More and more often in the offices of the women's consultation the words "hypoxia of the fetus" that are incomprehensible to young mothers sound. As you know, the unknown scares, and makes you nervous for the already worried about the health of the baby women. Let us together, in an accessible and concise form, consider this diagnosis.
What is fetal hypoxia in pregnancy?
Due to the insufficient supply of oxygen through the placenta to the organs and tissues of the fetus, its oxygen starvation occurs. But this, so to speak, the consequences. And the reason - the lack of oxygen in the body of the mother. After all throughout pregnancy the child and mother represent a single whole. Therefore, when deciding on the birth of a child, take with all responsibility and attention to this process.
What is dangerous fetal hypoxia?
Imagine for a moment that you do not have enough air. What are the sensations? The kid, in addition to his lack, begins to feel and fear, because, unlike you, he does not understand what is happening. Hypoxia of the fetus during pregnancy is fraught with such consequences as:
- incorrect bookmarking of all components of the fetus, if the problem occurred early;
- abnormal development of the fetus inside the uterus;
- defects of organs;
- intrauterine death or miscarriage.
In the absence of correct and regular medical treatment and follow the recommendations of the attending physician, chronic intrauterine hypoxia of the fetus arises. Its course is accompanied by premature aging of the placenta. As a consequence - a fatal outcome for the child or premature birth. When the diagnosis of fetal hypoxia is established at week 39, it is quite urgent to undergo an emergency course of treatment, to cause labor activity artificially or to give birth through caesarean section. Again, the decision should be taken along with your doctor.
How to avoid fetal hypoxia?
Unfortunately, there is no clear advice, because even the most healthy organism becomes unpredictable during pregnancy. But the main advice for preventing fetal hypoxia are:
- Of course, this is the absence of stressful situations, the right diet plan and the rejection of bad habits;
- a methodical visit to your obstetrician-gynecologist;
- timely detection and treatment;
- the correct choice of the method of delivery.
Medicine successfully uses in practice quite a lot of drugs with fetal hypoxia. As a rule, this is a complex of medicines aimed at improving metabolism, reducing the tone of the uterus and increasing its supply of blood, reducing blood viscosity. These include:
- papaverine, no-shpa, briikanil for muscle relaxation and better blood supply;
- kurantil, aspirin and rheopolyglucin for the dilution of blood and reduce the risk of blood clots;
- vitamin E, ascorbic acid, glutamic acid, glucose solutions are prescribed for better metabolism;
- with chronic hypoxia should be taken Essentiale forte or lipostabil.
When confirming acute hypoxia of the fetus with the help of medication support, they wait for the fruit to reach the viable age and conduct an urgent operation of cesarean section.
The appearance of fetal hypoxia during childbirth can be diagnosed by carefully following the frequency of the baby's heart rate. The more frequent and intermittent, the more likely it is to suffocate. The nature of amniotic fluid can also suggest the need for emergency measures. In this case amniotic water is fetid and green (marsh) color.
Hypoxia of the fetus and asphyxia of the newborn have extremely serious consequences for the further life and development of the child. Try to be as attentive and responsible as possible to your pregnancy, so that in the future your child will please you with an excellent state of body and mind.