the characteristics of pregnancy-induced hypertension, and, often accompanied by abnormal elevation of blood pressure. The performance of pregnancy induced hypertension of renal dysfunction. If the disease did not receive timely treatment, the consequences may lead to serious complications such as eclampsia. Preeclampsia preeclampsia can occur, such as headaches, stomach pain and a fly front of the feeling of flying. If the above symptoms, you must immediately rash. Therefore, pregnant women must pay attention to the following:
(1) regular weighing. Weighed regularly in order to detect the phenomenon of excessive increase in body weight.
(2) Always test the urine during pregnancy. Under normal circumstances, urine does not contain protein. Therefore, the need for regular urine tests to detect any trace protein in urine. In the first 6 months of pregnancy, the monthly tests 1; 7 to 8 months, 1 test every two weeks; to 9 months, 1 week for testing. Once in their urine protein, even if the trace should also tell the doctor. After the discovery of proteinuria, urine tests should be more frequent.
(3) regular blood pressure. If the first pregnancy, and very young, and found the blood pressure, weight gain and a urine protein, it is necessary and timely medical treatment. Because 20-year-old pregnant women and young mothers prone to early pregnancy-induced hypertension.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome: First off, the second is adequate control salt diet. Other treatment to the line under the doctor's advice.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Rubella in pregnancy
Rubella is caused by the rash of rubella virus infection. Most people infected with rubella have life, but because of mild clinical symptoms, and some people were latent infection, it is not being noticed. However, pregnant women suffering from rubella, the situation is completely different. Rubella virus can affect the unborn child, causing serious consequences.
Rubella virus is a teratogenic risk factors. Within 3 months of pregnancy is an important period of organ formation, when pregnant women infected, the virus can pass to the placenta and infect the fetus. The earlier infected, the greater the harm, or cause embryonic mortality, abortion; or embryonic development, resulting in a variety of congenital damage, known as congenital rubella syndrome. This syndrome mainly for cataract, glaucoma, retinopathy and small eyes, deafness, congenital heart disease, central nervous system disorders (microcephaly, encephalitis, mental retardation) or bone damage, hepatosplenomegaly, thrombocytopenia , low birth weight and so on. Some of the symptoms manifested after birth, others after several months to several years to appear. Rubella is not hives (urticaria), should ask the doctor to confirm the diagnosis.
Women after rubella infection can also occur due to re-infection during pregnancy fetal congenital rubella syndrome. Despite suffered from rubella in the human body will produce antibodies, but some still suffered from rubella in pregnant women re-infection, fetal congenital rubella syndrome still occurs.
Rubella virus is a teratogenic risk factors. Within 3 months of pregnancy is an important period of organ formation, when pregnant women infected, the virus can pass to the placenta and infect the fetus. The earlier infected, the greater the harm, or cause embryonic mortality, abortion; or embryonic development, resulting in a variety of congenital damage, known as congenital rubella syndrome. This syndrome mainly for cataract, glaucoma, retinopathy and small eyes, deafness, congenital heart disease, central nervous system disorders (microcephaly, encephalitis, mental retardation) or bone damage, hepatosplenomegaly, thrombocytopenia , low birth weight and so on. Some of the symptoms manifested after birth, others after several months to several years to appear. Rubella is not hives (urticaria), should ask the doctor to confirm the diagnosis.
Women after rubella infection can also occur due to re-infection during pregnancy fetal congenital rubella syndrome. Despite suffered from rubella in the human body will produce antibodies, but some still suffered from rubella in pregnant women re-infection, fetal congenital rubella syndrome still occurs.
vaccinations in pregnancy
Vaccination, mainly to protect the health of pregnant women, but the vaccination will not cause harm to the fetus it? What are the vaccine for pregnant women vaccinated, the vaccine can not be vaccinated and what it?
1. Hepatitis B vaccine: the vaccine is dead, pregnant women are available. Not infected pregnant women, only 3 doses of vaccine conventional injection can be prevented. Suspected to be infected pregnant women, should be a first injection of immune globulin, and blood tests, such as hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis B surface antibody positive, you do not injected; if negative, you need to re-injection of 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine.
2. Hepatitis A vaccine: the vaccine with death more than foreign, and domestic application is now live vaccine, pregnant women, not the best. If the possibility of hepatitis infection, they should immediately injection of gamma globulin.
3. Measles vaccine: the vaccine, not the best. If possible infection, injectable gamma globulin.
4. Rabies vaccine: a dead vaccine, can be vaccinated. Any pregnant woman bitten by a dog, must be timely injection of rabies vaccine to prevent rabies from occurring.
5. Encephalitis vaccine: is the inactivated vaccine, pregnant women can be vaccinated. JE epidemic season in the 8 to 10 months to endemic areas, the best first injection of JE vaccine.
6. Tetanus toxoid and tetanus antitoxin: the injection of tetanus toxoid has never been pregnant, or engage in the high incidence of tetanus workers vulnerable to trauma, it is best to tetanus toxoid injection, 3 injections that be. Of non-immune pregnant women, who suffer from trauma, may be infected with tetanus, the tetanus antitoxin should be.
7. Rubella vaccine: The vaccine, pregnant women, disabled. Had not contracted rubella in pregnant women, patients in early pregnancy exposure to rubella, because rubella can easily cause fetal malformations, and the preventive effect of immunoglobulin and difficult to be sure, it is best to terminate pregnancy.
1. Hepatitis B vaccine: the vaccine is dead, pregnant women are available. Not infected pregnant women, only 3 doses of vaccine conventional injection can be prevented. Suspected to be infected pregnant women, should be a first injection of immune globulin, and blood tests, such as hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis B surface antibody positive, you do not injected; if negative, you need to re-injection of 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine.
2. Hepatitis A vaccine: the vaccine with death more than foreign, and domestic application is now live vaccine, pregnant women, not the best. If the possibility of hepatitis infection, they should immediately injection of gamma globulin.
3. Measles vaccine: the vaccine, not the best. If possible infection, injectable gamma globulin.
4. Rabies vaccine: a dead vaccine, can be vaccinated. Any pregnant woman bitten by a dog, must be timely injection of rabies vaccine to prevent rabies from occurring.
5. Encephalitis vaccine: is the inactivated vaccine, pregnant women can be vaccinated. JE epidemic season in the 8 to 10 months to endemic areas, the best first injection of JE vaccine.
6. Tetanus toxoid and tetanus antitoxin: the injection of tetanus toxoid has never been pregnant, or engage in the high incidence of tetanus workers vulnerable to trauma, it is best to tetanus toxoid injection, 3 injections that be. Of non-immune pregnant women, who suffer from trauma, may be infected with tetanus, the tetanus antitoxin should be.
7. Rubella vaccine: The vaccine, pregnant women, disabled. Had not contracted rubella in pregnant women, patients in early pregnancy exposure to rubella, because rubella can easily cause fetal malformations, and the preventive effect of immunoglobulin and difficult to be sure, it is best to terminate pregnancy.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
B ultrasonic examination of pregnant ?
B-different X-ray, and its side effects are marginal compared to X-ray and therefore in the minds of most people rarely talk about B-harm to people. In fact, B-point is not without side effects.
