Hengyang a 286 kg "super heavyweight" mother gave birth smoothly

Medical staff examine the mother.

Red net moment Hengyang January 10 news (correspondent Lei Linchen Zhu Jialin reporter Tan Qian intern Li Linna) recently, Hengyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital for a weight of 286 pounds of "super" pregnant women to carry out a caesarean section, in the city of maternal and child multidisciplinary team cooperation and escort of medical staff, the mother safely gave birth to a six pounds six two baby, has now got out of bed, after the operation recovery is good. The operation set a new record for the highest weight of a woman by caesarean section.

It is reported that ms. Wang, a pregnant woman, is 39 years old, lives in Changning, and weighs 285 pounds before pregnancy. In April last year, she underwent a maternity examination at the local hospital, and due to her serious overweight, she was prone to high-risk pregnancy complications such as hypertension, high blood sugar and heart disease, and the local hospital recommended that she be transferred to Hengyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital. Out of trust in the hospital, Ms. Wang has been undergoing standardized obstetric examinations in the obstetrics clinic of Hengyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital since then.

During pregnancy, obstetric outpatient physicians have formulated a detailed nutrition and weight management plan during pregnancy, and it is recommended that they eat reasonably, actively walk and dance after meals to ensure that the baby is nutritional while controlling weight, so that "long fetus does not grow meat". At the same time, in order to prevent the occurrence of blood clots, hypertension, diabetes, etc., the doctor gave anticoagulant drugs to Ms. Wang in the early stages of pregnancy to prevent it. With the joint efforts of medical care and maternity, Ms. Wang only gained 1 pound during her entire pregnancy, and ensured the healthy growth of the child in her womb.

However, having survived pregnancy safely, caesarean section is also a heavyweight challenge for doctors. The overweight figure not only poses a hidden danger to the health of the mother, but also brings a series of problems to the doctor's surgery and anesthesia, the obstetrics department of the second ward jointly with the anesthesia surgery department consults, organizes the internal medical care to discuss, and formulates a detailed plan for all possible problems, and a difficult and challenging caesarean section begins.

Due to the extreme obesity of the mother, respiratory insufficiency has occurred, the oxygen saturation during the operation is low, and the anesthesia operation is difficult. However, with rich experience, careful regulation and close supervision by the anesthesia team, the intraoperative maternal vital signs have been relatively stable under the efforts of the anesthesia team. In the end, with the tacit cooperation of obstetrics, anesthesia surgery and other multidisciplinary tacit cooperation, the fetus delivery was smooth, the operation was successfully completed in about 1 hour, and the mother and baby were safe.

After the operation, the maternal blood glucose and blood pressure monitoring was normal, and under the careful care of obstetric medical staff, the body recovered rapidly. In order to avoid blood clots and pressure sores in the mother, nurses often assist her in turning over and exercising. In addition, the nurse also used a Chinese medicine pack for Ms. Wang to promote faster healing of her incision, and the mother and her family were very satisfied with the superb medical skills and quality service of the medical staff of the hospital.

According to reports, pregnant women weighing more than 80 kg is a high-risk pregnancy, obese before pregnancy, or weight gain too fast during pregnancy, will increase the risk of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, and the probability of dystocia will also increase. Compared with normal-weight pregnant women, excessively obese pregnant women also have a higher risk of surgery and postoperative complications. It is recommended that the majority of expectant mothers, pregnant women in the early and middle stages of pregnancy should properly control their weight, learn to balance their diet, eat less and eat more meals, control the intake of high-fat and high-sugar foods, and exercise appropriately. After 24 weeks of pregnancy, people with normal weight gain one pound per week, and overweight and obesity are within half a pound to avoid the adverse effects of excessive obesity.