Don't make mistakes that cause your child to be deformed.

Birth defects are extremely dangerous complications that occur during the baby's development in the mother's womb.

Most birth defects occur in the first 3 months of pregnancy. These defects can be detected before the baby is born, but in many cases, they are not detected until after the baby is born. This dangerous complication is something no one wants, but the risk is not excluded from anyone if the mother is not careful or does not have knowledge about pregnancy.

The useful instructions below will help women reduce the risk of birth defects in the fetus and help mothers give birth to healthy, lovely children.

Planning a pregnancy

Because birth defects are most common in the first three months of pregnancy, it is extremely important to plan your pregnancy in the most perfect way. In the 3-6 months before pregnancy, women should get vaccinated against dangerous diseases such as rubella, flu... and have a balanced, scientific diet as well as give up bad habits such as smoking, drinking alcohol, beer...

Physical examination

Whether you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, regular health check-ups are extremely important. If you are planning to become pregnant, you and your partner should go for a reproductive health check-up immediately so that your doctor can guide you on how to eat and live a healthy lifestyle to get pregnant soon. Taking supplements before pregnancy such as folic acid is extremely important to help prevent birth defects.

Healthy, reasonable diet

A meal for pregnant women or those planning to become pregnant should include four basic food groups: starch (cereals, rice, oats, etc.); vegetables (especially dark green vegetables); fruit (do not use bottled fruit juice); milk and dairy products; protein (meat, fish) and oil (fish or nuts).

Women should not eat too much but should divide into many meals a day and eat scientifically.

Eliminate bad habits

Mothers who smoke, take antibiotics and drink alcohol put their fetus at high risk of birth defects. Therefore, from the time of planning pregnancy and throughout pregnancy, women should eliminate these bad habits.

Exercise regularly

Exercising is always encouraged for pregnant mothers because it brings many benefits such as helping pregnant mothers stay healthy, give birth easily and quickly regain their shape after giving birth. Suitable sports for pregnant mothers are walking, jogging, swimming or yoga.

Rest

Fatigue is a very common symptom for pregnant women. How to improve this condition? The best way for women to reduce fatigue is to rest a lot. Mothers need to spend enough time 8 hours a day to sleep. You should also take a nap of about 30 minutes to be most comfortable.

To fall asleep easily, mothers should lie on a soft mattress and buy themselves soft pillows.

Supplement with folic acid and iron

400 mg of folic acid per day will help reduce the risk of birth defects in the brain and spine of the fetus. Pregnant women also need to supplement about 30 mg of iron per day to reduce the risk of anemia. To be safer, mothers should consult the doctor who directly examines their pregnancy.

Drink plenty of water

Obstetricians always advise pregnant women to drink enough 6-8 glasses of water every day including filtered water, fruit juice, milk. A sign of lack of fluid in the body is dark yellow urine. Drinking enough water during pregnancy will help the body maintain increased blood volume.

Don't stress

During pregnancy, pregnant women should avoid jobs that cause pressure and stress for themselves. Stress will unintentionally negatively affect the development of the fetus. Women should limit going to places with sad scenes such as funerals, hospitals, and visiting the sick. Mothers, please put the safety of the fetus first.

According to Discovery - PC