In order to observe the B-irradiated 6 to 8 weeks of pregnancy the embryo of pregnant women, medical experts have chosen the age of 18 to 30 years old, without any abnormality of the normal pregnant women, so that they induced abortion before the embryo with B-irradiated site and time 5,10,30 minutes, respectively, showed that B-unsafe factors. When the B-irradiation 10 minutes to see the content of MDA increased embryonic villi. The number of tissue malondialdehyde, marking the extent of lipid peroxidation. The higher degree of lipid peroxidation, free radicals produced by a variety of the more lively. Free radicals known as the "body spam", this metabolic waste in the more human the more disadvantaged.
Under normal circumstances, the removal of free radicals, mainly superoxide dismutase to complete. When the B-irradiation time of 30 minutes, fluff superoxide dismutase were significantly decreased, and tissue MDA has continuously increased. This means that organizations remove "body spam" destroyed the ability of lipid peroxidation increased, metabolite changes and more, and then lead to cell damage. The 6 to 8 weeks of pregnancy, it is the embryonic period of organ formation in a long time will obviously affect the B-weak correction of fetal growth and development. However, B-in a short time will not cause harm to the embryo, but not over too long. In general, 6 to 8 weeks of pregnancy pregnant women B-examination, the exposure time should be controlled in 5 minutes.
In order to observe the B-irradiated 6 to 8 weeks of pregnancy the embryo of pregnant women, medical experts have chosen the age of 18 to 30 years old, without any abnormality of the normal pregnant women, so that they induced abortion before the embryo with B-irradiated site and time 5,10,30 minutes, respectively, showed that B-unsafe factors. When the B-irradiation 10 minutes to see the content of MDA increased embryonic villi. The number of tissue malondialdehyde, marking the extent of lipid peroxidation. The higher degree of lipid peroxidation, free radicals produced by a variety of the more lively. Free radicals known as the "body spam", this metabolic waste in the more human the more disadvantaged.
Under normal circumstances, the removal of free radicals, mainly superoxide dismutase to complete. When the B-irradiation time of 30 minutes, fluff superoxide dismutase were significantly decreased, and tissue MDA has continuously increased. This means that organizations remove "body spam" destroyed the ability of lipid peroxidation increased, metabolite changes and more, and then lead to cell damage. The 6 to 8 weeks of pregnancy, it is the embryonic period of organ formation in a long time will obviously affect the B-weak correction of fetal growth and development. However, B-in a short time will not cause harm to the embryo, but not over too long. In general, 6 to 8 weeks of pregnancy pregnant women B-examination, the exposure time should be controlled in 5 minutes.
Twin Pregnancy Nutrition
Pregnant women pregnant with twins or multiple births, the mother is in overload state, if an unreasonable regulation, will be in pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal stages, the occurrence of abnormal changes of varying degrees. Therefore, pregnant with twins pregnant women should pay special attention to the following matters.
To early detection of twin pregnancies. Pregnancy, we should always pay attention to the size of the uterus, the uterus is found too large, especially in the 20 weeks of pregnancy, the uterus base height above the normal range, to consider the possibility of twin pregnancy, it is timely to the hospital. If clear is the twin pregnancy to 28 weeks of gestation onwards, been systematically followed up, to take all aspects of health interventions.
Prevention of unexpected twins.
1. Twins should strengthen the nutrition of pregnant women to avoid anemia. Through better nutrition, adequate intake of protein, vitamins, and add clothing iron, folic acid, in order to ensure maternal and child health.
2. Twins pregnant women in late pregnancy tends to acute polyhydramnios, premature rupture of membranes, preterm delivery, such as too small, the mortality rate is higher. In this regard, under the guidance of a doctor should be precautionary.
3. Twin pregnancy complicated with hypertension is easy, Yang-bit lying hypotension and intrauterine growth retardation, etc., should always check a doctor.
4. Due to uterine over-extended, the placenta is too large, sometimes easy to form the placenta or low pre-set, the occurrence of antepartum hemorrhage, can also be caused due to poor post-natal uterine contraction postpartum hemorrhage, with special attention.
5. If the first baby is breech, the second baby is head position, amniotic broken, the delivery of fetal head when the two interlocking can occur, resulting in dystocia.
6. Prevention of premature birth. Since both the growth of the fetus in the womb at the same time, often leads to excessive expansion of the uterus, if the concurrent polyhydramnios, uterine muscle tension is even greater, it is often difficult to maintain and advance to the full-term delivery. 28 to 37 weeks of pregnancy, especially after 34 weeks, the best position to take the left lying in bed, should not take seats, half sitting and supine position. If there is signs of threatened abortion, should be admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Prevention of twin birth complications. The twins pregnant women to take care measures, generally can extend to 37 weeks gestation. The fetus are mature in all aspects, basically have the ability to survive the future growth with the gestational age, fetal growing, long-term maternal uterine muscle in a high tension state, without sufficient preparation, suddenly entered the delivery period, prone to contractions, weakness, prolonged labor, premature rupture of membranes, placental abruption, umbilical cord prolapse, fetal anomalies, postpartum bleeding, postpartum infections and other serious complications.
Measures to deal with women childbirth complications are the following:
1. Almost 37 weeks of pregnancy, can stop taking the tablets of salbutamol sulphate, and admitted to be produced in order to ask the doctor to help in childbirth.
2. Pregnant women should pay full attention to rest.
3. The doctor can be artificial rupture of membranes, in order to lay a good foundation to launch contractions. Artificial rupture of membranes on maternal done, the doctor can give birth process in the appropriate low concentrations of intravenous oxytocin to mediate productive forces, to prevent uterine rupture, umbilical cord prolapse and placental abruption.
4. Deliveries later, the appropriate application of a reasonable number of uterotonic and antibiotics will help prevent postpartum hemorrhage and puerperal infection.
To early detection of twin pregnancies. Pregnancy, we should always pay attention to the size of the uterus, the uterus is found too large, especially in the 20 weeks of pregnancy, the uterus base height above the normal range, to consider the possibility of twin pregnancy, it is timely to the hospital. If clear is the twin pregnancy to 28 weeks of gestation onwards, been systematically followed up, to take all aspects of health interventions.
Prevention of unexpected twins.
1. Twins should strengthen the nutrition of pregnant women to avoid anemia. Through better nutrition, adequate intake of protein, vitamins, and add clothing iron, folic acid, in order to ensure maternal and child health.
2. Twins pregnant women in late pregnancy tends to acute polyhydramnios, premature rupture of membranes, preterm delivery, such as too small, the mortality rate is higher. In this regard, under the guidance of a doctor should be precautionary.
3. Twin pregnancy complicated with hypertension is easy, Yang-bit lying hypotension and intrauterine growth retardation, etc., should always check a doctor.
4. Due to uterine over-extended, the placenta is too large, sometimes easy to form the placenta or low pre-set, the occurrence of antepartum hemorrhage, can also be caused due to poor post-natal uterine contraction postpartum hemorrhage, with special attention.
5. If the first baby is breech, the second baby is head position, amniotic broken, the delivery of fetal head when the two interlocking can occur, resulting in dystocia.
