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Izmir pregnancy, birth, and having a baby are one of the most amazing experiences you will have in life. In addition to a planned pregnancy, most pregnancies are accidental, as the saying goes. The aim of every family is to create a healthy future and therefore a healthy generation. Having a planned pregnancy allows you to overcome the difficulties you will encounter in the future more easily and consciously. Ideally, it would be right to make an appointment with your doctor three months before the date you want to get pregnant and make a preliminary interview. Your doctor will evaluate your health and social history, do your examination, perform various tests, and in this way, prepare both you and himself in the face of abnormal situations that may occur during pregnancy. In addition, a healthy lifestyle has a huge positive effect on you and your baby.
* We should quit smoking. Because women who smoke are more likely to experience infertility, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth and low birth weight babies. The father-to-be should also quit smoking. Smoking may impair sperm quality and cause abnormalities in the DNA structure. You may also suffer as much harm as your partner's passive smoking, as well as direct smoking. Passive smoking has turned out to have very important effects today. Contemporary societies did not in vain impose a ban on smoking in public areas.
The most important reason for the ban is that the health of non-smokers is also at risk.
* If there are drugs that have been used for a long time, you should consult your doctor.
* In the months when you are considering pregnancy, you should pay attention to films such as tomography and stomach film in the second half of the menstrual period.
* Stay away from alcohol. If you have an alcohol habit, you should take a break from this habit.
IS IT USEFUL TO LOSE WEIGHT BEFORE PREGNANCY?
Being too thin or overweight can create serious problems during pregnancy. You can easily calculate whether you are at a weight that will not prevent pregnancy. Body Mass Index (BMI) ; It is easily calculated with the formula weight/height2.
Example: If your weight is 61kg and your height is 1.60 m, BMI=(61/1.60*1.60)23.82
Ideal BMI: It should be between 20 and 27. Between 27 and 30 is considered underweight, and over 30 is considered overweight. In patients with a BMI >30, 10% weight loss will prevent many problems that may occur during pregnancy.
BMI Suitable for pregnancy Total weight to be gained during pregnancy
<20 weak 12 – 18 kg
20 – 27 ideal 11 – 16 kg
27 – 30 fat 7 – 11 kg
>30 fat (obese) 7 kg
BLOOD ASSAYS
When we say blood test, the first thing that comes to mind is the determination of blood groups and Rh factors. Blood incompatibility is mostly evaluated by looking at the Rh factor. If there is no Rh factor in the mother's blood, there is a possibility of "blood incompatibility" if the mother is Rh negative (-), and if the father is Rh positive (+). The health of the mother and baby will be protected by taking necessary precautions and administering drugs during delivery. The most important risk here is that blood groups are not learned before and during birth. A serious anemia (anemia) and other blood diseases should be investigated with a hemogram, which we call blood analysis. Hemogram can give important clues about whether there is Mediterranean Anemia (Thalassemia), which is common in our country. Infections such as rubella, hepatitis B and toxoplasma can be investigated in the same blood analysis.
REQUIRED VACCINATIONS
Pregnant women who do not have natural or vaccine immunity during pregnancy preparation; should be vaccinated against rubella (rubella). Because a rubella infection in the first half of pregnancy causes serious disabilities and anomalies in the fetus. In addition, some risky mothers should be vaccinated against diseases such as hepatitis B virus, tetonosis and flu. Although tetanus, hepatitis B and flu vaccines can be given during pregnancy, other vaccines should not be given. Missing vaccinations should be completed before pregnancy.
SYSTEMIC DISEASES
If you have a systemic disease such as goiter, hypertension, heart diseases, Diabetes Mellitus or epilepsy, you should consult with the relevant doctors and be informed about the possible risks related to the disease during pregnancy. Detection of hereditary diseases that may be in the mother and father is very important in terms of detecting the possibility of this disease in the child to be born. Be sure to share the medicines you use with your doctor!
DENTAL CONTROL
It is convenient to make an appointment with your dentist. If you have dental problems, you should have them treated before pregnancy. Because these problems may increase with your pregnancy.
FOLIC ACID SUPPORT!!!
We should start 0.4mg Folic acid supplementation every day. For the development of the baby's central nervous system, it is very important to take "vitamin B9", that is, folic acid, especially from the first weeks of pregnancy. Since it is not stored in the body, more than normal is needed during pregnancy, and it is not adequately met with natural foods, it should be taken every day. Fresh green vegetables are a source of folic acid, but prolonged cooking and long-term storage reduce its amount in foods. It is most commonly found in spinach, peanuts, hazelnuts, cauliflower and wholemeal bread. In folic acid deficiency, there are anomalies in the nervous system called "neural tube defect" due to the incomplete closure of the spinal canal. In particular, women who have previously been found to have a folic acid deficiency or have given birth to a baby with neural tube defect anomaly should definitely start taking folic acid, known as vitamin B9, on a daily basis, at least 3 months before they plan to become pregnant. The World Health Organization definitely recommends folic acid supplementation before pregnancy.
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