Can an eight-month-old baby be aborted?

Every pregnant woman hopes that her baby will be healthy, but some people lack the concept of eugenics, do not prepare for pregnancy and there are many things they do not pay attention to during pregnancy, which will lead to unhealthy fetuses. Many people do not find out that the fetus is unhealthy until the eighth month of pregnancy. So now let’s find out whether an abortion can be done in the eighth month of pregnancy?

If the pregnancy exceeds 12 weeks, abortion cannot be performed and hospitalization is required for induced labor. Therefore, abortion cannot be performed in the eighth month of pregnancy and induced labor is required. However, due to the birth of the fetus, the difficulty of surgery is very high and the harm to the human body is also very great, which increases the pain of the pregnant woman and the risk of surgery. Therefore, this situation still needs to be carefully considered and a reliable hospital must be selected for surgery.

The dangers of induced labor

1. Bleeding after induced labor

Under normal circumstances, there will be a small amount of bleeding for about a week after induced abortion. Generally, the bleeding does not exceed the normal amount of menstruation and is self-healing.

If the bleeding exceeds 400ml, it is considered post-abortion bleeding and you should go to the hospital immediately for emergency blood circulation. Excessive blood loss can cause shock, coma, and even serious life-threatening, so special attention should be paid to observing vaginal bleeding after abortion.

2. Infection after induced labor

Infection and complications after induced labor usually occur within two weeks after induced labor. The patient will have fever symptoms, and the fever will last for more than 24 hours, which can be basically identified as secondary infection after induced labor.

The main clinical symptoms of human infection are:

(1) Persistent pain in the waist and lower abdomen

(2) Female secretions are pus-like or bloody, with a distinct odor

(3) Those with more serious infections may experience low blood pressure, a rapid pulse, and resistance to abdominal massage with tenderness and rebound pain.

However, this kind of harm is relatively easy to control. Generally, doctors will ask patients to take some antibiotics to prevent infection after surgery. As long as the patient follows the doctor's advice and takes the medicine regularly during the treatment process, the harm of postoperative infection can be basically eliminated.

3. Damage to the birth canal after induction of labor

(1) Vaginal injury. This is an inevitable risk of induced abortion. Whether it is painless abortion or induced abortion, it is a practice that violates the natural laws of the body. The risks vary, but they are inevitable.

This is because during the induction of labor, the uterus will contract significantly, causing the cervical opening, posterior vaginal fornix or vaginal fissures to appear, and (2) uterine damage. Some female friends may experience uterine rupture. In view of the dangers of this type of induced abortion, you need to go to the hospital immediately for cervical suture surgery to prevent vaginal bleeding. The damage to the uterus can range from minor to major, causing menstrual disorders to major, causing infertility.

4. Amniotic fluid embolism after induction of labor

This is because during the induced abortion operation, the cervical canal dilates and the cervical opening opens. Due to the excessive contraction of the uterus, some blood vessels are opened to the outside, the amniotic fluid ruptures, and most or part of the pregnant woman's amniotic fluid flows into the blood vessels. It is one of the more dangerous risks of induced abortion.

5. Psychological imbalance after induced abortion

The physiological damage caused by induced abortion can be treated promptly and completely through medical methods, but the psychological damage is sometimes not only impossible to prevent, but also impossible to completely heal. It is one of the longer-lasting effects of induced abortion. Because some women will experience depression and fear, which may affect normal pregnancy in the future, family members and friends should provide appropriate and adequate psychological guidance.