Many pregnant mothers who have a maternity examination find that they have anemia, hold a single face with a report, and find the obstetrician to start a journey of 100,000 whys: "I am healthy, eat Ma Ma Xiang, I am not anemia?", "Will my anemia have an effect on the baby?", "How to treat anemia?"
Today Xiaobian will come to talk to you about the anemia during pregnancy.
What is anemia?
Anemia is when the number of red blood cells in the body is reduced or there is too little hemoglobin. Mild anemia has little effect and is generally not noticed, but severe anemia can cause the body to not get enough oxygen and thus get sick.
There are many types of anemia, and the most common type in daily life is nutritional iron deficiency anemia caused by iron deficiency in the diet.
Iron, as an essential trace element, is even more necessary for pregnant mothers. Pregnancy is not only to provide for oneself, but more importantly, to transport fresh blood and nutrients carrying oxygen to the baby in the stomach, iron as a component of hemoglobin, the amount of naturally increased. By the end of pregnancy, the blood in the pregnant mother's body will increase by 30 to 50 percent more than it was at the time of pregnancy.
What are the dangers of anemia during pregnancy?
For pregnant mothers, anemia can lead to hypoxia. Various organs, especially the brain, which are important organs, are hypoxic.
Some pregnant mothers will feel that poor spirits, drowsiness, insomnia, or sleep unsteadily at night, dreams, etc., are related to anemia brain lack of oxygen.
Everyone knows that blood loss is required during childbirth. If you are already anemic, it will lead to a decrease in the mother's tolerance for blood loss, and it will also increase the chance of blood transfusion.
We Chinese have the habit of confinement, many people say "I am weak after giving birth", which is actually related to anemia and iron deficiency during pregnancy, hemorrhage during childbirth, and postpartum supplementation.
For the baby, if the pregnant mother is deficient in iron during pregnancy, at this time, the fetus will also be iron deficient to a certain extent. Not only can it cause postpartum anemia in the mother, but also anemia in the newborn. Especially at the age of one, physiological anemia will be aggravated, in addition, it will affect the development of the newborn's mental and nervous system.
How is anemia diagnosed during pregnancy?
Diagnosis is usually made by hemoglobin in the blood routine. If hemoglobin is less than 110 grams per liter, maternal anemia is diagnosed.
For the cause of anemia, iron deficiency anemia is common during pregnancy. We also check the pregnant mother's serum ferritin, and if the serum ferritin is significantly lowered, it is diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia.
How is iron deficiency anemia treated?
We generally recommend that all pregnant mothers routinely undergo iron supplementation after four months of pregnancy.
In addition, pregnant mothers usually pay attention to adjusting the diet structure and eat foods rich in iron. Examples include animal liver, blood tofu and meat. Also eat fresh vegetables, as fresh green vegetables are rich in folic acid.
If iron deficiency anemia is diagnosed during the obstetric examination, the doctor will give recommendations based on your situation, generally recommending oral iron supplementation. These irons are safe to take during pregnancy. For anemia of moderate or greater severity, oral iron therapy is necessary.
When eating iron, pay attention to the best to eat one hour before meals, and eating with vitamin C can increase the absorption rate, with some livestock and poultry meat, fish and shrimp, pay attention to remove phytic acid in grain beans also help to increase iron absorption rate. After taking iron, the stool is black, which is a normal phenomenon, and there is no need to worry.
At the same time, pregnant mothers should maintain a good mood. Every day in a happy mood, maintain a good mood, not only can enhance their own body's immunity, but also can promote the bone marrow hematopoietic function in the bones in the body.