MEDICINES AND VITAMINS USED FOR PREGNANCY (PREGNANCY)

During pregnancy, the mother has some medications and vitamins that she should routinely use even if she has no complaints. In addition, there are some medications that are used when necessary in the face of complaints and some diseases during pregnancy. Every medicine used in normal people can not be used easily in pregnancy because most drugs can go from placenta to baby and harm the baby and some medicines do not go to babies or even do not harm and it can even be beneficial. For this reason, even the simplest medicines, including vitamins in pregnancy, should never be used without consulting a doctor. This topic is explained under a separate heading here.

Vitamins used in pregnancy:
Vitamins that should be used in pregnancy are FOLIC ACID. Even the most correct and useful thing is to start using folic acid before pregnancy, not after it starts pregnancy. It is recommended to use folic acid at least 3 months before pregnancy and continue until the end of the 3rd month after the pregnancy. For this reason, the person planning the pregnancy should start taking folic acid before conception. Folic acid is for the prevention of anomalies in the baby called neural tube defect. Normally 0.4 mg (400 mcg) folic acid per day is sufficient, but this dose should be 4 mg (4000 mcg) for those who have previously given birth to neural tube defects and who are in the risk group (epilepsy drug users, diabetics using insulin). If folic acid is forgotten for 1-2 days, it is advisable to take it regularly. Read more >>

Vitamins other than folic acid and MULTIVITAMIN preparations are drugs that are not required to be used in pregnancy. These medicines are widely available on the market and are widely taught in terms of their use in pregnancy. However, these multivitamins do not necessarily have to be used unless there is severe malnutrition in the mother, and no benefit has been shown. There is no objection to their use. However, taking these vitamins more than once a day may be objectionable, so you should not take more than your doctor recommended, because some of the vitamins can cause harm to the baby. Vitamin A, for example. Vitamins such as vitamin A are therefore found in low doses in vitamins produced for pregnancies. These vitamin medicines can cause stomach upset from time to time.

Other medicines:
It is strongly recommended that iron (blood) drugs should be used until birth even if they are not anemic during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a predisposition to cancer, and there is also blood loss during labor. Iron preparations prevent this irritation.

Other than these, a group of drugs commonly used in pregnancy are MAGNESIUM and CALCIUM (click for detailed information) preparations. Use of these medicines during pregnancy is not necessary, but there is no harm in using them. Routine use in every pregnancy is not recommended. They are usually preferred when there is slight contractions and cramps.

Medicines containing the PROGESTERON hormone are not recommended for routine use in every pregnancy. However, bleeding is used when the doctor feels appropriate, such as low risk. Even in the prevention of abortions, they are not proven drugs that are effective.

In pregnancy, pain relievers are not a group of drugs that can be used easily. Except for paracetamol derivatives, painkillers are not usually used in pregnancy unless it is necessary and often necessary. The majority of the fetuses have potentially harmful effects. For this reason, do not use any pain medication without consulting your doctor in pregnancy.

Apart from these, as nausea and vomiting complaints are frequently seen in pregnancy, medicines for these are prescribed by the doctor if necessary. Urinary tract infection, a common condition in pregnancy, can sometimes require medication. If the mother has diseases such as goiter, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, migraine, medicines for these are recommended by specialists. These medicines are selected from medicines that are not harmful to the gestation or may be the least harmful.

PREGNANCY (PREGNANCY) FOLLOW-UP

Pregnancy follow-up examinations are carried out from the beginning of pregnancy to postpartum period to assess the condition of the mother and baby, to inform the mother, to prevent or detect possible problems with mother and baby. It is more appropriate that these tests begin before the pregnancy occurs, since the couple is informed about the pregnancy and the vitamin is prepared for the pregnancy, the family is informed about the pregnancy, so that the mother starts the pregnancy in the healthiest way It is provided.

In case of pregnancy planned:
When you consult your doctor before the pregnancy has started, you will be given various surveys to your mother and try to avoid the risk of pregnancy according to their results. For example, if mother is anemic, it will be corrected before pregnancy. It is investigated whether or not infectious diseases such as rubella and the like have passed. If the mother does not have rubella, she should be very careful not to have it during pregnancy because rubella infection in pregnancy can cause problems. Pregnancy weight loss is recommended if the mother is overweight. In the case of diabetes mellitus, blood sugar should be regulated before pregnancy. The mother is informed about drug, smoking and alcohol use. For all women planning pregnancy, prophylactic dose of folic acid is recommended for NTD (neural tube defect) prophylaxis. Carriers are investigated for diseases such as hemoglinopathies, cystic fibrosis in risky regions.

Then your doctor will examine you and evaluate you almost once a month, depending on the condition of your pregnancy. At each visit the blood pressure and weight of the mother is measured. (Weight gain in pregnancy) There are some months of surveillance, these are done. Whether or not the baby's weight is normal for the month is evaluated by ultrasonography. The presence of abnormality in the baby is investigated, especially at the end of 5th month, the patient is directed to detailed ultrasonography. In the case of recent births, maternal birth and bone structure is compared with the baby's posture and weight by vaginal examination, and an approximate estimate of normal birth fulfillment is made. However, it is not and can not be guaranteed that normal birth will occur precisely until the moment of birth. In some cases, the baby is not expected to be upside down, or for other reasons, the birth of the normal birth is scheduled on the day of the cesarean section and the delivery is performed with the cesarean section.

Routine multivitamin supplements are not recommended for every pregnancy unless the mother's nutrition is not excessive. Multivitamin pills are given to those who have nutritional problems or to vegetarians. Medicines and vitamins used in pregnancy are explained on a separate topic.

HBsAg is performed to determine if the mother has passed hepatitis (jaundice). If the mother is HBsAg (+), the vaccine should be given to the baby immediately after birth in order to prevent the risk of passing to the baby during childbirth. The vaccination should be repeated at 2 and 6 months after birth. Hepatitis B vaccine is given to all newborns by the recommendation of the Ministry of Health. Patients with HBsAg (-) are advised to take hepatitis B vaccine as a preventive measure against the disease.

During the pregnancy, you can read in detail what kind of surveys will be made during which weeks and in what months.