Baby during birth defects can be prevented at an early stage proved when the pregnancy lasts. Healthy lifestyle and following doctor's advice is the key.
None of the most frightening thing for a pregnant woman if the fetus is likely to know who was in her womb have a disability which of course would threaten the health and future life. But medical experts assured, many ways that women can do before and during pregnancy to reduce the risk of children born with disabilities.
Most of the related measures of prevention measures of this child was born handicapped and could easily run by anyone who wants to get healthy life.
"Women in childbearing age should be aware of the fact that they must be healthy," said Dr. Michael Katz, Deputy Chief for Research and Global Programs at the March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization related to pregnancy and baby health issues.
"They (the women) have of course a healthy lifestyle. This is certainly not the burden of additional work. This is a good lifestyle, "said Katz, who was a professor of child health from Columbia University and a consultant in New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, United States, as quoted healthday.com pages.
Known, about 1 of every 33 children born in the United States has several types of birth defects. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most birth defects occur during the first three months of pregnancy and involves some structural abnormalities, functional, or biochemical, producing children with disabilities or even death.
Cardiac abnormalities are the types of birth defects most often occur. In addition, an estimated one of 100 or 200 infants born to bring the disorder. Incidence of heart defects is more common because of the development of the fetal heart the most complicated because there are many opportunities for things that went wrong.
"The heart is a very complex organism, and comes in harmony with the forces that develop in the embryo," said Katz.
Often newborns with heart defects have what is called atrial septal defect or ventricular septal defect. They are born with a hole in their hearts.
"The heart has four rooms, two of the above mentioned Atria, two below called ventricles. They are separated by a muscular wall called the septum, "said Dr. Adolfo Correa, a medical supervisor for the CDC's National Center on Birth defects and Developmental Disabilities.
In some babies born with congenital heart defects, heart wall has not been fully closed. There is a hole between the right and the left side. "It (the hole) closed the road into oxygen in the blood to the lungs and then circulated to the organs to provide oxygen. Blood that comes into the network does not contain oxygen as usual. Sometimes things like that can make those minor defects, but can be very severe and severe, and affect child growth and development, "said Correa.
Correa calls, environmental exposure may play an important role to determine whether a child is born disabled or not. For example, two major factors in the occurrence of cardiac abnormalities namely obesity and diabetes. Controlling weight and blood sugar levels is key to protecting the health of children in the womb.
"Women of childbearing age can go to doctor to find ways to achieve ideal body weight to ensure a healthy pregnancy. Besides, if well controlled diabetes, the risk of birth defects can be reduced by an average risk in a population of women with diabetes, "he said.
The women also can prevent the occurrence of birth defects with dietary adjustments and attention to nutrition and nutritional intake. Ensure that folic acid levels are met, whether from food or supplements daily folic acid. Medical experts recommend consuming at least 400 micrograms of folic acid every day.
Other fetal defects at birth are common, according to CDC records, including neural tube defects are birth defects because of incomplete growth and development of the system during fetal neural tube. Kind of like spina bifida and anencephaly. This defect occurs in 1 in 1000 pregnancies. In addition, cleft lip also includes frequently, about 1 from 700 to 1,000 babies born.
Both Correa and Katz are both of the opinion that needs to be changed is the way of life before a woman is pregnant. This is important, given the disparity in fetal growth and development often occurs in early pregnancy, even before a woman realizes she is pregnant. To bear healthy babies without complications, all women are advised to maintain fitness and good nutrition to meet, even before the conception.
Other precautions can be done during pregnancy. The first thing is to analyze the return of all drugs, both prescription and OTC drugs, which are consumed. Ask your doctor what medications should be avoided as dangerous to the fetus.
"Every time a woman is pregnant and taking prescription drugs for himself, he must ask whether the drug is safe for consumption during pregnancy. If doctors do not know the answer, it should be investigated further, "said Katz.
The pregnant women also should protect themselves from the possibility of disease transmission. Avoid traveling far away to prevent disease transmission. Or, if unavoidable, take precautions, such as taking antimalarial drugs or get certain vaccines before traveling.
