The interest increasingly important part of the consultation preconception
Posted on August 26, 2008
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Recommended by the High Authority of Health, by the Syngof, National Union of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of France, and CNGOF, National College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists french, the pre conceptual should be able to systematically take place as soon as the decision to conceive a child. This consultation is systematic in several countries, like Britain, Scandinavia, Hungary and the USA.The disappearance of mandatory prenuptial certificate on approximately 260 000 couples each year causes a lot of fears among professionals. Indeed, this review was a genuine consultation screening and prevention.
systematic consultation preconceptuelle would make a better prevention and replace the disappearance of the consultation which took place for the certificate before marriage.
Benefits of this consultation
This consultation helps identify risk factors that may hamper the smooth conduct of a pregnancy.
It includes:
The practice of a review gynaecological
Controlling blood pressure
The monitoring of weight: It seems now accepted that the weight of the baby is related to the weight of the usual mom and his BMI, body mass index before pregnancy. It is therefore important to convince women who want a child to monitor their weight and make a regime, if necessary, when making this decision.
The prescription therapy with folic acid:
A treatment of folic acid can reduce the risk neurological malformations of the fetus.
Indeed, a deficiency of folate or vitamin B9 can cause a lack of neural tube closure of the fetus.
Consider smoking cessation and alcohol
Identify contrindiques drugs during pregnancy
Check immunization against toxoplasmosis, rubella, HIV
Consider vaccination against rubella if the mother is not protected
Make a blood type… non-exhaustive list
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