Stillbirth dangerous? If it's not caught early, this could be the last time you can be pregnant with your baby.
With children, everyone wants them to be healthy. But what to do if things don't go as planned. For some reason, you are no longer in this world? But even more sad is what happened in the womb.
Stillbirth not only affects the health but also damages the spirit of the woman and her family. Especially the infertile families. Therefore, it is very important to have a health check-up, pre-pregnancy vaccination and control the pregnancy during pregnancy.
How is stillbirth? Stillbirth dangerous?
Stillbirth is when an egg is fertilized and implanted in the uterus to form a fetus. Song died and remained in the womb . Most of the fetus is stillborn, pregnant women will have feelings such as: reducing and losing all feeling of morning sickness, heaviness and tightness in the stomach, softening of the breasts, no more tension as initially, naturally releasing colostrum, restlessness, abnormalities, or anxiety, black blood in the vagina, fetal heart stopped beating, blood tests showed decreased fibrinolytics ...
Fetal death in the uterus affects the mother
These symptoms are very easy to confuse with ectopic pregnancy. Especially when pregnant, only go to the doctor, ultrasound can accurately conclude.
Causes of stillbirth? Stillbirth dangerous?
- Having financial difficulties, the mother lacks nutrients. The mother does not respond enough for the development of the fetus
Stillbirth makes maternal psychology unstable
Emotions are not stable, or stress or anxiety
During pregnancy, pregnant women become infected with Rubella virus, have high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia and have some medical conditions such as diabetes.
- The mother's uterus has a birth defect
- The parents' chromosomes are abnormal. Causes birth defects of the genetic structure of the fetus
- Blood type disagreement between parents due to factors RH (-) and RH (+)
- One parent has syphilis
Chromosomal abnormalities due to inherited genes or mutations during fertilization or embryo development
- Malformations in the fetus such as: hydrocephalus, intracranial, ...
- Due to infection in the womb
- Uneven development of multiple pregnancies can cause death of one of the two pregnancies
- Vegetable cake is peeling, fibrosis, gliomas of the lining, causing the fetus to not get air and nutrients from the mother
The umbilical cord is twisted or pinched
- The amount of amniotic fluid is too much or too little
Stillbirth dangerous?
The most dangerous thing for people with stillbirth is that the amniotic fluid breaks prematurely when there is no sign of miscarriage or labor. Because through the torn amniotic membrane, bacteria will enter the amniotic fluid and uterus causing serious infections. This time can be dangerous to the mother's life.
Stillbirth left severe sequelae
Furthermore, too long fetal retention in the womb (3-4 weeks or more) can cause blood clotting disorders leading to severe bleeding in the pregnant woman. Without timely emergency care, it will be very dangerous to women's lives. Stillbirth not only affects the health but also the spirit of the woman and the family, especially the infertile families.
How to handle stillbirth & notes
Stillbirth is considered a relatively safe method and is up to 98% effective. This method uses specialized surgical instruments that interfere with the uterus to remove the pregnancy so it can cause a little pain. However, the level of pain is only mild, dull, like menstrual cramps, and in many cases, nothing is felt because the pregnant woman's body has been under local anesthesia before the procedure.
Abdominal pain can be a sign of stillbirth
Note that after suctioning, to quickly restore health, the mother should note the following:
- Change sanitary napkin 4 times / day during the period of vaginal bleeding
- Clean the genital area clean every day. Proper hygiene, avoid deep douching, vigorous rubbing or soaking the genital area ...
- Maintain a reasonable diet and rest. Avoid working too hard or too much
Abstain from having sex for at least 1 month so that the uterus and surrounding areas have time to recover and avoid further damage.
- Follow-up visit according to the appointment of a specialist (usually 2 weeks after conducting suction suction)
Epilogue
Stillbirth makes pregnant mothers no longer see fetal heart
Stillbirth can be dangerous to pregnant mothers. Not only the health but also the life of the mother. No one wants to see this phenomenon. But if that happened, go to a reputable medical facility for treatment procedures so as not to leave unfortunate consequences.
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