Preterm labor is delivery that begins at the end of the 28th week of pregnancy. Most often, spontaneous abortion occurs at a period of 34-37 weeks. The weight of children born is 500 grams. Fortunately, modern medicine allows us to hope that the child will survive. Their nursing under special conditions often ends quite safely.
Why do premature births occur?
What can provoke premature birth? Why do premature births occur, say, 35 weeks or earlier? There are a number of reasons for this phenomenon. Let us consider them in more detail.
So, the causes of preterm labor:
- malformations of the uterus can lead to disruption of attachment of the fetal egg (bicornylum, intrauterine partition);
- uterine fibroids can cause labor before the term;
- common diseases of an infectious mother (influenza, rubella, tonsillitis);
- the risk of premature birth increases and heart defects, kidney disease, blood, diabetes;
- late gestosis - if you have found excessive swelling, this is a dangerous symptom;
- Neuro-endocrine diseases;
- Rhesus-conflict between mother and child;
- ischemic-cervical insufficiency (ICN) - that is, the incompetence of the cervix, because of what it can not hold the fetus in the uterus.
Among the main causes of NIH:
- cervical injury in previous births, rapid delivery, large fetus, the use of obstetric forceps, tears of the cervix in labor;
- previously produced abortions and curettage;
- operations on the cervix;
- genetic defects of the cervix, which lead to a disruption of the synthesis of connective tissue;
- endocrine disorders that led to changes in the structure of the cervix;
- infectious diseases of the genital organs, which cause inferiority of the cervix;
- malformations - genital infantilism and cervical hypoplasia;
- increased stress on the cervix in case of multiple pregnancy, polyhydramnios or large fruit;
- previa and low location of the placenta.
What can cause premature birth?
In addition to these physiological reasons, premature birth may occur with the fall of a woman, various types of trauma, especially in the abdominal region. Strong and prolonged stresses, negative emotions, fears and strong experiences can lead to the tone of the uterus and premature birth. In this regard, there are measures to prevent preterm labor.
How to avoid premature birth?
Try not to be nervous or angry, not to experience any strong emotional outbursts. Watch your weight throughout pregnancy, drink vitamins and eat fully. Drink a lot,
Do not run gum disease or teeth. Disease gums can trigger the onset of premature birth. The risk factor is a crowded bladder that presses on the uterus and can cause it to contract. Learn to pee and not tolerate.
If you have any suspicions of the onset of labor, do not feel your stomach - this will further stimulate contractions. Signs of the onset of premature labor , as well as timely, are pain in the lumbar region and abdomen, initially rare and not strong, but with time intensifying contractions, which also become regular, the passage of the mucous plug.
At this stage, you just need medical attention. Probably, it will be possible to prolong the pregnancy, stopping the labor activity. Do not refuse from hospitalization, think about your baby's health and your own health.