6. Prevention of premature birth. Since both the growth of the fetus in the womb at the same time, often leads to excessive expansion of the uterus, if the concurrent polyhydramnios, uterine muscle tension is even greater, it is often difficult to maintain and advance to the full-term delivery. 28 to 37 weeks of pregnancy, especially after 34 weeks, the best position to take the left lying in bed, should not take seats, half sitting and supine position. If there is signs of threatened abortion, should be admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Prevention of twin birth complications. The twins pregnant women to take care measures, generally can extend to 37 weeks gestation. The fetus are mature in all aspects, basically have the ability to survive the future growth with the gestational age, fetal growing, long-term maternal uterine muscle in a high tension state, without sufficient preparation, suddenly entered the delivery period, prone to contractions, weakness, prolonged labor, premature rupture of membranes, placental abruption, umbilical cord prolapse, fetal anomalies, postpartum bleeding, postpartum infections and other serious complications.
Measures to deal with women childbirth complications are the following:
1. Almost 37 weeks of pregnancy, can stop taking the tablets of salbutamol sulphate, and admitted to be produced in order to ask the doctor to help in childbirth.
2. Pregnant women should pay full attention to rest.
3. The doctor can be artificial rupture of membranes, in order to lay a good foundation to launch contractions. Artificial rupture of membranes on maternal done, the doctor can give birth process in the appropriate low concentrations of intravenous oxytocin to mediate productive forces, to prevent uterine rupture, umbilical cord prolapse and placental abruption.
4. Deliveries later, the appropriate application of a reasonable number of uterotonic and antibiotics will help prevent postpartum hemorrhage and puerperal infection.
malformation definition
Many women initially did not know that they have become pregnant, infected with a virus, taking medication or had your x line. When that has been pregnant, worried about viruses, drugs, radiation will adversely affect fetal development, he wanted termination of pregnancy. However, an abortion may lead to habitual abortion, gynecological inflammation and other complications, affecting women's health and future fertility.
If found himself in contact with the teratogenic substances after pregnancy, the first calm, carefully check the number of days in their own menopause and the time of exposure to teratogenic substances, type, size of damage. Teratogenic effects of hazardous substances and harm the size and number of days to conceive a great relationship. In general, within 2 weeks after fertilization is a rhythm ,2-4 weeks can produce teratogenic response to 4-6 weeks (last menstrual period of 42-56 days) about the stimulation of teratogenic particularly sensitive, is to produce congenital malformations of the critical period after 3 months of pregnancy, relative to external stimuli have a certain resistance, less and less risk of teratogenicity. Therefore, the specific time of exposure to harmful substances is particularly important. However, not all of teratogenic substances in contact with pregnant women are giving birth deformed children.
Teratogenic substances in contact with pregnant women after the abortion can not be blind to do to be considered parties should ask the doctor to analyze the risk of birth defects the size of children and then make a decision whether to continue pregnancy.
Canadian scientists found that treating some of attempted suicide during pregnancy the mother of teenagers have had abortions plans. In fact, the mother of this child does not know the idea, but they are there psychological tendency to commit suicide. One American psychologist explained that there must be some kind of molecular memory of the situation. In other words, the idea of abortion, the mother left in the fetus a memory.
Tip: Fetal growth and development process in order to have an amazing ability to receive information on the mother. 5 weeks of pregnancy when the fetus can respond to various stimuli; 8 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus can be shaking his head, Teng Chiao; 6 months of pregnancy when the mother has been able to breath, the sound made by the sensitive and emotional response. Thus, the fetus to the mother's emotions are "well aware" of. The idea of abortion, the mother may also "escape" but the memory of the fetus, causing the fetus can still be self-destructive adults to "practice" the mother of the naive idea of the year.
If found himself in contact with the teratogenic substances after pregnancy, the first calm, carefully check the number of days in their own menopause and the time of exposure to teratogenic substances, type, size of damage. Teratogenic effects of hazardous substances and harm the size and number of days to conceive a great relationship. In general, within 2 weeks after fertilization is a rhythm ,2-4 weeks can produce teratogenic response to 4-6 weeks (last menstrual period of 42-56 days) about the stimulation of teratogenic particularly sensitive, is to produce congenital malformations of the critical period after 3 months of pregnancy, relative to external stimuli have a certain resistance, less and less risk of teratogenicity. Therefore, the specific time of exposure to harmful substances is particularly important. However, not all of teratogenic substances in contact with pregnant women are giving birth deformed children.
Teratogenic substances in contact with pregnant women after the abortion can not be blind to do to be considered parties should ask the doctor to analyze the risk of birth defects the size of children and then make a decision whether to continue pregnancy.
Canadian scientists found that treating some of attempted suicide during pregnancy the mother of teenagers have had abortions plans. In fact, the mother of this child does not know the idea, but they are there psychological tendency to commit suicide. One American psychologist explained that there must be some kind of molecular memory of the situation. In other words, the idea of abortion, the mother left in the fetus a memory.
Tip: Fetal growth and development process in order to have an amazing ability to receive information on the mother. 5 weeks of pregnancy when the fetus can respond to various stimuli; 8 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus can be shaking his head, Teng Chiao; 6 months of pregnancy when the mother has been able to breath, the sound made by the sensitive and emotional response. Thus, the fetus to the mother's emotions are "well aware" of. The idea of abortion, the mother may also "escape" but the memory of the fetus, causing the fetus can still be self-destructive adults to "practice" the mother of the naive idea of the year.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Why women eat sour food during pregnancy?
Typically, pregnant women eat sour taste in early pregnancy of food, which is a normal physiological phenomenon, but there are still many people worry about it. As to why pregnant women eat acid, from a series of physiological changes after pregnancy begins, the following three main reasons:
(1) early stages of pregnancy, significantly reduced gastric acid secretion, reducing the activity of digestive enzymes, so that pregnant women experience nausea, vomiting Zone 0, loss of appetite and other symptoms. Sour food can stimulate gastric acid secretion, increased the activity of digestive enzymes to promote gastrointestinal motility, is conducive to digestion and absorption of food, so pregnant women to eat acidic food, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms can be different degrees of ease, appetite increased significantly.
(2) 2 ~ 3 months of pregnancy, the fetal skeleton begins to form, constitute the main component of bone is calcium, but to make free calcium deposited calcium into bone formation, there must be involved in acidic foods, so pregnant women to eat acidic foods help fetal bone growth and development.
(3) pregnant women to eat acidic food is conducive to the absorption of iron, promoting the formation of hemoglobin. Vitamin C is necessary for maternal and fetal nutrition, fetal form of its matrix production of connective tissue cells, and hematopoietic growth and development of the cardiovascular system have an important role in the sound. Vitamin C can enhance the mother's immunity, and promote women on iron absorption and utilization, and food rich in vitamin C are mostly acidic, therefore, pregnant women eat sour food for themselves and the fetus can provide more vitamin C. In addition, iron is an essential trace element, is an indispensable raw material for manufacture of hemoglobin, and pregnant women tend to occur in iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy. Only in acidic conditions, ferric iron can be changed by the divalent iron is absorbed by the gastrointestinal. Therefore pregnant women to eat acidic foods help to correct iron deficiency anemia.
