Archive for the ‘Pregnancy complications’ Category
The health of the child is yet unborn, particularly concerned about the mothers of over 35 years, since they are more common genetic problems. There are safe and effective tests to detect genetic disorders that cause subnormality and other problems. The most common test is amniocentesis. In 95% of cases in which they performed, the fetus is normal. Some doctors recommend that all women over 35 have this test.
Although most pregnancies proceed normally, certain complications can occur. One of them, which is quite rare but life threatening, it is ectopic or tubal pregnancy, in which the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus, either in the abdomen or a fallopian tube. Symptoms include sudden and intense pain in lower abdomen to the seventh or eighth week of pregnancy. If not treated surgically quickly, ectopic pregnancy can lead to major internal bleeding and possibly death.
15% of all pregnancies end in spontaneous abortion, which usually occurs between the fourth and twelfth week of pregnancy. The woman who suspects she is pregnant and experiencing vaginal stitches or abdominal bleeding, you should consult a physician immediately.
Toxemia is another serious complication of late pregnancy. Symptoms include hypertension, sudden and substantial increase in weight due to edema, going on to win 11 to 13 kilos in a month, and protein in the urine. If not treated, it does cause seizures and coma in extreme cases, can lead to death of the child. When diagnosing severe toxemia, the child must be removed as soon as possible to protect him and his mother. This situation disappears at birth.