If you are considering a planned pregnancy, it is good to check your health first through a pre-pregnancy test and make a plan accordingly (Photo = Clip Art Korea).
As the age of marriage and childbirth increases with recent interest in health, many couples consider planning pregnancy. At this time, ‘pre-pregnancy examination’ is essential for a safer and healthier pregnancy and childbirth.
Unplanned pregnancy, risk of complication increased by 1.5 times
pre-pregnancy testis the first step in a planned pregnancy. This is because exposure to drugs or harmful environments in the early stages of pregnancy, when embryos develop and develop, can be prevented in advance.
According to experts, a pre-pregnancy test can correct an underlying disease that has not been known so far, or find out the course of a known chronic disease and change to a drug or treatment plan suitable for pregnancy. In addition, it is possible to prepare for pregnancy after examining the formation of antibodies against infectious diseases that can affect the fetus and, if not, vaccination. In addition, you can figure out your nutritional status and supplement the nutrients you need for pregnancy so that you are not deficient.
Kim Seo-yeon, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, said, “The proportion of planned pregnancies among domestic pregnancies is about 50%. Unplanned pregnancies increase the risk of complications about 1.5 timesIt has been reported thatFor safe and healthy childbirth, all women of childbearing age should be tested before pregnancy. do,” he said.
Adolescent and elderly pregnancy, more careful observation needed
The pre-pregnancy test items are the same regardless of age. It consists largely of ▲family history ▲medical investigation ▲infection and vaccination ▲nutrition evaluation, etc. The specific examination contents are as follows.
▲ Family history = Investigate the family history of each couple’s internal medical diseases, infertility, and miscarriage. If you are at risk of a genetic disease, check whether you are a carrier before pregnancy. If a genetic disease is confirmed, counseling is conducted on preimplantation genetic diagnosis using assisted reproductive technology (ART).
▲ Medical investigation = Find and consult about diseases that can adversely affect a woman or her fetus due to pregnancy. Chronic diseases such as diabetes, epilepsy, autoimmune diseases, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases, cancer, depression and anxiety disorders are investigated. A gynecologic ultrasound checks for masses in the uterus and ovaries.
▲ Infection and vaccination = Screening for varicella, tuberculosis, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and toxoplasmosis infection is recommended. Serological tests to check for infections such as human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) and hepatitis B and C, and sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea and syphilis are also investigated.
▲ Nutrition evaluation = Check your proper weight and eating habits according to your height, and make sure you have the recommended eating habits for a healthy pregnancy.
Professor Geum Joon Joon of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Korea Daeguro Hospital said, “There are items that need to be looked at more carefully in pregnancy for adolescents (15 to 19 years old) and elderly (35 years old or older).”In adolescence, the risk of anemia, premature birth, and pre-eclampsia is high during pregnancy, and since growth and development continue during pregnancy, more calories should be consumed. do it,” he asked.
Following “In the case of the elderly, not only the frequency of gestational hypertension and diabetes, premature birth, low birth weight, placenta previa, placental abruption, and cesarean section increases, but also idiopathic preterm labor, aneuploidy chromosomal abnormalities, multiple pregnancies, and fetal malformations increase. You can do it, you have to keep an eye on it do,” he added.
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2023-09-01 12:36:00
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