What are the effects of general anesthesia on the fetus?

Most women will use local anesthesia when giving birth if they choose caesarean section, because general anesthesia will not only cause certain harm to the pregnant woman's body, but also have a serious impact on the fetus in the body. The fetus is very sensitive to anesthetic drugs, and the efficacy of anesthetic drugs is relatively strong. So what effect does general anesthesia have on the fetus?

1Does anesthesia have any effect on the fetus?

Anesthetics have certain effects on the fetus.

Because the anesthetic injected into the pregnant woman's body will be transferred to the fetus through the blood vessels, thus affecting the healthy development of the fetus, especially when the pregnancy is three months, the embryo is still developing vigorously, so the anesthesia surgery will theoretically have an impact on the fetus. However, the regulations for injecting anesthetics into pregnant women are now very complete. As long as the appropriate dose is given at the right time, it will not cause any harm to the fetus.

2 What are the effects of anesthetics on the fetus?

Today's anesthesia methods are divided into local anesthesia and general anesthesia. The effect of local anesthesia on pregnant women and fetuses is relatively small and can be basically ignored.

You have to be careful when using general anesthesia, because most of the various drugs used in general anesthesia will affect the fetus through the placenta, and may be teratogenic to pregnant women with poor physical constitution. In addition, general anesthesia will affect the ventilation function of pregnant women, thereby affecting the fetus, but the extent of the impact depends on the specific dosage of anesthetics used in the surgery.

3 Precautions for anesthesia during childbirth

Nowadays, many expectant mothers will receive anesthesia during childbirth, which is the so-called painless delivery. At this time, expectant mothers need to pay attention to the following matters:

1. Pregnant mothers should follow the doctor's instructions when receiving anesthesia during childbirth. Usually the doctor will ask you to lie on your side, hug your knees with your hands, keep your thighs as close to your belly as possible, and your chin as close to your chest as possible, anyway, it will be like the shape of a shrimp. This is the only way to expose the entire spine and open up the interspinal space.

2. Expectant mothers must not be nervous, hide or move when receiving anesthesia. Because moving may cause the needle to pierce the spine, which will not only affect the anesthesia effect but may also cause other dangers.