Dead pregnancy in the early stages seems a tragedy for the mother, but do not forget that at very early stages the body throws out, first of all, non-viable embryos or fetuses with developmental defects, as well as an empty fetal egg without an embryo.
Fetal fetation early in life - reasons
Another possible cause of frozen pregnancy is a violation of the hormonal background of a woman with a shortage of progesterone, against which the uterus can contract, exfoliating the membranes of the fetal egg and causing the death of the embryo. Among the possible causes - bad habits of the mother (alcohol, smoking), trauma, Rh-conflict between the mother and the fetus.
Causes of fetal fading in late terms
Most of the causes of fetal fading in the late term are the same as in the early ones. But there are a number of new causes, why the fetus stops. During this period, diabetes mellitus, late gestosis of pregnancy, intrauterine and general infections, cardiovascular diseases of the mother, violations of placental blood flow are added.
Frozen Fetus - Symptoms
In early and late pregnancy, the common signs of fetal fading:
- pains in the lower abdomen , pulling or cramping;
- pain in the groin, lower back;
- bloody discharge from the genital tract;
- symptoms of intoxication or fever.
But if in later terms the mother ceases to feel the fetus moving, and this is the main sign of a stagnant pregnancy, how can one understand that the fetus has died out in the early stages? Determine the lack of movement and palpitation in the fetus is possible only on ultrasound. In addition, very early in life, when the heartbeat does not yet have to be, it is regularly observed whether a fetal egg is growing, whether the embryo has appeared, whether its contours are blurred and whether the membranes do not exfoliate.
What should I do if the fetus is frozen?
If the frozen pregnancy does not end with spontaneous abortion, then it is necessary to remove the fetus and its membranes. In early terms (up to 8 weeks), pregnancy is interrupted medically (progesterone antagonists + analogue of prostaglandin E), but in a later period there is a need for scraping the uterine cavity.
And in later terms for the interruption of frozen pregnancy cause artificial birth.
If a woman has twins, and one fetus is frozen, then there may not be signs of a frozen pregnancy at all. And both the mother and the doctor know that the fetus is frozen, you can only by ultrasound. In the early term, the deceased fetus from twins most often resolves completely. But, the longer the gestation period, the greater the chances of death and the second fetus from blood loss. The live fetus is discarded because of the discharge of blood into the vascular system of the deceased twin and intoxication with decay products. And in the third trimester, in order to save the second fruit from death, an emergency delivery is carried out.