Monday, 5 August 2013

Prenatal Care

Prenatal Care
Think you're pregnant?

Whether planned or not, it's time to the next rule ... does not come! Most likely you will start to feel symptoms of pregnancy until the period has been delayed a week or two. You get the home pregnancy test is positive and!, Then it's time to decide what to do with the pregnancy and go to your doctor.

Speaking of risk in pregnancy is like talking about risk in daily life that we rolled, i.e if we know and background activities that increase the risk, know that the possibility of complication is higher or lower, for it serves Prenatal care: to know the degree of risk for each pregnancy complication, and as far as possible, to reduce this possibility.

In addition we also carry the birth control according to the time of it, doing specific tests for each gestational age. Gynecologists have the time of pregnancy for weeks from the first day of the last menstrual bleeding, the approximate time of gestation is 40 weeks, which corresponds to 9 months (remember that not all months have 4 weeks exactly why no offset between weeks and the doctor says we're counting the months).
Consultations are monthly until 32 weeks to 7 months from this date is every 2 weeks until 36, and from this date will be weekly until the end of pregnancy.

There are basic prenatal studies: complete blood count helps us know if there is anemia or infection; Urinalysis in search of possible infection or protein in the urine, VDRL to know if syphilis Blood group and RH to prevent blood incompatibility between mother and child if the mother is Rh negative, seeking blood chemistry risk of diabetes, kidney problems or high blood pressure during pregnancy.

In each consultation we review your blood pressure, enlargement of the abdomen, hear the baby's heart, we check if the feet are swollen, adequate mass increment. The doctor also considers whether or not recommended vaccination against tetanus. And we will request an ultrasound from the moment you find out you're pregnant and at least every 3 months.

If you have any history that might increase the risk to you or your baby, ask specific studies.