BACTERIA MAY CAUSE PREMATURE BIRTHS

Be expecting a baby is synonymous with joy and tenderness, but must also take into account some care before, during and after delivery, to avoid jeopardizing the health of the mother and the newborn.

One of the biggest problems in the stage of gestation are preterm births. Researchers at Duke University in the USA, declared following an analysis in samples of amniotic sacs (fetal membranes) of 48 women after they gave birth, almost one third of preterm births are associated with premature rupture of the fetal membranes, this due to the high levels of bacteria that are associated with breaking the power in pregnant women.

According to Dr. Nelson Solis Almonacid, Medical OB - Obstetrician Oncogyn, may be subject to changes that conducive the occurrence of vaginal infections during pregnancy, "generally by the increased blood flow and glucose characteristic in pregnancy. "

The specialist also says that vaginal infections cause the onset of contractions that could cause premature birth. "The presence of bacterial vaginosis has been associated with adverse outcomes in pregnancy with premature rupture of membranes, low birth weight baby, preterm labor".

It should be noted that the complications of prematurity may impact long-term health for both mother and child, so it is important a constant and adequate assessment during pregnancy. "The controls of pregnancy should be rigorous, the specialist must examine any anomalies that put at risk the life of the mother and the unborn child," says Solis Almonacid.