Pregnancy is a piece of news that brings joy and happiness together in the lives of many families but along with this happiness, there may be complications in it. The complications are high blood pressure, preeclampsia ,gestational diabetes, preterm labor, anemia , and miscarriage. These complications can involve the health of the baby and the mum.
People who already have a chronic condition experience these complications and people should consult the doctor to minimize these conditions. Some diseases that cause complications during pregnancy are cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney problems, epilepsy, anemia and, sexually transmitted disease including HIV. Some other conditions that may also influence the conditions are being pregnant at an age of 35 or longer, being pregnant at a very young age, having an eating disorder or anorexia, smoking cigarettes, illegal drugs, taking alcohol, having a history of previous pregnancy loss and having twins or quadruplets. The number of pregnancies may be checked at Ultrasound Baby Scanning Services Peterborough.
The symptoms of pregnancy and that of symptoms are sometimes hard to distinguish but these symptoms when treated by the doctor, most of them are manageable.
The most common complexities developing during pregnancies are:
· If the mum has high blood pressure the arteries that carry blood to the placenta are narrowed, this condition may lead to preeclampsia. Preeclampsia may affect the liver and kidneys. This may also lead to premature delivery and low weight of the baby.
· Gestational Diabetes develops in people whose glucose level in the blood rises above the level and the body is unable to manufacture the required amount of insulin. Some may need to take insulin to keep the blood glucose level down.
· Preeclampsia is also known as toxemia, it occurs after 20 weeks of pregnancy causing high blood pressure and problem in the liver and kidneys. The only cure is early delivery to avoid further complications and critical medical conditions.
· Epilepsy is a central nervous system disorder causing seizures and loss of awareness.
· Anemia is characterized by a low amount of red blood cells which leads to pale skin and getting tired easily.
The main scans conducted at the clinic are:
· The 4D scan is done at 4D Baby Scan Clinic Peterborough, and pictures, videos, and movies of 3 D pictures of the baby are handed over to the families. Complexities that otherwise may go unnoticed are identified by the 4 D scans.
· The NT Scans are the scans conducted to determine the genetic abnormality in the fetus, such as Downs Syndrome. This illness is characterized by visible facial appearance, intellectual and developmental disabilities.
· The gender determination scan is done at sixteen weeks
The scans conducted at six weeks, sixteen weeks, twenty-four, and twenty-six weeks are routine pregnancy scans done to determine the well-being of the baby and the mum.