Hi pregnant women to eat acidic food, the best choice for both sour and nutritious foods such as tomatoes, cherries, grapes, red bayberry and other fresh fruit. This can improve gastrointestinal symptoms after pregnancy can also increase appetite, nutritional supplements.
Pregnant women addicted to food acid and fetal development of their own food needs, is self-protection, survival and development needs to adapt to a compensation, therefore, do not take it as a strange phenomenon.
(1) early stages of pregnancy, significantly reduced gastric acid secretion, reducing the activity of digestive enzymes, so that pregnant women experience nausea, vomiting Zone 0, loss of appetite and other symptoms. Sour food can stimulate gastric acid secretion, increased the activity of digestive enzymes to promote gastrointestinal motility, is conducive to digestion and absorption of food, so pregnant women to eat acidic food, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms can be different degrees of ease, appetite increased significantly.
(2) 2 ~ 3 months of pregnancy, the fetal skeleton begins to form, constitute the main component of bone is calcium, but to make free calcium deposited calcium into bone formation, there must be involved in acidic foods, so pregnant women to eat acidic foods help fetal bone growth and development.
(3) pregnant women to eat acidic food is conducive to the absorption of iron, promoting the formation of hemoglobin. Vitamin C is necessary for maternal and fetal nutrition, fetal form of its matrix production of connective tissue cells, and hematopoietic growth and development of the cardiovascular system have an important role in the sound. Vitamin C can enhance the mother's immunity, and promote women on iron absorption and utilization, and food rich in vitamin C are mostly acidic, therefore, pregnant women eat sour food for themselves and the fetus can provide more vitamin C. In addition, iron is an essential trace element, is an indispensable raw material for manufacture of hemoglobin, and pregnant women tend to occur in iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy. Only in acidic conditions, ferric iron can be changed by the divalent iron is absorbed by the gastrointestinal. Therefore pregnant women to eat acidic foods help to correct iron deficiency anemia.
Hi pregnant women to eat acidic food, the best choice for both sour and nutritious foods such as tomatoes, cherries, grapes, red bayberry and other fresh fruit. This can improve gastrointestinal symptoms after pregnancy can also increase appetite, nutritional supplements.
Pregnant women addicted to food acid and fetal development of their own food needs, is self-protection, survival and development needs to adapt to a compensation, therefore, do not take it as a strange phenomenon.
How to Reduce Swollen Feet during Pregnancy?
Core Tip: make all the changes during pregnancy, as pregnant women come to you some of the reactions, and edema during pregnancy is particularly sad. According to statistics, about 75% of pregnant women, edema during pregnancy will be the case occurred more or less, and in seven or eight months pregnant, the symptoms will become more apparent. Well, you know it happened why? Do you know how best to alleviate the symptoms?
First, what is edema during pregnancy
Edema of pregnancy within the liquid component of vascular extravasation, accumulation caused by the gap in the organization. First appeared in the lowest parts of the body, ankle and foot, after the break instincts to subside somewhat, gradually increased to the spread. Edema parts can be changed with the position, half sitting, supine and labia lumbosacral obvious cause severe systemic edema.
There are many reasons edema: oppression of the inferior vena cava pregnant uterus, so that venous blood returning blocked; placental secretion of adrenal hormones and the secretion of aldosterone increase, causing body sodium and water retention; the body of water accumulation, a corresponding reduction in urine output; mother over merger weight, anemia, low plasma protein, water leaking from blood vessels into the surrounding tissue space and so on.
Second, the type of edema during pregnancy
1, physiological edema
Mainly due to pressure caused by the uterus, the uterus will increase the pressure through the pelvis to the legs from the heart blood vessels. Poor blood and lymph circulation, metabolism bad, leading to the leg tissue fluid deposition, generally occurred at the ankle or below the knee. Physiological edema generally will not cause adverse effects on the fetus, which would heal the heart of postpartum edema.
2, over-weight "swollen"
Second trimester mothers appetite, nutritionally complete, there is no effective weight control, to the late pregnancy, weight increased a lot about, so expectant mothers should pay attention to diet, weight gain can not let too much.
3, pathological edema
"Pathological edema" caused by the disease. For example: toxemia of pregnancy, kidney disease, heart disease or other liver related ailments, these diseases not only at the mother's body caused by different degrees of impact on the health of the fetus will have hazards.
Third, how to eliminate edema during pregnancy
1, plenty of rest.
The best way to eliminate edema than resting studies have shown that when people in the resting heart, liver, kidney burden will be reduced, swelling will naturally reduce or disappear;
2, keep warm, but do not pass through tight clothes.
In order to eliminate swelling, to ensure blood circulation, breathing smoothly. In order to do these two points, in addition to intensive peace of mind, but also to keep warm; the same time try to avoid wearing tight clothes;
3, wear elastic (pants) socks.
In order to reduce the excessive accumulation of blood in the lower extremities, suggested that the mother out the door in the morning to put elastic (pants) socks, in particular, stand or remain seated for long-Bulletin boards. Pregnant women can choose special socks, warm in Autumn and Winter there is the effect;
4, consumption of low-salt meals
Regulating body after pregnancy, salt, water function decline, so try to limit daily salt intake, daily intake in the 10g of age;
5, left to sleep
Bulletin boards can take the left side of lying, so to avoid oppression of the lower extremity veins, and reduce the resistance of the blood back. This can also reduce the pressure on the heart;
6, raising the legs
Bulletin boards recommended before going to bed (or lunch break) the legs elevated 15 to 20 minutes, you can play to accelerate the blood return and reduce the dual role of venous pressure, edema during pregnancy can not only alleviate, but also can prevent varicose veins, etc. diseases.
First, what is edema during pregnancy
Edema of pregnancy within the liquid component of vascular extravasation, accumulation caused by the gap in the organization. First appeared in the lowest parts of the body, ankle and foot, after the break instincts to subside somewhat, gradually increased to the spread. Edema parts can be changed with the position, half sitting, supine and labia lumbosacral obvious cause severe systemic edema.
There are many reasons edema: oppression of the inferior vena cava pregnant uterus, so that venous blood returning blocked; placental secretion of adrenal hormones and the secretion of aldosterone increase, causing body sodium and water retention; the body of water accumulation, a corresponding reduction in urine output; mother over merger weight, anemia, low plasma protein, water leaking from blood vessels into the surrounding tissue space and so on.
Second, the type of edema during pregnancy
1, physiological edema
Mainly due to pressure caused by the uterus, the uterus will increase the pressure through the pelvis to the legs from the heart blood vessels. Poor blood and lymph circulation, metabolism bad, leading to the leg tissue fluid deposition, generally occurred at the ankle or below the knee. Physiological edema generally will not cause adverse effects on the fetus, which would heal the heart of postpartum edema.
2, over-weight "swollen"
Second trimester mothers appetite, nutritionally complete, there is no effective weight control, to the late pregnancy, weight increased a lot about, so expectant mothers should pay attention to diet, weight gain can not let too much.
3, pathological edema
"Pathological edema" caused by the disease. For example: toxemia of pregnancy, kidney disease, heart disease or other liver related ailments, these diseases not only at the mother's body caused by different degrees of impact on the health of the fetus will have hazards.
Third, how to eliminate edema during pregnancy
1, plenty of rest.
