Help expectant mothers relieve pain, maternity care knowledge worth collecting

Pregnancy is a major event in life and should not be taken lightly. Many expectant mothers, especially new expectant mothers, have more or less panic in addition to their longing and joy, that is, they don’t know this or that! So new expectant mothers start to seek advice from experienced people, but faced with the various experience sharing of all kinds of women, expectant mothers are inevitably confused: Why do some people say completely different things, and which experience is more reliable? For this reason, today I have compiled a complete guide to health care during pregnancy, and I recommend that expectant parents save it!

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1. Things we should know during pregnancy!

As a new pregnant mother, you may be immersed in the joy of being a mother for the first time, but you are also troubled by anxiety and sensitivity during pregnancy, worrying that symptoms such as bleeding, drowsiness, and morning sickness will affect the health of the baby. Anxiety, stress, happiness, and anticipation are intertwined throughout the pregnancy, and many new pregnant mothers say that it is "very painful"! In fact, it is not that scary. As long as we prepare for pregnancy scientifically, we can safely give birth to a healthy baby! Then, I have summarized some common problems, hoping to help everyone!

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(1) What are the misconceptions about weight management during pregnancy? Misconception 1: When you are not pregnant, you will pay attention to dieting, but after you become pregnant, you will eat like crazy. During pregnancy, the amount of food you eat should be increased because "one person eats food for two people". In order to protect the fetus, pregnant women should eat more and move less. The more you eat during pregnancy, the heavier the weight, the better, so that you can have a healthy "big fat baby". Not only that, some pregnant women and their families also believe that overnutrition is better than poor nutrition, and a big baby is a sign of health. Misconception 2: During pregnancy, calcium supplementation is more, the better, the earlier the vitamin supplementation, the better, and it doesn't matter if you take more, and staple food is not as nutritious as meat... In fact, these are wrong. Once the mother's weight control during pregnancy is not good, obesity will occur, which will increase the incidence of diseases such as high blood sugar, high blood lipids, and high blood pressure, and even affect the development of the fetus, making the pregnancy and delivery more complicated. It may usually lead to dystocia. Obese pregnant women have too much fat in their bodies and it is difficult to control their weight during pregnancy, which can increase the rate of giant babies and the risk of dystocia, uterine atony, and heavy bleeding. If a caesarean section is performed, the operation will be more difficult due to excessive abdominal fat, and the risk of poor wound healing will also increase. In addition, it can affect fetal development. Obese pregnant women will increase the risk of gestational hypertension and gestational diabetes. If combined with gestational diabetes, giant babies are prone to occur. If combined with gestational hypertension, fetal growth retardation, neonatal asphyxia and other risks are prone to occur. Therefore, pregnant women must control their weight.

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(2) Can I wear makeup, take care of my skin, drink coffee, and fly during pregnancy? If you don’t feel uncomfortable, these things are fine. But one thing to note is that you need to stop using skin care products containing retinoic acid and retinol. Other skin care and cosmetics should be the same as before pregnancy. As for coffee, you can drink a small amount in the early stages of pregnancy, but in the later stages, it depends on your actual situation. It is okay to fly before 30 weeks. After 30 weeks, different airlines seem to have different restrictions. It depends on the requirements of the specific airline, and the pregnant woman herself needs to show a doctor's certificate.

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2. What should we do during pregnancy?

Pregnancy is a big challenge, and in order to successfully complete this task, you need to be adequately prepared.

(1) Eating more is not as good as eating better. When you are pregnant, someone may suggest that you eat more because you have to eat together. But in fact, eating more is not necessarily a good thing. In addition, some pregnant women will vomit or even lose their appetite in the early stages of pregnancy. Therefore, in daily life, we should try our best to maintain a balanced nutrition. Being overweight will have a negative impact on the body during pregnancy and put pregnant women at risk of various diseases!

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(2) Prenatal check-up refers to the health check-up of pregnant women and fetuses and psychological guidance for pregnant women from the time of pregnancy confirmation to delivery, including early pregnancy diagnosis, the first prenatal check-up and subsequent prenatal check-ups, and the screening and diagnosis of fetal birth defects. Prenatal check-up is an important means to ensure the health of mother and baby, and every expectant mother should have it on time.

