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Smoking during pregnancy
Can I smoke while pregnant?
Smoking is absolutely contraindicated during pregnancy.
If you are trying to conceive would be good to quit as soon as possible, or if in your case, you got pregnant unexpectedly and sustained smoking is good for your baby to give up this habit in the very moment you learned you were going to be a mom.
Maternal consumption of snuff can lead to important implications and complications to the baby.
During pregnancy:
• Perinatal mortality: is higher in infants of smokers. It suggests a direct relationship to the level of consumption of snuff: the greater the consumption the greater risk.
• fetal weight at birth: babies born underweight which means that probably their lungs are fully developed and must use the first few days on a ventilator.
• Complications during pregnancy such as placenta previa, ectopic pregnancy, vaginal bleeding and preterm delivery.
After birth:
• Breastfeeding: it is proven that nicotine passes into breast milk.
• Sudden death: the children of parents who smoke are at greater risk. No one should smoke in the home, car or wherever you are baby.
• Respiratory diseases of childhood: the children of mothers who smoke tend to have more respiratory infections and asthma.
Ectopic Pregnancy
It is a complication of early pregnancy and is a major cause of maternal death in the world and in some countries it is in the first place. In recent years their frequency has increased six times.
Considerations
Ectopic pregnancy is the implantation of the fertilized ovum outside the uterus or womb. There are several structures where the nest egg can abnormally, but between 70 and 90% of cases occur in one of the two fallopian tubes (the tubes through which migrates the egg or female sex cell, but also can be implemented in the ovaries (where eggs are produced) in the cervix and in some cases less, out of the reproductive organs in the abdominal cavity.
Causes
This condition is due to any factor that generates blocked fallopian tubes, which causes the egg can not reach the uterus. There has been a correlation between this condition and suffering or have suffered from sexually transmitted diseases that cause infections in the fallopian tubes, suffering or have suffered from pelvic inflammatory disease, smoking over 20 cigarettes a day, surgical sterilization, and use intrauterine device among others. Furthermore, this disease has a high recurrence rate.
Events
The woman complains of pain mainly in the lower abdomen or pelvic area also may have abnormal vaginal bleeding, nausea, vomiting and signs of pregnancy include: suspension of the menstrual period and swelling and breast pain. In severe cases, severe abdominal pain, dizziness and loss of consciousness, which, if due to internal bleeding can lead to shock and death of the person concerned.
Ultrasonography of the third quarter
Observe the growth of the fetus
Measurements. As always, the sonographer begins by walking the sensor on the entire surface of your abdomen. The fetus is already too big for him to see in its entirety, but stopping on the skull, femurs, the doctor is able to take action. These data are essential to ensure the baby continues to grow normally. At this stage of pregnancy, weighing between 1, 4 and 2 kg and measuring about 40 centimeters, all organs are working and will soon be ready to go.
Morphological examination. The sonographer continues his review focusing on organs have developed a disease from ultrasound in the second quarter, including the brain, heart and kidneys. It checks for example that communications are established between the heart and the atria are normal or that the kidneys are working properly.
The fetal well-being. Another important aspect of ultrasound in the third quarter: make sure the baby is moving well, he made hand movements that his animated face and swallows it normally, which means for the specialist as it breathes well. A Doppler examination to verify the quality of exchanges between mother and child and then feeding the fetus via the placenta.
The presentation of the baby. It has already upside down in the lower segment of the uterus? Perfect. Ready for the big trip, it is likely to remain in that position until delivery. A breech deliveries or it appears in transverse position? Do not worry, he can still turn around and another ultrasound at 37 weeks of pregnancy will make sure. If this is not the case, your gynecologist will prescribe a scanner to measure your pool. If it is large enough, you can give birth vaginally. Otherwise, a cesarean will be scheduled.
First visit to the obstetrician
Suspecting be pregnant, check with your doctor. It is important that pregnancy is controlled from the beginning. You see, in most cases, you need only follow the directions of your doctor to carry a pregnancy to term without risk. At your first visit to the doctor, being pregnant, do not forget to mention if you are taking any medication.
Surely the specialist you’ll be sorry, you take blood pressure, your heart rate and hear you perform a pelvic exam by vaginal similar to that makes you gynecologist. Because many problems of pregnancy can be inherited your doctor will ask you questions about your family history.
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It is mandatory to test the group B streptococcus in pregnant
In Argentina, the Senate became law on project that requires pregnant women traveling the last weeks of gestation, to be held screened for group B streptococcus The bacterium can cause premature labor and transmit serious diseases to the newborn, such as meningitis.
However, despite the importance of analysis, nothing has been said about that is included in the Mandatory Health Program (PMO), pre-paid social work, so its free of charge would not be guaranteed. The survey is done between weeks 35 and 37 of gestation, according to reports, has cost about 25 pesos. Article 3 of the standard refers to bacteriological examination and prophylaxis should be included in the routine, but makes no mention of who will bear the costs of analysis or further processing, if necessary.
B streptococcus bacteria, can be found in the digestive, urinary and genital tracts of adults, and although it causes no problems prior to pregnancy can cause serious illness in the mother and fetus during pregnancy, or even after birth to a newborn. The analysis consists of a swab in the rectal or vaginal area of women for the presence of the bacteria.
According to surveys, one in five pregnant women have GBS in the rectum or vagina, which can cause a serious infection of the placental membranes called chorioamnionitis, postpartum infection and even premature birth. The bacterium is, along with pneumonia and meningitis, one of the most common factors that endanger the lives of newborn babies.
Urinary tract infections during pregnancy
The urinary and vaginal infections are among the most frequent pathologies in pregnancy. The biggest risk they entail is the appearance of contractions with the risk of premature birth.
Whenever you perform an early diagnosis, treatment is highly effective and safe for baby (with antibiotics in the first case and local antibiotics or antifungals in the second as the germs that cause). Few medications for those conditions that can be used without deleterious effects during pregnancy therefore should not be self-medicate or take advice from anyone other than the doctor.
Considering all this is very important that any doubt or symptoms consult the doctor because the consequences can be important and timely solution is easy.