The best way to eliminate edema than resting studies have shown that when people in the resting heart, liver, kidney burden will be reduced, swelling will naturally reduce or disappear;
2, keep warm, but do not pass through tight clothes.
In order to eliminate swelling, to ensure blood circulation, breathing smoothly. In order to do these two points, in addition to intensive peace of mind, but also to keep warm; the same time try to avoid wearing tight clothes;
3, wear elastic (pants) socks.
In order to reduce the excessive accumulation of blood in the lower extremities, suggested that the mother out the door in the morning to put elastic (pants) socks, in particular, stand or remain seated for long-Bulletin boards. Pregnant women can choose special socks, warm in Autumn and Winter there is the effect;
4, consumption of low-salt meals
Regulating body after pregnancy, salt, water function decline, so try to limit daily salt intake, daily intake in the 10g of age;
5, left to sleep
Bulletin boards can take the left side of lying, so to avoid oppression of the lower extremity veins, and reduce the resistance of the blood back. This can also reduce the pressure on the heart;
6, raising the legs
Bulletin boards recommended before going to bed (or lunch break) the legs elevated 15 to 20 minutes, you can play to accelerate the blood return and reduce the dual role of venous pressure, edema during pregnancy can not only alleviate, but also can prevent varicose veins, etc. diseases.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Should Pregnant Women Take Sleeping Pills?
If you happen to be an easy sleep of pregnant women, you must be concerned about this issue: whether to take sleeping pills during pregnancy?
Pregnant women can eat sleeping pills it? Sleeping on the fetus have a very adverse impact. If the mother sleeping pills, drugs will pass through the placenta, exposing the fetus to direct absorption. The fetus has not been due to resistance to these drugs, so far the impact on maternal great.
If pregnant women while casually taking sedative Jing, taking 6 weeks in the birth of the baby, both in terms of mental or physical, will be dangerous. American medical profession has for this phenomenon made the following comparison: they will take a sedative for pregnant women give birth to deformed children by the number of pregnant women with and without taking the comparison was to find the former the latter is about 6 times. These abnormalities of children with symptoms of mental retardation, heart defects, hearing loss, joint disorders, bowel malformations.
Foreign scholars have also pointed out that if pregnant women in early pregnancy drug taking and depression, can also cause fetal malformation.
Sleeping pills will not only inhibit the fetal respiratory function, cause liver dysfunction, also causes an increase in red blood cells, causing jaundice. Therefore, pregnant women must pay attention to not use these drugs. And if the pregnant women in early pregnancy take sleeping pills and sedatives, can also cause congenital abnormalities, and to fetal brain cell metabolism malfunction. In short, try to avoid taking sleeping pills is extremely important.
Pregnant women can eat sleeping pills it? Sleeping on the fetus have a very adverse impact. If the mother sleeping pills, drugs will pass through the placenta, exposing the fetus to direct absorption. The fetus has not been due to resistance to these drugs, so far the impact on maternal great.
If pregnant women while casually taking sedative Jing, taking 6 weeks in the birth of the baby, both in terms of mental or physical, will be dangerous. American medical profession has for this phenomenon made the following comparison: they will take a sedative for pregnant women give birth to deformed children by the number of pregnant women with and without taking the comparison was to find the former the latter is about 6 times. These abnormalities of children with symptoms of mental retardation, heart defects, hearing loss, joint disorders, bowel malformations.
Foreign scholars have also pointed out that if pregnant women in early pregnancy drug taking and depression, can also cause fetal malformation.
Sleeping pills will not only inhibit the fetal respiratory function, cause liver dysfunction, also causes an increase in red blood cells, causing jaundice. Therefore, pregnant women must pay attention to not use these drugs. And if the pregnant women in early pregnancy take sleeping pills and sedatives, can also cause congenital abnormalities, and to fetal brain cell metabolism malfunction. In short, try to avoid taking sleeping pills is extremely important.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Pregnant women are not getting enough VD
Vitamin D is a steroid derivative with anti-rickets effect, known as the anti-rickets vitamin. Vitamin D increases calcium absorption in the intestines, regulating calcium and phosphorus is necessary for normal metabolism of bone and tooth formation is extremely important.
Human daily requirement of vitamin D is 10 micrograms, in fact, in adults, the daily solar ultraviolet radiation can be synthesized in sufficient quantities of vitamin D. Pregnant women because of fewer opportunities to more Shaitai Yang, together with vitamin D the needs of the fetus, so pregnant women Shi Wu Wei Shengsu D supply should be increased. Vitamin D deficiency, pregnant women can occur osteomalacia.
Be the first and most significant part of the pelvis and lower limb disease, and then gradually spread to the spine, sternum and other parts. Severe cases may present with a pelvic deformity, thus affecting the natural childbirth.
A lack of vitamin D and calcification of fetal bones can be affected tooth eruption, severe cases can cause congenital rickets.
In order to prevent rickets in children, the mother during pregnancy should take the following measures: eating foods containing vitamin D, such as animal liver, egg yolk, often to the outdoor sun exposure, adequate labor force participation.
If you take large doses of vitamin D can cause poisoning. Adult daily intake of 2300 mg, Children micrograms daily intake of vitamin D 1 OOO can cause loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Therefore, foods containing vitamin D can not eat too much.
Foods rich in vitamin D are cod liver oil, eggs, fish, animal liver, shrimp and so on. Pregnant women as long as the normal consumption of these foods, you can ensure that vitamin D supply.
Human daily requirement of vitamin D is 10 micrograms, in fact, in adults, the daily solar ultraviolet radiation can be synthesized in sufficient quantities of vitamin D. Pregnant women because of fewer opportunities to more Shaitai Yang, together with vitamin D the needs of the fetus, so pregnant women Shi Wu Wei Shengsu D supply should be increased. Vitamin D deficiency, pregnant women can occur osteomalacia.
Be the first and most significant part of the pelvis and lower limb disease, and then gradually spread to the spine, sternum and other parts. Severe cases may present with a pelvic deformity, thus affecting the natural childbirth.
A lack of vitamin D and calcification of fetal bones can be affected tooth eruption, severe cases can cause congenital rickets.
In order to prevent rickets in children, the mother during pregnancy should take the following measures: eating foods containing vitamin D, such as animal liver, egg yolk, often to the outdoor sun exposure, adequate labor force participation.
If you take large doses of vitamin D can cause poisoning. Adult daily intake of 2300 mg, Children micrograms daily intake of vitamin D 1 OOO can cause loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Therefore, foods containing vitamin D can not eat too much.
Foods rich in vitamin D are cod liver oil, eggs, fish, animal liver, shrimp and so on. Pregnant women as long as the normal consumption of these foods, you can ensure that vitamin D supply.
Which foods should I avoid during pregnancy?
Balanced, comprehensive nutrition helps to fetal growth and development, but there are also some food products on the health of the fetus may have adverse effects. Mother to her unborn baby's safety and health, in some food choices, we should make sacrifices, being discarded. The following ratio of 7 categories of food to the fetus, pregnant women should not eat:
1. Fried food and spicy seasoning. Fried foods contain more aluminum and aromatic compound containing benzene ring will not only accelerate the aging of the impact of fetal development, and can induce cancer, deformities, so expectant mothers should not eat. Fried fritters contain a certain amount of added aluminum alum, aluminum can through the placenta into the fetal brain, causing the baby brain development disorder. And pepper, star anise, cinnamon, allspice, pepper and other food can cause constipation, pregnant women.