None of the most frightening thing for a pregnant woman if the fetus is likely to know who was in her womb have a disability which of course would threaten the health and future life. But medical experts assured, many ways that women can do before and during pregnancy to reduce the risk of children born with disabilities.
Most of the related measures of prevention measures of this child was born handicapped and could easily run by anyone who wants to get healthy life.
"Women in childbearing age should be aware of the fact that they must be healthy," said Dr. Michael Katz, Deputy Chief for Research and Global Programs at the March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization related to pregnancy and baby health issues.
"They (the women) have of course a healthy lifestyle. This is certainly not the burden of additional work. This is a good lifestyle, "said Katz, who was a professor of child health from Columbia University and a consultant in New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, United States, as quoted healthday.com pages.
Known, about 1 of every 33 children born in the United States has several types of birth defects. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most birth defects occur during the first three months of pregnancy and involves some structural abnormalities, functional, or biochemical, producing children with disabilities or even death.
Cardiac abnormalities are the types of birth defects most often occur. In addition, an estimated one of 100 or 200 infants born to bring the disorder. Incidence of heart defects is more common because of the development of the fetal heart the most complicated because there are many opportunities for things that went wrong.
"The heart is a very complex organism, and comes in harmony with the forces that develop in the embryo," said Katz.
Often newborns with heart defects have what is called atrial septal defect or ventricular septal defect. They are born with a hole in their hearts.
"The heart has four rooms, two of the above mentioned Atria, two below called ventricles. They are separated by a muscular wall called the septum, "said Dr. Adolfo Correa, a medical supervisor for the CDC's National Center on Birth defects and Developmental Disabilities.
In some babies born with congenital heart defects, heart wall has not been fully closed. There is a hole between the right and the left side. "It (the hole) closed the road into oxygen in the blood to the lungs and then circulated to the organs to provide oxygen. Blood that comes into the network does not contain oxygen as usual. Sometimes things like that can make those minor defects, but can be very severe and severe, and affect child growth and development, "said Correa.
Correa calls, environmental exposure may play an important role to determine whether a child is born disabled or not. For example, two major factors in the occurrence of cardiac abnormalities namely obesity and diabetes. Controlling weight and blood sugar levels is key to protecting the health of children in the womb.
"Women of childbearing age can go to doctor to find ways to achieve ideal body weight to ensure a healthy pregnancy. Besides, if well controlled diabetes, the risk of birth defects can be reduced by an average risk in a population of women with diabetes, "he said.
The women also can prevent the occurrence of birth defects with dietary adjustments and attention to nutrition and nutritional intake. Ensure that folic acid levels are met, whether from food or supplements daily folic acid. Medical experts recommend consuming at least 400 micrograms of folic acid every day.
Other fetal defects at birth are common, according to CDC records, including neural tube defects are birth defects because of incomplete growth and development of the system during fetal neural tube. Kind of like spina bifida and anencephaly. This defect occurs in 1 in 1000 pregnancies. In addition, cleft lip also includes frequently, about 1 from 700 to 1,000 babies born.
Both Correa and Katz are both of the opinion that needs to be changed is the way of life before a woman is pregnant. This is important, given the disparity in fetal growth and development often occurs in early pregnancy, even before a woman realizes she is pregnant. To bear healthy babies without complications, all women are advised to maintain fitness and good nutrition to meet, even before the conception.
Other precautions can be done during pregnancy. The first thing is to analyze the return of all drugs, both prescription and OTC drugs, which are consumed. Ask your doctor what medications should be avoided as dangerous to the fetus.
"Every time a woman is pregnant and taking prescription drugs for himself, he must ask whether the drug is safe for consumption during pregnancy. If doctors do not know the answer, it should be investigated further, "said Katz.
The pregnant women also should protect themselves from the possibility of disease transmission. Avoid traveling far away to prevent disease transmission. Or, if unavoidable, take precautions, such as taking antimalarial drugs or get certain vaccines before traveling.
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