Childbirth at 32 weeks gestation

Any woman who expects the baby to be born soon believes the time to the moment when she sees him for the first time. As you know, the duration of the gestational period is 40 weeks. But not always the fetus leaves the mother's organism at such a time. Quite often, there are so-called premature births that occur before 37 weeks of gestation. Let's take a closer look at this phenomenon and tell you about the risks that can occur during childbirth at 32 weeks of pregnancy.

Because of what the baby is born before the due date?

In fact, the reasons for the early birth of a child, quite a lot. However, in most cases, premature birth is due to the presence of the following disorders:

• little or, on the contrary, polyhydramnios;
• increased body weight in pregnant women;
• infectious and viral diseases;
• development of fetal hypoxia;
• abdominal trauma;
• genetic disorders;
• Rhesus-conflict;
• physical exercise.

What can lead to premature birth at week 32?

It is worth noting that in most cases it is possible to leave a full-fledged and almost healthy child. However, without complications rarely.

First of all, it is necessary to note the relative immaturity of the child's respiratory system. The surfactant, which prevents the alveoli from falling down in the lungs and is simply necessary for breathing, begins to be synthesized in the 20-24 week of fetal development. But at the same time, full maturation of this system is noted only to 36 weeks.

That is why labor at the 32nd week of pregnancy can not do without a violation, the so-called ventilation-perfusion ratio in the lungs. This phenomenon leads to such complications as hypoxia, hypercapnia (increase in the level of CO2 in the blood), metabolic-respiratory acidosis (lowering the blood pH). In such a situation, the child needs emergency care with artificial ventilation.

To less dangerous consequences of childbirth in 32 weeks can be attributed to a decrease in the activity of the immune system, which is fraught with the addition of viral and infectious diseases, the small weight of the child (usually 1800-2000 g). In the main, the baby's systems and organs are ready for normal functioning.

Separately, it is necessary to say about the consequences of preterm labor at the 32nd week of pregnancy, which can occur in the woman herself. In the first place, in such situations, the risk of intrauterine bleeding increases. At the same time, infection of the reproductive system can not be completely ruled out. Given these factors, as a rule, a woman is at least 10 days in the postpartum department under the supervision of doctors.