2. Alcoholic beverages, and caffeinated coffee, Coca-Cola, tea and other beverages. Too much to drink during pregnancy the mother, the baby is likely to happen, "fetal alcohol syndrome", after the birth of a central nervous system dysfunction, facial and body that the problem of deformities, such as cardiac structural defects, hands, feet, means other models. After birth than normal children of low intelligence. Excessive consumption of caffeinated beverages can cause spontaneous abortion, low birth weight. Arrhythmia and so on. The tea contains a high concentration of tannic acid and food easily in the intestine of iron, calcium combined with precipitation, affect the intestine at the end of the absorption of iron and calcium, and iron deficiency anemia can be induced hypocalcemia, affecting fetal growth and development, so Pregnant women should not drink tea.
3. Contain preservatives, coloring a variety of canned food. Preservatives, artificial colors and other food additives, chemical composition mainly normal low intakes are safe for the physiological stage of pregnancy is a sensitive, or to exempt free good.
4. Raw fish, raw meat, raw eggs and undercooked meat. Undercooked meat, eggs and food with a large number of pathogens, bacteria after eating can cause food poisoning; immature meat ingestion may also cause toxoplasmosis.
5. Smoky products. Such as sausage, bacon, smoked fish, bacon and so on. These foods contain nitrosamines, if excessive can cause fetal malformations.
6. Suspicious food. If not fresh meat, fish, shellfish, sprouting potatoes, moldy peanuts, wild mushrooms can not be confirmed, and the tainted fruits and vegetables.
7. High sugar content of food (or the heat is too high fattening foods) and salty, too spicy food. Such as butter, fatty meat, candy, cakes, chocolate and so on. Because these foods contain more calories, eating too much will lead to sharp increase in maternal body weight, fat accumulation, reduced organizational flexibility, delivery could easily lead to prolonged labor or bleeding, pregnant women, I also susceptible to gestosis by obesity, diabetes, kidney go far diseases, salty foods can trigger Shuinazhuliu, the formation of lower extremity edema, and spicy food the one hand with the irritating, negative to the fetus, on the other hand easy to induce or aggravate constipation and hemorrhoids mothers.
1. Fried food and spicy seasoning. Fried foods contain more aluminum and aromatic compound containing benzene ring will not only accelerate the aging of the impact of fetal development, and can induce cancer, deformities, so expectant mothers should not eat. Fried fritters contain a certain amount of added aluminum alum, aluminum can through the placenta into the fetal brain, causing the baby brain development disorder. And pepper, star anise, cinnamon, allspice, pepper and other food can cause constipation, pregnant women.
2. Alcoholic beverages, and caffeinated coffee, Coca-Cola, tea and other beverages. Too much to drink during pregnancy the mother, the baby is likely to happen, "fetal alcohol syndrome", after the birth of a central nervous system dysfunction, facial and body that the problem of deformities, such as cardiac structural defects, hands, feet, means other models. After birth than normal children of low intelligence. Excessive consumption of caffeinated beverages can cause spontaneous abortion, low birth weight. Arrhythmia and so on. The tea contains a high concentration of tannic acid and food easily in the intestine of iron, calcium combined with precipitation, affect the intestine at the end of the absorption of iron and calcium, and iron deficiency anemia can be induced hypocalcemia, affecting fetal growth and development, so Pregnant women should not drink tea.
3. Contain preservatives, coloring a variety of canned food. Preservatives, artificial colors and other food additives, chemical composition mainly normal low intakes are safe for the physiological stage of pregnancy is a sensitive, or to exempt free good.
4. Raw fish, raw meat, raw eggs and undercooked meat. Undercooked meat, eggs and food with a large number of pathogens, bacteria after eating can cause food poisoning; immature meat ingestion may also cause toxoplasmosis.
5. Smoky products. Such as sausage, bacon, smoked fish, bacon and so on. These foods contain nitrosamines, if excessive can cause fetal malformations.
6. Suspicious food. If not fresh meat, fish, shellfish, sprouting potatoes, moldy peanuts, wild mushrooms can not be confirmed, and the tainted fruits and vegetables.
7. High sugar content of food (or the heat is too high fattening foods) and salty, too spicy food. Such as butter, fatty meat, candy, cakes, chocolate and so on. Because these foods contain more calories, eating too much will lead to sharp increase in maternal body weight, fat accumulation, reduced organizational flexibility, delivery could easily lead to prolonged labor or bleeding, pregnant women, I also susceptible to gestosis by obesity, diabetes, kidney go far diseases, salty foods can trigger Shuinazhuliu, the formation of lower extremity edema, and spicy food the one hand with the irritating, negative to the fetus, on the other hand easy to induce or aggravate constipation and hemorrhoids mothers.
Eating salt while your pregnant?
Salt, spices are not only important, but also essential nutrients the human body. People can not salt. However, pregnant women during pregnancy, especially in the final months of pregnancy, should try to eat light some. Because only by so doing can we effectively prevent the occurrence of gestosis. So, is there a less salt can both stimulate the appetite of pregnant women, best of both worlds seasoning methods? According to nutritionists have studied in Japan, proposed a reference method:
(1) If the food is more than two, to refrain from facilities in each dish balanced salt, the salt concentration should be sown in a dishes.
(2) evoke a strong sense of human salt appetite, so the cooking time should not be the first salt, but salt should be sprinkled directly on food.
(3) can use sour as vinegar mixed with cold dishes such as sour can stimulate gastric acid secretion, increased appetite. You can also use hawthorn, lemon, grapefruit, oranges, tomatoes, etc., these fruit acids are promoting a sense of appetite and taste.
(4) For fish and meat, the best time to burn a little longer, so that the color, smell, taste and taste, to increase appetite.
(5) with mushrooms, seaweed, corn, which are the natural flavor of food, made without salt and a variety of attractive and delicious meals.
(6) broth rich in amino acids, can induce a strong appetite, and thus in the production of a variety of dishes, you should make full use of the broth.
(7) use less soy sauce, especially when mixed with cold dishes should not be used.
(8) flexible use of sweets and jelly, with a reasonable, guise.
(1) If the food is more than two, to refrain from facilities in each dish balanced salt, the salt concentration should be sown in a dishes.
(2) evoke a strong sense of human salt appetite, so the cooking time should not be the first salt, but salt should be sprinkled directly on food.
(3) can use sour as vinegar mixed with cold dishes such as sour can stimulate gastric acid secretion, increased appetite. You can also use hawthorn, lemon, grapefruit, oranges, tomatoes, etc., these fruit acids are promoting a sense of appetite and taste.
(4) For fish and meat, the best time to burn a little longer, so that the color, smell, taste and taste, to increase appetite.
(5) with mushrooms, seaweed, corn, which are the natural flavor of food, made without salt and a variety of attractive and delicious meals.
(6) broth rich in amino acids, can induce a strong appetite, and thus in the production of a variety of dishes, you should make full use of the broth.
