Information on Pregnancy

If you are planning to become pregnant, make right decisions on time, take best possible measures to have a healthier Pregnancy and above all, seek help of competent health professionals to ensure safe and healthy development of your baby. Primarily, preconception counseling and guidance ensure that the woman enters pregnancy with an optimal state of health.

It is also the time to identify the high risk factors of Pregnancy by detailed evaluation of obstetric, medical, family and personal history of the individual. Inheritable genetic diseases may be detected, assessed and managed in an attempt to improve the pregnancy outcome. Further, the care regime attempts to remove fear and apprehensions about pregnancy and try to boost up the psychology of the mother-to-be so that she finds her confident during pregnancy.

A host of systematic supervision including antenatal advice, routine examination, diet and care, is imperative too when she becomes pregnant. The supervision schedule aims at

• Educating and advising the pregnant woman regarding diet, and supplementary nutrition, medication, immunization and other pregnancy related factors and childbirth issues

• Providing base line information on subsequent physiological and psychological changes in the mother-to-be, preparing her mentally for the labor ordeal and extending sufficient care and guidance for healthier Pregnancy

• Assessing the health status of the mother, screening the high risk cases, providing necessary guidelines to treat any complications at the earliest

• Formulating plans of subsequent pregnancy management and discussing birth plans

• Ensuring continued medical surveillance and quality care, based on individual needs

Strategies taken to monitor advancement of pregnancy and further, to assess the antenatal fetal well-being

• Pregnancy should be regularly supervised. Fetal well-being depends on a satisfactory maternal heath. Therefore, visit doctors for routine health check –ups. Haemoglobin estimation, routine urine culture, serological tests, estimation of glucose level and glucose tolerance test, etc are crucial for assessing the viability of pregnancy

• Thorough clinical examination and Pregnancy Tests should be carried out in the first trimester to ensure satisfactory growth and development of the fetus throughout pregnancy. Tracking the size and growth of the uterus is of great importance. It helps in estimating the correct duration of gestation and assessing causes for abortion, premature labor, uterine growth retardation and other cervical incompetence

• Fetal congenital abnormalities account for about 20 percent of prenatal deaths and may lead to physical and mental handicaps in survivors, if remain untreated. Therefore, early detection and effective screening procedure should be designed to evaluate genetic, chromosomal and structural causes of such abnormalities and to mitigate the risks in future

• General advices should be given to the mother-to-be regarding her hygiene related factors including, rest and sleep, bathing and clothing, dental care, breast care, restrictions on certain drug and food, coitus and conjugal lifestyle. Furthermore, developing healthy eating habits and continuing exercises are crucial too for a successful Pregnancy

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