Once you are pregnant, and especially if this is your first pregnancy, it is natural for you to worry about various health issues and conditions. Every pregnancy is unique, and even if you were pregnant earlier, it is possible you are worried this time as well.
Check out some of the most common confusions or concerns you may have about pregnancy risks and tips on how to take care.
3 Most Common Pregnancy Risks And How To Take Care
1. Miscarriage
Almost 10 to 15 percent of all pregnancies suffer a miscarriage. Also, if you conceive at a later age, especially after 32 years of age, your chances of a miscarriage are considerably higher. In many cases, women do not realize they are pregnant and have a miscarriage in the earliest weeks of conception.
Some of the most common signs of a miscarriage are a whitish or pinkish discharge from the vagina, brownish bleeding, clot-like discharge along with a feeling of nausea.
How To Take Care: Reduce and manage stress by practicing calming techniques such as meditation and yoga, quit smoking and drinking, speak to your doctor and get a complete health test done if you are planning to conceive, go for a urine pregnancy test if you feel nauseous but are not sure whether you have conceived or not.
2. Premature Birth
Only about 10 percent of all pregnancies result in a premature birth. You will be at a higher risk if you gave birth prematurely in a previous pregnancy, if you are carrying twins, if you had bleeding during your pregnancy, or if you have high blood pressure or diabetes.
Some of the most common signs that you may give birth prematurely are a dull pain in your lower back, sudden pain in your abdomen area that grows and feels like a menstrual pain, bleeding from the vagina, a feeling of pressure in your vaginal or pelvic area, a type of painful contraction that seems to increase.
How To Take Care: If you suffer from high blood pressure or diabetes, speak to your doctor about how to handle it best. Make sure you are on time for all your prenatal check-ups so that your doctor can keep a watch on the overall development of your baby, as well as your overall pregnancy health.
3. Birth Defect
In most cases, it is not possible to detect a birth defect during the pregnancy months. The doctors will only be able to assess after the delivery if there is a possible birth defect. Most of the birth defects are detected in the first year of birth. Some common birth defects are hearing loss and heart conditions. Doctors often use special screening tests to check for the same.
If you are planning to conceive or have just found out that you are pregnant, discuss your overall health condition. Also, find out your family medical history and share it with your doctor to get the best possible preventive treatment.
How To Take Care: Talk to your doctor about folic acid supplements and have it each day, or as prescribed. Ideally, you will be put on a 400 mg folic acid prescription on a daily basis. If you have recently taken any medication or got off some medicine course that you were taking, share it with your doctor. Quit smoking and drinking the moment you find out you are pregnant, or if you are planning to conceive.
Planning your pregnancy is the best way you can ensure both you and your unborn baby are healthy. Make sure to speak to your doctor and follow a healthy lifestyle.