(7) use less soy sauce, especially when mixed with cold dishes should not be used.
(8) flexible use of sweets and jelly, with a reasonable, guise.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Why pregnant women get cramps？
Cramping during pregnancy can be very concerning to a pregnant mother. Cramping can be mild to severe. Cramps can be a signal of a problem or just another sign of a stretching and growing uterus. The question then arises, should I be concerned about cramping? We hope to clarify some of the common causes of cramping during pregnancy.
Causes of Cramping During Early Pregnancy
1. Implantation cramping - Some women will experience cramping upon implantation. Implantation usually occurs 8-10 days after ovulation. You should not experience implantation cramping after a positive pregnancy test; however, many a woman has experienced cramping only to find that she is indeed pregnant shortly there after.
2. Stretching uterus - As your body prepares for it's new baby your uterus will stretch and expand. The ligaments that support the uterus will stretch and with this stretching may cause mild cramps.
3. Miscarriage - Cramping during early pregnancy, especially accompanied by spotting or bleeding, is a warning sign of a possible miscarriage.
4. Ectopic pregnancy - Ectopic pregnancy is a serious condition and requires immediate medical attention. Signs of an ectopic pregnancy include cramping and abdominal pain (particularly on one side), spotting, or bleeding.
5. Other causes of cramping during early pregnancy - constipation or gas pains. Pregnant women often have problems with constipation. This can lead to uncomfortable cramping as well.
Causes of Cramping During Late Pregnancy
1. Round ligament pain - The infamous round ligament pain strikes pregnant women often in their second and third trimester. As in early pregnancy the uterus continues to stretch and grow. As the uterus expands the ligaments stretch to support it. Mild cramping may occur.
2. Preterm labor - Cramping, mild or severe, diarrhea, and back pain can all be indicators of preterm labor.
3. Braxton Hicks contractions - In the second and third trimester pregnant women will often have Braxton Hicks contractions. Braxton Hicks contractions are the irregular intermittent contractions that occur during pregnancy.
4. Labor - During early labor cramping and back pain are common symptoms.
Because normal pregnancy cramps can be hard to differentiate from a sign of danger, we recommend discussing any cramping with your doctor.
Causes of Cramping During Early Pregnancy
1. Implantation cramping - Some women will experience cramping upon implantation. Implantation usually occurs 8-10 days after ovulation. You should not experience implantation cramping after a positive pregnancy test; however, many a woman has experienced cramping only to find that she is indeed pregnant shortly there after.
2. Stretching uterus - As your body prepares for it's new baby your uterus will stretch and expand. The ligaments that support the uterus will stretch and with this stretching may cause mild cramps.
3. Miscarriage - Cramping during early pregnancy, especially accompanied by spotting or bleeding, is a warning sign of a possible miscarriage.
4. Ectopic pregnancy - Ectopic pregnancy is a serious condition and requires immediate medical attention. Signs of an ectopic pregnancy include cramping and abdominal pain (particularly on one side), spotting, or bleeding.
5. Other causes of cramping during early pregnancy - constipation or gas pains. Pregnant women often have problems with constipation. This can lead to uncomfortable cramping as well.
Causes of Cramping During Late Pregnancy
1. Round ligament pain - The infamous round ligament pain strikes pregnant women often in their second and third trimester. As in early pregnancy the uterus continues to stretch and grow. As the uterus expands the ligaments stretch to support it. Mild cramping may occur.
2. Preterm labor - Cramping, mild or severe, diarrhea, and back pain can all be indicators of preterm labor.
3. Braxton Hicks contractions - In the second and third trimester pregnant women will often have Braxton Hicks contractions. Braxton Hicks contractions are the irregular intermittent contractions that occur during pregnancy.
4. Labor - During early labor cramping and back pain are common symptoms.
Because normal pregnancy cramps can be hard to differentiate from a sign of danger, we recommend discussing any cramping with your doctor.
Why are pregnant women tired?
Because of all the extra strain on their bodies. The baby takes all the nutrients it needs from mom, so mom gets hungry a lot faster and a lot more often than if she's not pregnant. If she's not eating enough, that can cause fatigue as well. Hormones also do a good job of making her tired more. Basically, her body is working on overdrive to support the growing baby in every way, so she's constantly tired and hungry.
In one of the pregnancy books I read, they said the stress on a woman's body while pregnant was basically the equivalent to climbing a mountain every day. Climbing mountains makes you very tired and hungry! ;)
In one of the pregnancy books I read, they said the stress on a woman's body while pregnant was basically the equivalent to climbing a mountain every day. Climbing mountains makes you very tired and hungry! ;)
Is it safe to use an electric blanket during pregnancy?
It's probably fine, but there are two things you may want to think about.
First, there's the heat. There are concerns that raising your body temperature over a long period could increase the risk of miscarriage or of your baby having a birth defect. Studies on animals suggest that overheating, especially in the early months of pregnancy, may cause brain and spine defects in their offspring.
However, it's very unlikely that using a heated blanket would raise your body temperature high enough to endanger your baby. Electric blankets tend to keep you warm, rather than hot. Read our article on using hot tubs and saunas during pregnancy.
Second, you may be concerned about the electromagnetic field arising from the electricity used to heat the blanket. Some people worry about electromagnetic fields created by a whole range of products we use at work and in the home. However, there's simply not enough evidence that this type of every-day exposure poses a risk to you or your baby.
If you do decide to use an electric blanket, you may want to remove it in late pregnancy in case your waters break at the start of labour.
First, there's the heat. There are concerns that raising your body temperature over a long period could increase the risk of miscarriage or of your baby having a birth defect. Studies on animals suggest that overheating, especially in the early months of pregnancy, may cause brain and spine defects in their offspring.
However, it's very unlikely that using a heated blanket would raise your body temperature high enough to endanger your baby. Electric blankets tend to keep you warm, rather than hot. Read our article on using hot tubs and saunas during pregnancy.
Second, you may be concerned about the electromagnetic field arising from the electricity used to heat the blanket. Some people worry about electromagnetic fields created by a whole range of products we use at work and in the home. However, there's simply not enough evidence that this type of every-day exposure poses a risk to you or your baby.
If you do decide to use an electric blanket, you may want to remove it in late pregnancy in case your waters break at the start of labour.
Note for pregnant woman taking a shower?
After pregnancy, because the body changes in the endocrine, metabolic gradually increased, sweat and sebaceous glands will follow strong. Therefore, pregnant women need more than the common bath in order to keep the skin clean, preventing the skin, urinary tract infections. However, if the methods do not pay attention in the shower, on the mother and fetus may affect the health of the fetus is concerned, some even permanent damage. So, pregnant women need to pay attention to what shower problem?
Should pay attention to the temperature of the water
According to modern medical research shows that too high a temperature can damage the fetus's central nervous system. According to the clinical determination of pregnant women increased by 2 ℃ higher than normal body temperature, it will enable development of fetal brain cells arrest; if the increased 3 ℃, then the potential to kill brain cells, and thus the formation of brain cell damage, mostly permanent and irreversible damages, the fetus can occur after birth, mental retardation, and even the formation of fetal malformations, such as small eyes, cleft lip, external ear malformation, and some can also lead to epilepsy attack.
