8 PROTECTION STEPS FROM PREMATURE CHICKEN

If there was a way to ensure that you would get to the hospital on time and not even a day early would you follow it?

Here, then, are not one but 8 ways, which from researches guarantee not only that they will make your baby "English" on his date but also that they will give him the best possible and healthy start!

1. Timely prenatal check-up

One of the best and simplest ways to reduce your risk of giving birth prematurely is to visit your gynecologist as soon as you start trying to conceive or, if you haven't planned it, as soon as you find out you're pregnant.

Your doctor will give you proper nutrition and weight gain advice, explain what tests you should undergo and screen you for any infections that could harm your pregnancy.

In addition, she will prescribe you prenatal vitamins, which will contain folic acid in addition to other nutrients.

This is a B vitamin, which protects the fetus from birth defects of the neural tube, such as brain and spinal defects (e.g. spina bifida), but also reduces the risk of the baby being born underweight.

Finally, research has shown that folic acid may reduce the risk of placental abruption and preeclampsia, two conditions that account for a significant percentage of premature births.

2. Educate yourself about the risks

There are certain categories of women who are more likely to give birth prematurely than others.

Research supports that if you have a family history of premature births (either you or your mother), if you smoke, if you have high blood pressure, if you suffer from diabetes, if the pregnancy is multiple (twins, triplets, etc.), if you've had a vaginal or cervical infection, if you're over 35, if you're overweight or underweight you're in the 'high risk' groups.

Therefore, if any of the above applies, do not neglect to inform your doctor so that together you can minimize the possible risks.

He will likely seek to improve your lifestyle by recommending special diet and exercise.

In addition, in cases of high risk of preterm labor, your obstetrician will perform transvaginal ultrasounds to measure the length of the cervix, and there is a possibility that he may decide if he needs to apply a special suture to the cervix to prevent it from dilating.

3. Examine yourself

Your age, family history and how normal your weight is is something you know.

However, if you have a vaginal or cervical infection, you cannot know until you are examined by your gynecologist or a microbiologist.

Given that many of them do not have obvious symptoms, even a preventive examination is legitimate.

After all, research shows that by treating infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and bacterial vaginosis, you reduce the risk of giving birth prematurely by 30%.

So hurry up to get examined to greatly increase the chance that everything will go well!

In other words, bring a healthy baby into the world!!!

4. Visit your dentist

Okay, this might sound weird to you.

After all, what does childbirth have to do with the state of your teeth?

Great, as decided by the American Federation of Periodontology.

According to her, pregnant women with periodontal disease are seven times more likely to give birth prematurely.

And the reason is prostaglandin, an inflammatory factor that is released in infectious diseases due to bacteria.

Therefore, in the list of doctors you are going to visit, don't forget to include the dentist.

He will proceed with an extensive cleaning of your teeth to remove bacteria, tartar and bacterial toxins that are under the gums.

Of course, from then on you should also take care of your oral hygiene by daily brushing your teeth, gums and tongue three times a day.

5. Control your weight

For many women, pregnancy is a period that helps them eat guilt-free whatever they find in front of them.

This, however, is by all accounts a minor error.

Healthy weight gain is the smartest move if you want to protect your fetus from a premature birth but also if you want to lose the pregnancy pounds easily and quickly after giving birth.

Doctors believe that it is normal for pregnant women to put on 11 to 15 kilograms, which, of course, is reduced for those women who are overweight before pregnancy.

Talk to your doctor and ask him to let you know about it.

In addition, make sure you eat well (see below) and, if you're allowed, get some mild exercise to minimize the risks.

Finally, underweight women should also be concerned since their abnormal weight and the often associated nutritional deficiency are likely to lead to premature birth.

Check your BMI before you start trying to have a baby and try to get within the normal range before you get pregnant.

Otherwise, if you are already pregnant, work with your doctor to limit the risks.

6. Follow a healthy diet

The provision of adequate nutrients is vital for the healthy development of the fetus.

This means getting good carbs from whole grains, including healthy sources of protein and dairy in your diet, and eating several servings of fruits and vegetables each day.

In addition, although researchers are not yet completely sure, intake of omega-3 fatty acids, especially from fish such as salmon, appears to reduce the chance of preterm births.

So eat fatty fish (up to 2 servings a week), eggs and leafy greens like spinach.

Even if the research is not verified you will at least have taken care of your growing child's brain development.

Another good dietary choice that will protect you from premature births, according to the researchers, is choosing meals rich in calcium and vitamin C.

The recommended amount for pregnant women is 1,200 mg of calcium (about 8 glasses of milk) and 85 mg of vitamin C (about one orange).

In addition, it would be good to include exercise in your healthy program, if and as long as your condition and stage of pregnancy allows it.

Research has shown that women who regularly walk for 20 minutes during the first twenty weeks can reduce (up to 30%) the chance of preeclampsia (a condition that often leads to premature birth).

Ask your gynecologist what kind of exercises you can perform.

In general, swimming, walking and yoga are safe options.

But be sure to avoid sports that require you to lift weight or involve the risk of falling.

Finally, even though you already know it, we must mention that in order to avoid premature birth and to give birth to a healthy and normal-weight baby, you should stop smoking and say "goodbye" to alcoholic beverages.

7. Check your medications

Pregnant women with depression or high levels of anxiety are twice as likely to give birth prematurely and therefore require medication.

However, recent research has shown that certain anti-depressant or sedative drugs may further increase this risk in some women.

Tell your doctor about the treatment you are taking and consult with him about whether you should change it.

8. Learn to recognize the symptoms

Whether you belong to the high-risk groups or not, it would be good to be informed by your gynecologist about the symptoms, so that you can be "prepared" in any case.

After all, a properly informed pregnant woman can inform her gynecologist in time so that he can make sure that everything goes smoothly.

Although, of course, there is little that can be done once labor begins, knowing what is normal and what is suspicious in combination with informing the gynecologist immediately can protect the health of your fetus.

Initially, there is the possibility that the doctor will try to delay labor for a few days or even weeks by giving you "tocolytics", that is, a medication that aims to reduce or even eliminate contractions.

In this way, a valuable window of time is ensured to administer special medication-corticosteroids, which will improve and increase the chances of a successful pregnancy by accelerating the maturation of the fetus's lungs!

If, therefore, you feel contractions that repeat every twenty, fifteen, ten minutes, if you have vaginal fluid leakage or if you think you are losing urine - but you are not sure - if you feel pressure in the pelvic area (low in the abdomen), if you feel pains low in the middle or you have cramps that start in the back and move to the front of the body, you should start to suspect not necessarily that you are going into early labor, but that maybe something is not going as it should.

Pick up the phone, contact your obstetrician-gynecologist and talk to him about what you're feeling, so he can direct you accordingly and give you the right advice!

And don't worry at all - everything will be fine and you will return home with the most precious possession in the house: your baby!