What problems should we pay attention to when giving birth to a baby at an advanced age?
With the progress of society, more and more women choose to be pregnant and have babies at an advanced age. However, the elderly childbearing also brings a series of risks and challenges. This article will elaborate on the problems that should be paid attention to when giving birth to older babies from the aspects of physical preparation, health care during pregnancy, prenatal screening and delivery methods.
1、 Physical preparation
1. Understand personal physique and family genetic history: Before considering elderly childbearing, women should understand their own physical condition and family genetic history, especially pregnancy related diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, etc. Physical examination is necessary to ensure good health.
2. Nutrition conditioning: elderly women should maintain good nutrition and eating habits, increase food intake rich in folic acid, iron, calcium and other nutrients, and supplement appropriate vitamins and minerals to improve the body's immunity.
3. Psychological preparation: Older pregnant women may face more pressure and anxiety, need to actively adjust their mentality, maintain a good psychological state, and can properly conduct psychological counseling or participate in related psychological counseling activities.
2、 Health care during pregnancy
1. Regular antenatal examination: The elderly pregnant women need to have regular antenatal examination, and do a good job of various prenatal health care work according to the doctor's suggestions, including monitoring of blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, etc., as well as necessary prenatal screening and testing items.
2. Pay attention to diet and exercise: reasonable diet is the basis for keeping pregnant women healthy. Older pregnant women should follow the doctor's dietary recommendations to control weight and avoid excessive growth. Proper exercise can help improve blood circulation, relieve stress and promote fetal development.
3. Stop bad habits: Older pregnant women should avoid smoking, drinking and contacting harmful substances to avoid adverse effects on the fetus. In addition, reduce exposure to radiation and chemicals to protect fetal health.
3、 Prenatal screening
1. Prenatal screening: For older pregnant women, prenatal screening is necessary. This includes amniocentesis, villus biopsy and other examinations, which can help doctors find potential problems of the fetus in time and take corresponding treatment and intervention measures.
2. Accurate calculation of fetal risk: prenatal screening can assess the risk of fetal chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down syndrome. Careful analysis of maternal blood and B ultrasound results can help pregnant women and families make reasonable decisions and plans.
3. Risk assessment of special genetic diseases: For older pregnant women, risk assessment of special genetic diseases, such as thalassemia and congenital heart disease, is also required. Early detection and treatment of these problems is conducive to the healthy development of the fetus.
4、 Mode of delivery
1. Natural delivery: For older pregnant women, natural delivery is the most natural and safe way of delivery, which can reduce the risk of surgery and discomfort during recovery. However, pregnant women must be healthy, the size and position of the fetus are normal, and the pelvic floor muscles are strong enough to choose natural delivery.
2. Cesarean section: For older pregnant women, due to some physical factors or fetal conditions, it may be necessary to choose cesarean section. Cesarean section can avoid the risk of overexertion and fetal distress of pregnant women, but it has a certain impact on the recovery of pregnant women, and needs to make decisions under the guidance of doctors.
3. Operation risk assessment: For older pregnant women, before choosing the delivery mode, the doctor will conduct an operation risk assessment. Check the physical condition, medical history and prenatal examination results of pregnant women to ensure the selection of appropriate delivery mode and protect the safety of pregnant women and fetuses to the greatest extent.
To sum up, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the physical preparation, health care during pregnancy, prenatal screening before pregnancy, and delivery methods of older babies. Only on the basis of fully understanding the physical condition of pregnant women and the condition of the fetus, can we make wise decisions to ensure the health and safety of mothers and babies.
