What should older mothers pay attention to during pregnancy?

For women, if they become pregnant at an older age, not only will the probability of successful pregnancy be reduced, but the risks after pregnancy will also be greatly increased. Therefore, if older women want to give birth to healthy babies smoothly, they need to pay attention to various aspects, including work and rest, diet, living habits, etc.

1. Get enough sleep:

Adequate sleep is an important guarantee for older pregnant women to improve their immunity and ensure the good health of mother and child. In addition to ensuring 8 to 9 hours of sleep every night, you should also ensure a 1-hour nap at noon, and add foods such as walnuts and sour jujube kernels to your diet.

2. Prepare enough nutrition:

To prevent fetal neural tube defects, older pregnant women should take folic acid for more than one month before pregnancy, which can reduce the incidence of fetal birth defects by 50%. Vitamin supplementation is the quickest and most economical way for the body to obtain enough folic acid. Foods rich in folic acid include animal liver, beets, broccoli, green leafy vegetables and orange juice. Eating more fruits and vegetables can supplement folic acid. Adequate zinc is necessary during the initial stages of embryonic development. Beef, seafood and animal liver also contain high levels of zinc.

3. Nourishing Kidney Qi:

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, older pregnant women are more likely to have miscarriages. Older people are bound to suffer from kidney deficiency or insufficient qi and blood. Therefore, it is necessary for pregnant women to use Chinese medicine to stabilize the fetus and regulate their health. In addition, you can combine diet therapy with drug therapy to maintain sufficient kidney essence.

Dietary recipe: 30 grams of black soybeans, 30 grams of black sesame seeds, a pair of fresh pork kidneys, or 60 grams of pig tail bones, cook together. Add a little salt for seasoning. Take 1 dose a day, or 1 dose every 3 days, for 1 month.

Medical prescription: 15 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 15 grams of Viscum album, 10 grams of Ligustrum lucidum, 10 grams of Dioscorea batatas, 10 grams of Cornus officinalis, 10 grams of Lycium barbarum, 10 grams of walnut meat, 6 grams of roasted licorice, 6 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, etc. Take one dose daily, decocted in water.

4. Prevent infection:

Pregnant women's exposure to chemicals, viruses, etc. are likely to cause congenital malformations or abnormalities in their newborns. After pregnancy, the secretion of sweat glands and sebaceous glands increases. You should take a bath frequently, wash your vulva every day, change your underwear frequently, keep it clean, and promote the excretion function of the skin.

5. Pregnancy care:

The rate of dystocia is high among older primiparas, and the interval between examinations should be shortened. In addition, pay special attention to changes in blood pressure and urine to prevent abnormal situations.