In general, the higher the water temperature, the longer the duration, the more serious damage. Therefore, pregnant women, the shower water temperature should be controlled below 38 ℃, and is best not to warm pool or bath Bundang, avoid hot water immersion abdomen.
Bath time not too long
Hood in the bathroom or shower bath, pregnant women will soon be dizziness, vertigo, fatigue, chest tightness and other symptoms. This is because the bathroom or shower cap, decreasing the air temperature and higher, due to the relative lack of oxygen supply, coupled with the stimulation of hot water bath will cause the body surface of the capillaries to dilate, and insufficient blood supply to the brain of pregnant women. Will also appear at the same time fetal hypoxia, fetal heart rate, severe fetal nervous system may also be adversely affected development.
Therefore, pregnant women during the hot water bath, each time should be controlled better in 20 minutes.
Pregnant women should take bath standing position
Because the pregnancy occurred after the endocrine function of the body changes in many areas, vaginal secretions with sterilization to reduce the acidity of the body's natural defense mechanisms decreased. At this point if the bath, the water of bacteria, viruses, easy to follow into the vagina, uterus, causing vaginitis, salpingitis, etc., or cause urinary tract infections, so that pregnant women who have chills, fever, abdominal pain and other symptoms, this is bound to increase during pregnancy opportunities for medication, but also to birth defects, premature birth and create the conditions.
Should pay attention to the temperature of the water
According to modern medical research shows that too high a temperature can damage the fetus's central nervous system. According to the clinical determination of pregnant women increased by 2 ℃ higher than normal body temperature, it will enable development of fetal brain cells arrest; if the increased 3 ℃, then the potential to kill brain cells, and thus the formation of brain cell damage, mostly permanent and irreversible damages, the fetus can occur after birth, mental retardation, and even the formation of fetal malformations, such as small eyes, cleft lip, external ear malformation, and some can also lead to epilepsy attack.
In general, the higher the water temperature, the longer the duration, the more serious damage. Therefore, pregnant women, the shower water temperature should be controlled below 38 ℃, and is best not to warm pool or bath Bundang, avoid hot water immersion abdomen.
Bath time not too long
Hood in the bathroom or shower bath, pregnant women will soon be dizziness, vertigo, fatigue, chest tightness and other symptoms. This is because the bathroom or shower cap, decreasing the air temperature and higher, due to the relative lack of oxygen supply, coupled with the stimulation of hot water bath will cause the body surface of the capillaries to dilate, and insufficient blood supply to the brain of pregnant women. Will also appear at the same time fetal hypoxia, fetal heart rate, severe fetal nervous system may also be adversely affected development.
Therefore, pregnant women during the hot water bath, each time should be controlled better in 20 minutes.
Pregnant women should take bath standing position
Because the pregnancy occurred after the endocrine function of the body changes in many areas, vaginal secretions with sterilization to reduce the acidity of the body's natural defense mechanisms decreased. At this point if the bath, the water of bacteria, viruses, easy to follow into the vagina, uterus, causing vaginitis, salpingitis, etc., or cause urinary tract infections, so that pregnant women who have chills, fever, abdominal pain and other symptoms, this is bound to increase during pregnancy opportunities for medication, but also to birth defects, premature birth and create the conditions.
What's the best sleep time during pregnancy?
Pregnant women sleep more than usual 1 to 2 hours. Minimum not less than 8 hours. Sleep is the primary means to eliminate fatigue, which is physiological needs. Work, rest should be a regular during the day in all kinds of work should be stopped to sleep at night, so that physical, mental restored. If lack of sleep can cause fatigue, decreased immunity the body can not fight germs or viral infections, which occurred in a variety of diseases. The amount of sleep there are individual differences, some people sleep only 5 to 6 hours are physical recovery, and sometimes you need more time. Normal adults generally need 8 hours, and pregnant women due to changes in the body, easy to feel tired, so more than usual sleep time should be l ~ 2 hours, a minimum of not less than 8 hours.
7 ~ 8 months pregnant, the best guarantee there every day at noon 'l hours of nap time, but the nap should be a limit, if you sleep too long, so they will not sleep at night, a night of sleep. Some sleep in the afternoon from a few, preferably one arrangement, nap time, a maximum of 2 hours; have work nap pregnant women can not sleep at night even need some more time to sleep, or pay attention to rest in the workplace .
7 ~ 8 months pregnant, the best guarantee there every day at noon 'l hours of nap time, but the nap should be a limit, if you sleep too long, so they will not sleep at night, a night of sleep. Some sleep in the afternoon from a few, preferably one arrangement, nap time, a maximum of 2 hours; have work nap pregnant women can not sleep at night even need some more time to sleep, or pay attention to rest in the workplace .
What can I ride when I'm pregnant?
Is it safe to ride a mare that is pregnant? Most vets agree it is fine to ride a mare that is pregnant until the last 90 days of her pregnancy, or until the horse's saddle no longer fits comfortably. It is fine to ride your pregnant mare; maintaining physical fitness is good for mare and foal. Pregnant mares should not be worked extremely hard, or overstressed, but there's no harm in moderate riding.
Riding a mare semi-regularly through her pregnancy, will mean she will have more muscle tone for delivery. Mares that are healthy and fit deliver easier and have healthier foals. Your main concern in riding a pregnant mare should be in not overworking her and also in saddle fit.
Some mares as their belly is grow heavy with pregnancy may find the girth very uncomfortable, and the tree of their saddle may no longer fit their widening body. During saddling and girthing up a mare for a ride, watch for these signs which may indicate a saddle no longer fitting: laying the years back, tail swishing, or biting. A mare being ridden with a saddle that does not fit might toss their head, hollow their back, or even try to bolt or buck. If your mare's saddle stops fitting towards the end of her pregnancy you'll either need to stop riding at that point, or just take your pregnant mare for easy bareback rides.
Most vets agree it's a good idea to give a mare at least six weeks off before her foal due date. However, in years past it would not be at all unusual to use a working mare right up to the point she started going into labor. Use discretion, and your personal understanding of what your horse is telling you to determine if your mare is safe to ride through the last trimester of her pregnancy.
Riding a mare semi-regularly through her pregnancy, will mean she will have more muscle tone for delivery. Mares that are healthy and fit deliver easier and have healthier foals. Your main concern in riding a pregnant mare should be in not overworking her and also in saddle fit.
Some mares as their belly is grow heavy with pregnancy may find the girth very uncomfortable, and the tree of their saddle may no longer fit their widening body. During saddling and girthing up a mare for a ride, watch for these signs which may indicate a saddle no longer fitting: laying the years back, tail swishing, or biting. A mare being ridden with a saddle that does not fit might toss their head, hollow their back, or even try to bolt or buck. If your mare's saddle stops fitting towards the end of her pregnancy you'll either need to stop riding at that point, or just take your pregnant mare for easy bareback rides.
Most vets agree it's a good idea to give a mare at least six weeks off before her foal due date. However, in years past it would not be at all unusual to use a working mare right up to the point she started going into labor. Use discretion, and your personal understanding of what your horse is telling you to determine if your mare is safe to ride through the last trimester of her pregnancy.
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