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Amniocentesis
During your pregnancy, your doctor may prescribe you an amniocentesis. This term may panic: what is it? Does it indicate an abnormality in the baby?
Here are the explanations to understand and cope with serenity this test.
What is it?
Amniocentesis is an extraction of amniotic fluid.
What is?
After analyzing, this extraction allows the counting of the chromosomes the karyotype) to determine if there is:
- The risk of chromosomal abnormality that can cause genetic diseases related to the baby’s sex
- The risk of trisomy 21
- A risk of inherited diseases
- The risk of central nervous system malformations
How is it done?
The doctor removes some amniotic fluid by a very thin needle inserted into the womb. The test was developed with the help of an ultrasound, which allows positioning the baby and guide the path of the needle. It is very fast: in total lasts no more than 20 minutes.
The information
The doctor will inform you and you will see before the amniocentesis. Do not hesitate to deal with all issues that concern you: the teams are specially trained to talk to prospective patients.
Does it hurt?
The test is almost painless, but it shows a blood test. So it is not necessary anesthesia. It seems more than it is!
When is it done?
It is practiced from the 16th week of amenorrhea, and until the third month of pregnancy, if there is evidence of a fetal problem.
First, it makes a certain hormone analytic rule whose presence in the blood can cause a trisomy.
What are the risks?
Amniocentesis is a surgical procedure and as such, has certain risks, although there are in a very low percentage: abortion, inability to interpret the amniotic fluid (blood in the extraction).
To avoid any risk of abortion, half an hour after the completion of the test is an injection of anti-D globulin. It is advisable to rest during the day after the amniocentesis.
Who do you prescribe?
To all mothers over 38 years (it is known that the risk of trisomy increases with maternal age), but also those who are at risk of hereditary disease or cases of trisomy 21 in the family.
How long do the results?
We have to wait two weeks for the results.
What if I have a problem?
Consistently cited for consultation and, if severe abnormality, parents will be proposed to perform a therapeutic abortion, after a thorough study with physicians.
In this painful scenario will get the support, monitoring and support of all medical equipment
Nutrition During Pregnancy and Breast Feeding
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The normal diet in Spain contains between 1 and 20 mg of iron, the percentage of iron absorbed varies from 10 to 90% depending on the amount ingested, shape, stage of pregnancy, iron deposits in the body and the kind of food that is taken.
Because of these large variations as iron stores in women of childbearing age tend to be low or very low, it is advisable to supplement with 30-60 mg of elemental iron in the form of sulfate, fumarate or ferrous gluconate orally that is best absorbed in an acidic medium. Intramuscular or intravenous administration may cause severe anaphylactic reactions and the first is related to the development of sarcomas at the injection site.
In infancy, although losses of iron in the milk are lower than in the period, supplements should be maintained, especially in women who had experienced significant anemia or bleeding.
Cure Depression with Acupuncture
Up to a quarter of all women suffer from depression during pregnancy, but many refuse to take antidepressants.
Now, a new study suggests that acupuncture can relieve symptoms, but have found no evidence that is an effective treatment for depression in general.
The study by researchers at Stanford University, USA, recruited 150 depressed women who were enrolled between 12 and 30 weeks of pregnancy and randomly assigned to 52 are to receive an acupuncture treatment specifically designed to combat the symptoms of depression; 49 others to receive regular acupuncture, and the remaining 49, to get Swedish massages. Read the rest of this entry »