During pregnancy, most mothers will only care about whether the fetus is healthy in the stomach, but ignore their own physical condition. During pregnancy, pregnant women are affected by certain factors and the consumption of pregnancy itself is huge, resulting in anemia.
How is anemia during pregnancy determined?
The Criteria of the World Health Organization are: Pregnant women with peripheral hemoglobin less than 110 g/L and a hematocrit of less than 0.33 are anaemia during pregnancy.
According to the hemoglobin level, it can be divided into:
Mild anemia: 109 g/L> hemoglobin (HB) > 100 g/L
Moderate anemia: 99 g/L> hemoglobin (HB) > 70 g/L
Severe anemia: 69 g/L> hemoglobin (HB) > 40 g/L
Very severe anemia: 40 g/L> hemoglobin (HB)
Reminder: Hemoglobin is the most sensitive indicator of anemia, and it is necessary to go to the hospital regularly to check the blood routine to prevent the occurrence of the disease.
Research statistics: At present, the probability of anemia in pregnant women is as high as 40% to 90% worldwide. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has also released a set of survey data, showing that the anemia rate in women is about 20%, and the anemia rate in pregnant women is as high as 35%. However, due to the lack of knowledge about anemia during pregnancy and the lack of publicity, many pregnant women ignore this problem, thus laying hidden dangers for their own and the health of their fetuses.
Harm to pregnant women
Maximum damage: Reduces immunity
Anemia can lead to the inability of nutrition during pregnancy to keep up, and immunity will decline, resulting in pregnant mothers being prone to infection and illness. If the anemia has not been corrected, if it encounters heavy bleeding, it will increase the difficulty of rescue, and in severe cases, heart failure will occur.
Harm to the fetus
Hazards during pregnancy: fetal growth retardation
Due to anemia during pregnancy, the uterus will also be bloody and hypoxic, placental perfusion is insufficient, and adequate oxygen is needed for fetal development. If it is lacking, it will cause intrauterine hypoxia in the fetus, lead to fetal growth retardation, affect the brain development of the fetus, and affect the child's IQ.
Hazards after birth: anemia
Studies have shown that after 36 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus will absorb a large amount of iron in the mother's body through the umbilical cord. If the mother is anemic, there is a limit to the amount of iron that the fetus can take from the mother, which is likely to lead to anemia after the baby is born.
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If there are 4 signs on the body during pregnancy, it is likely that there is anemia
Occasional feeling of dizziness
Some pregnant mothers will go to the toilet or bow their heads for a long time, especially when they just get up, when they suddenly get up, there are a few seconds of blackness in front of their eyes, there is a feeling of dizziness, and they must hold something.
At this time, it should be noted, which may be caused by anemia. The so-called anemia will lead to insufficient blood volume, the amount of blood supply in the body can not keep up, the blood flow in the brain can not reach normal, and orthostatic hypotension is prone to dizziness and dizziness.
General weakness
Some mothers walk up a flight of stairs and feel that they can't breathe, are weak, don't even do anything, often feel tired when lying down, and even in a calm state, shortness of breath will occur.
That's because hemoglobin transports oxygen, insufficient vitality leads to insufficient oxygen transported to the brain, so it will feel tired, anemia will also cause insufficient blood supply to the heart, the amount of blood in the limbs is relatively small, and the breathing when going upstairs will also be accelerated and deepened, and naturally you will feel powerless.
The face is sallow
Compared with normal people, most of the pregnant women with anemia have a haggard face, a pale face, or even yellowing, no blood on the lips, rough hair, and dry skin.
The second is that the mucous membrane of the anemic mother's lower eyelid is pale, and it does not look like there is a little blood color, which is mainly because the amount of blood is insufficient to supply to the terminal circulation, and the lower eyelid is the terminal circulation, which is far from the heart, so it is not supplied.
The nails are thin and brittle
In addition, their nails are also relatively thin and extremely easy to break. Some people will also have spoon-shaped fingers (also called anti-nails), which are relatively flat, and the center of the nails of serious patients will be sunken, and two drops of water will not flow down on the top.
The most direct identification method is to look at the blood flow of the finger, press the finger, and the blood will flow around.
Normally, after release, the blood in the place of pressure will return immediately, but if the blood returns for more than three seconds, it is likely to be anemia.
How to prevent anemia during pregnancy
Life
Folic acid can be supplemented when trying to conceive, can prevent the lack of folic acid caused by megaloblastic anemia, it is recommended to supplement about 400 micrograms per day, excessive intake of one is not absorbed, the other is easy to cause poisoning. In addition, remember to go to the hospital regularly for obstetric examinations, and regularly check the blood routine in the second and late stages of pregnancy, so as to understand the anemia situation and take corresponding measures to correct the anemia.
Diet
You can eat some animal liver in moderation, such as pork liver, chicken liver and other iron-rich foods.
Because the fetus develops relatively quickly, in addition to supplementing iron in the third trimester of pregnancy, it is also necessary to eat more high-protein foods, such as fish, eggs, milk, beans, etc., so that the baby has enough energy to absorb.
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