Tag: Pregnancy

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Fetal Distress-Health Questions and Answers

Fat Man’s Worry: Little Brother Short? While China’s economy is developing at a high speed, Lifestyle and eating habits have also changed. China now faces the same difficult problem as developed countries in Europe and America: The incidence of obesity is rising. Too much doting on one’s children brings more troubles than obesity. Some parents find out when bathing their fat sons: Why does their children’s penis look so small? Is it true that fat people’s penis is shorter than thin people? Is there really no spring for fat people? The answer, of course, is no. Don’t worry, ladies and gentlemen. Before explaining this question, I’d like to introduce three concepts to you: redundant foreskin, phimosis and concealed penis. What Read More …

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Instructions for safe medication during pregnancy

Two Types of Extreme Mothers I often come into contact with two types of pregnant mothers: One is full of worries about medication during pregnancy, Even refusing to take all drugs, For example, patients with long-term chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and asthma, If the disease during pregnancy is not well controlled, Not only does it bring great harm to pregnant mothers, It also poses a great danger to the fetus. Even during pregnancy, Also need to take medicine to control, But also to take medicine under the guidance of professional doctors, Not only need the professional guidance of obstetricians and gynecologists, You also need to receive the guidance of other specialists. So pregnant mothers with this chronic disease, Read More …

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No matter how safe the laxative drugs are, they should be used carefully during pregnancy.

Why is constipation easy during pregnancy? Constipation can lead to metabolic disorders, endocrine disorders and imbalance of trace elements, which can lead to skin pigmentation, pruritus, dry hair and other symptoms. Defecation is often too hard and may also lead to hemorrhoids. Why are pregnant mothers more prone to constipation? 1. Hormonal changes After pregnancy, Under the influence of hormone changes in the body, The placenta secretes a large amount of progesterone, It reduces gastric acid secretion, reduces muscle tension in gastrointestinal tract and weakens muscle peristalsis. In this way, It will lengthen the time the food you eat stays in the gastrointestinal tract. It cannot be discharged out of the body as normally as before pregnancy. As food stays Read More …

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Skin Care during Pregnancy, Striving to Be a Beautiful Mother

Pregnant eczema medication, optional hormone ointment Why are pregnant mothers prone to skin problems such as rashes? Because estrogen and progesterone in the body will increase after pregnancy, The mother’s basal body temperature will rise accordingly, With an extra baby in my body, The body is prone to dryness and heat, The immune system will also change, Therefore, the skin during pregnancy is prone to itching symptoms, susceptible to allergies, Then eczema occurs. Care for eczema must first keep the skin moist and cool. If the skin temperature is too high, it is not conducive to the recovery of eczema. Therefore, Pregnant mothers with eczema, You should turn on the air conditioner when you sleep in summer. You can’t let Read More …

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The Things of Pregnancy and Birth: Travel during Pregnancy

Know if you can travel Before traveling, Especially before a long journey, You’d better consult your obstetrician, Let the doctor evaluate it for you, See if there is a risk of abortion, The risk of premature birth, And the risk of giving birth while traveling. If there are internal and surgical complications in pregnancy, Also assess the risk of acute onset of complications. If the risk is small, you can travel safely. If the risk is great, be calm. Preparation before traveling [careful sailing for ten thousand years], Even if the doctor allows you to travel, It is better to be prepared for some accidents. Before we leave, Understand the situation of relevant hospitals along the way and at the Read More …

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Pregnancy and childbirth: Routine screening of mother-child ABO blood type incompatibility is not recommended.

Screening for ABO blood group incompatibility between mother and child is not routinely recommended during prenatal examination. The reasons are as follows: 1. There is no direct relationship between the antibody level in mother’s blood and ABO hemolysis of newborn, Therefore, even if anti-A and anti-B antibodies are found in the blood of pregnant women, Nor does it advocate reporting the results. 2. Even if the possibility of fetal hemolysis is suspected during pregnancy, There is no evidence-based medical evidence to prove that drug therapy is effective. 3. ABO hemolysis has few serious consequences. Because after the anti-A and anti-B antibodies enter the fetus, It will combine with various fetal cells, The number of antibodies that actually bind to fetal Read More …

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Pregnancy and childbirth: Drinking Coffee during Pregnancy

In fact, it is misinformed that pregnant women cannot drink coffee on the Internet. Coffee can be drunk, but not in excess. Excessive amount will lead to an increased risk of abortion. What is the amount of safe coffee to drink? Not according to the number of drinks, Because the cups are big and small, Coffee is different. According to American research, When the amount of caffeine in coffee exceeds 200 mg per day, The abortion rate will double. However, the abortion rate will not increase when it does not exceed 200 mg per day. Therefore, You can drink coffee after pregnancy, As long as the total amount of caffeine does not exceed 200 mg. It should also be noted Read More …

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Can women infected with AIDS still give birth to healthy babies?

Answer this question first, HIV-positive mothers can also give birth to normal and healthy babies. The recognized transmission routes of HIV mainly include blood, mother-to-child transmission and sexual transmission. However, mother-to-child transmission often breaks the hearts of the kind public: [Why should newborn children also suffer from this crime? [The so-called mother-to-child transmission of HIV (also known as vertical transmission), Refers to HIV-infected mothers, HIV is transmitted to the fetus/infant during pregnancy, during childbirth and during lactation after pregnancy. Without any intervention measures, The probability of mother-to-child transmission is between 15% and 45%. However, if timely intervention measures are taken before or during pregnancy (described later), the risk of infection can be controlled below 5%, and in some cases it Read More …

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How to scientifically [confinement]

Most Chinese parturients have to have a special [ceremony]-confinement within a few weeks after giving birth. Traditional confinement has many taboos, the most common of which are: keeping warm absolutely and covering your whole body even in summer; Can’t go out or even get out of bed, can’t blow; Can’t wash your face, wash your hair, let alone take a bath or brush your teeth; In terms of diet, we should avoid raw and cold food and eat various [supplements]. Even with modern science and technology, new taboos have been developed that cannot watch TV, mobile phones and so on to avoid hurting eyes. People usually think that the experience handed down from generation to generation must be reasonable. However, Read More …

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You’d better not drive in the second trimester of pregnancy.

Is it safe to drive during pregnancy? According to a report by the US [Fox News] on May 13, a new study published in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association found that about 2% of pregnant women will have serious car accidents while driving, with the second trimester of pregnancy (4-6 months of pregnancy) being the most dangerous. Dr. Donald Ledmore, an expert at the Institute of Clinical Evaluation Science at the University of Toronto School of Medicine, and his colleagues examined the accidents of more than 500,000 Canadian pregnant women before, during and after pregnancy. After a five-year follow-up survey, the researchers also investigated various factors that led to driving errors and increased the risk of car accidents, Read More …