Generally speaking, there are usually 12 prenatal checkups during pregnancy. When is each checkup done? What items need to be checked?

Key examination items for weeks 1-5: Confirmation of pregnancy, Key examination items for weeks 6-7: Confirmation of intrauterine pregnancy, early pregnancy examination form and file creation, First examination: Key examination items for weeks 8-14: Basic examination (routine blood test, routine urine test, routine leucorrhea test, blood type, liver and kidney function, hepatitis B two-pair-and-a-half test, HIV, syphilis screening, thyroid function, thalassemia screening) and NT.

Second checkup: 16-20 weeks Key checkup items: Down syndrome screening, non-invasive DNA,

The third check-up: 21-24 weeks Key check items: Fetal system color Doppler ultrasound, major fetal malformation screening.

Fourth check-up: 24-28 weeks Key check items: Sugar screening.

Fifth check-up: 30 weeks. Key check items: edema check, recheck of HIV antibody, syphilis antibody, hepatitis B antigen, blood routine, urine routine, liver and kidney function, blood lipids, and electrolytes.

Sixth check-up: 32 weeks. Key check items: fetal heart monitoring, routine examination.

Seventh check-up: 34 weeks Key check items: Assessment of fetal weight Diet may need to be adjusted based on the assessment.

Eighth check-up: 35 weeks Key check items: Group B Streptococcus screening.

Ninth check-up: 37 weeks Key check items: fetal position check.

The tenth check-up: 38 weeks Key check items: measuring pelvic fetal heart rate monitoring.

Eleventh check-up: 39 weeks Key check items: fetal heart rate monitoring.

Twelfth check-up: 40 weeks Key check items: fetal heart rate monitoring.

(3) Pregnant women should control their moods during pregnancy. Physical and mental changes can make women extremely emotional, or even suffer from postpartum depression. This feeling is very normal. However, the mood of pregnant women can also cause certain harm to the child's body and mind. For the growth of children, the best way is to adjust your emotions, make the child happy, and stabilize your emotions.

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3. How to care for pregnant mothers?

(1) Pregnant women should have a comprehensive check-up of their health status, and pay attention to monitoring their blood pressure, so that they can know their basic blood pressure status. During pregnancy, they must pay attention to doing B-ultrasound, because B-ultrasound is used to evaluate the growth of the fetus in the uterus.

(2) Proper intake of folic acid. Pregnant women should take 0.4 mg of folic acid daily within 3 months of pregnancy to avoid abnormal neurodevelopment of the fetus.

(3) Pregnant women should pay attention to the degree and duration of pregnancy reactions in the early stages of pregnancy. If they experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and inability to eat, it is recommended that they go to a regular medical institution for further testing in time to prevent electrolyte imbalance. Pregnant women should pay attention to medication and consult a physician before taking medication to avoid negative side effects on the child.

(4) Fetal movement monitoring: After 18-20 weeks of pregnancy, the expectant mother begins to feel the movement of the fetus in the uterus. Starting from the 30th week of pregnancy, the expectant father should help the expectant mother count the fetal movements regularly every day. Fetal movement calculation method: Spend 1 hour each in the morning, noon and evening to count the fetal movements. The total number of fetal movements in 3 times 4 is the number of fetal movements in 12 hours. More than 30 fetal movements in 12 hours are normal. Fetal movements less than 20 times in 12 hours may be abnormal. Fetal movements less than 10 times are dangerous signals of fetal hypoxia in the uterus. If fetal movement is abnormal, go to the hospital for treatment in time.

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in conclusion

I often hear some pregnant mothers say that giving birth is like passing levels. After passing levels one after another, you can welcome an angelic and cute baby. In fact, every step of prenatal care is very important and must not be sloppy, so that you can promote the healthier growth of your baby!

Introduction of science experts:

Ming Yufang graduated from Guangzhou Nursing School in July 1992 and from Guangzhou Medical University in 2014 with a college degree. She has been working in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Qingcheng District People's Hospital in Qingyuan City. She studied in the delivery room of Zhujiang Hospital in 2010 and completed the Guangdong Province Midwife Core Competence Clinical Teacher Training and International Standard Maternal Advanced Life Support Training Course in 2012. She has carefully summarized her clinical nursing work experience and published two papers.