In the United states and Europe countries, very few deliveries are premature or preterm-that is ,before the 37th week of pregnancy. But in Africa ,this situation is highly -most of the societies are just looking Premature labor as the curse from ancestors and others are believing that ,premature labor is the sorcery maybe from those who they believe sorcerers especially in polygamy family (uke wenza).
To eliminate the guesses ,we actually to stick around the professional especially to follow the precautions and what doctors say.
What is premature labor?
In the simple way to understand it,Premature labor is the birthing under 38 weeks ,meaning that 9 months and 2 weeks.
The following risk factors, believed to be related to premature labor:
¶Smoking.Anything you smoke is danger to you and your baby inside, so quit before conception or as early as possible in Pregnancy.
¶Alcohol use.Avoid drinking beer,wine and liquor
¶Drug abuse.Don't take any medication including over the counter or herbal preparations-without the approval of a physician who knows you are pregnant.
¶Hormonal imbalance.Just as it can trigger late miscarriage, an imbalance of hormones can trigger premature delivery. Treatment can prevent this.
¶Inadequate weight gain.If your prepregnant weight was normal, gain a minimum of 25 pounds (12.5kg);if you were significantly underweight before conceiving, you may need to gain closer to 35 pounds (17.5 kg).Severely overweight women, with excellent nutrition and their practitioner's permission, may safely be able to gain less.
¶Gum infection.Take proper care of your teeth and gums and see a dentist at least once during your pregnancy to avoid gum disease.
¶Chronic maternal illness.Chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart, liver,or kidney disease, or diabetes, put a mother at high risk for preterm delivery, but good medical and self-care sometimes including bed rest,can often prevent it.
¶Extreme emotional stress.Sometimes the cause of stress can be eliminated or minimized (by quitting or cutting back at a high-pressure job or getting counseling for a shaky marriage, for example); sometimes it can't be eliminated (as when you lose your job or there's been a serious illness or death in the family).
¶Under age seventeen.Here, in Africa reported cases of the marriages in this time are extremely big.What to do?optimal nutrition and prenatal care can reduce the risk of early delivery by helping to compensate for the fact that the mother, like her fetus,is still growing.
¶Over age thirty-five.Optimal nutrition, good prenatal care,reduction of stress, and prenatal screening for genetic and obstetrical problems specific to women over 35 all reduce risk.
¶Sexual intercourse(only for some women).Though most expectant mothers can continue to make love until delivery, those who are at high risk for premature delivery may be advised to abstain from intercourse and/or orgasm during the final two or three months of pregnancy because, in these women, orgasm and/or the prostaglandins in sperm might trigger uterine contractions.
¶Lots of standing,or heavy physical labor .If your job alone or your job plus housework requires you to stand for many hours each day,it may be advisable to cut back on the time you spend on your feet.
¶Incompetent Cervix.This condition, in which a weak cervix opens early (from the pressure of the growing fetus),often isn't diagnosed until after a woman has experienced late miscarriage or premature labor at least once. When the condition is diagnosed, premature delivery can be avoided by suturing the cervix closed at about the 14 the week.
¶Low educational or socioeconomic level.Again, good nutrition and early access to and participation in culturally sensitive prenatal care, as well as the elimination of many risk factors as possible,can decrease the risk.
¶Multiple gestations.Women carrying more than one fetus deliver an average of three weeks early(though it has been suggested that full term for twins may be 37 weeks, which might mean that three weeks early isn't early at all). Meticulous prenatal care, optimal nutrition, and the elimination of other risk factors, along with more time spent lying down and resting, and restrictions on activity as needed in the last trimester may prevent a too early birth .
¶Fetal abnormality.In some instances, prenatal diagnosis may pick up a defect that can be treated while the fetus is still in the uterus;sometimes correcting the problem can allow the pregnancy to continue to term.
¶Placenta previa.This condition, which can also activate premature labor, may be discovered in an ultrasound exam,or may not be suspected until bleeding is noted in mid-or late pregnancy. Once placenta previa is diagnosed, complete bed rest may head off a baby's early arrival.
I think now you aware the cause and what to do, I hope also to see a baby for the second time when you emptied for the first time.
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