Post Date November, 16 2024
The most feared condition during pregnancy is anemia, which not only affects the mother but also affects the development of the fetus. In severe cases, it can lead to the mother's death.
Why is anemia present during pregnancy?
The fetus needs a large amount of vitamin b12, protein, folic acid and other nutritional components of pregnant women in the process of growth and development, and Iron-deficiency anemia and red blood cell anemia are insufficient. Pregnant women suffering from peptic ulcers and chronic gastritis affect the absorption of nutrients. Excessive menstruation before pregnancy, anemia such as hemorrhoids, and insufficient maternal iron storage can also lead to anemia. During pregnancy, as blood flow increases, the ratio of plasma to red blood cells increases, resulting in blood dilution. During pregnancy, failure to do a good job in health care and timely correction of mild anemia exacerbates anemia and causes severe anemia.
What are the effects of anemia during pregnancy?
1. Impact on pregnant women
Mild anemia patients may experience mild yellowish complexion without receiving conscious symptoms, but severe anemia patients may experience pale complexion, swelling, dizziness, dizziness, general weakness, palpitations, shortness of breath, and susceptibility to anemic heart disease and gestational hypertension. Due to the lower living ability of pregnant women, it also increases the probability of accidents.
2. Impact on delivery
Anemia makes pregnant women's Uterine contraction weak, and is prone to dystocia or postpartum hemorrhage, which increases the risk of blood transfusion and treatment. After delivery, the resistance decreases, the mattress is infected, and after delivery, the caesarean section wound heals slowly, affecting the recovery of the body.
3. Impact on the fetus
Fetal ischemia is not very severe when maternal mild anemia occurs. However, when pregnant women suffer from severe anemia, the placenta provides a large amount of nutrients and oxygen for the fetus, resulting in poor growth and development, miscarriage, premature birth, difficulty or death of the fetus.
4. Impact on newborns
Due to poor growth and development of the fetus in the mother's body, the child's survival ability decreases, the probability of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit increases, and the mortality rate also increases.
Kind reminder
During pregnancy, it is necessary to increase nutrition and eat more foods rich in iron, such as animal blood, egg yolks, lean meat, animal liver, soy products, seasonal vegetables and fruits, agaric and mushrooms. During pregnancy, it is necessary to regularly go to the hospital for prenatal examinations, trace elements testing, and blood routine tests. In the later stages of pregnancy, repeated examinations should be conducted to promptly detect anemia during pregnancy.
