Concept
What does the diagnosis mean «Intrauterine infection»? Gynecologists are responsible for this question like this: in the female body there are pathogens that can provoke an inflammatory process. As a result - under threat of fruit during its development in the womb.
There are two hearth:
- From Women - Fruit through Single Bloodstock.
- During childbirth, when the kid passes through the birthday paths and can bump infected by the infected waters.
Depending on the causative agent and its type, the child is penetrated into the body of infection. For example, a woman received an infection that is transmitted through the genitals. This means that viruses can move on and there is a risk of fetal infection.
When it comes to transferring infection through a single bloodstream, this may be promoted by strong Toxicosis during pregnancy, when the pregnancy is minimized and if a woman has chronic placental failure.
Infection
If the female organism was previously familiar with the causative agent, then the woman should have protection. Upon subsequent meeting, immunity will not allow the virus to develop.
When the virus first penetrates the woman's body, it is fraught with the defeat of the mother's body and its baby directly.
If the fetal infection occurred to the twelfth week, it may lead to miscarriage or defects in the development.
If the infection happened in the interval from the twelfth to the eighteenth week - the child can be born with insufficient body weight.
In the later period, the infection may affect the already formed bodies of the kid. Often vulnerable is a brain, because it develops up to birth. In addition, other vital organs of the newborn can be amazed.
What are the signs?
Every two weeks for nine months a woman gives tests. In addition, if the disease is progressing, then when you first examine a woman on the chair, you can reveal the inflammatory process. Often the infection develops into the vagina and the cervix, manifesting the inflammation of these organs.
According to statistics, the beginning of the infection process when examining a woman on the chair, to identify difficult. The only reliable diagnostic method remains analyzes. Also help in identifying deviations of intrauterine development of the fetus Method of ultrasound research.
Signs of child infection:
- jaundice;
- developmental lag;
- skin rash;
- heart failure;
- apathy, weakness;
- Pale skin cover;
- reinforced swelling;
- Enlarged liver.
In addition, if the fruit was infected immediately before childbirth, it can get sick Pneumonia or Meningitis.
How to treat
To cure completely not all kinds of intrauterine infections. In addition to the appointed antibiotics, a woman can recommend an immunoglobulin course to increase the protection of the immune system. In addition, vaccination is possible in the period of tooling the child (in herpes).
Methods of prevention
Our site recommends planning a pregnancy so that before conception, the couple was able to undergo a survey and in case of detection of intrauterine infections to treat them.
Also, a pregnant woman must observe hygiene: wash vegetables and fruits, subject food (meat) thorough thermal processing.
In addition, it is necessary to walk more in the fresh air, to rest, eat and relate to your health carefully.
