To avoid pregnancy complications, it is advisable to have babies between the age 20 and 35. But for those who conceive late, there can be pregnancy complications. But that does not mean, they cannot be warded off. You can still have safe, healthy pregnancy provided you identify the risks and inform your doctor so that you can be a healthy post 30 mom.
Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation (IUGR): This is the delay in the baby’s growth in the uterus. The risk factors for Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation are anemia, hypertension and kidney diseae. So, if you are not able to gain weight and your abdomen looks quite small,then it is the time to inform your doctor.
Treatment for Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation: Your doctor will tell you to get some bed rest. You should eat a high-crab, high protein diet and sleep in the left lateral position. The treatment options include low dose aspirin therapy, fish oil, oxygen therapy and zinc supplements.
Spontaneous Abortion: This is the loss of pregnancy before the 20th week of gestation without medical or surgical termination. The risk factors for Spontaneous Abortion includes a history of this disorder, use of anti-inflammatory drugs, multiple elective abortions, celiac disease and diabetes.
Treatment for Spontaneous Abortion: The treatment for this type of abortion in women in their thiries is low dose aspirin therapy, human chorionic gonadotropin and hormone therapies which include synthetic progesterone. The gynecologist is the best person to give you the advice in this regard.
Gestational Diabetes: This is the type of diabetes that affects pregnant women. The risk factors for gestational diabetes in pregnant women above 30 is a strong family history of type 2 diabetes, excessive weight and abnormal glucose tolerance. You should let your doctor know if you feel that you are suffering from abnormal thirst, hunger, recurrent vaginal infection and excessive urination.
Gestational Diabetes Treatment: The treatment or rather what you can do to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes is to eat carbs like brown bread, wholegrain foods and pastas, fiber-rich foods in the diet. Walking and moderate exercises also help. In extreme situations, the person may also be given insulin shots.
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension: Pregnancy Induced hypertension is a condition that is typified by high blood pressure, swelling due to fluid retention and protein in the urine. The risk factors include chronic hypertension history, auto immune problems like rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes.
You have to call your doctor if you feel that you are experiencing weight gain rather quickly, experiencing swelling in the fingers,, face, eyelids, feet, face etc, uterine contraction blurry vision and numbness in the hands and feet.
Treatment for Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
The treatment for pregnancy induced hypertension is calcium dosage and lots of bed rest.
Premature Delivery:
Premature delivery is having a baby before the 37th week of pregnancy. The risk factors for premature delivery includes uterine or cervical abnormalities, recurring bladder or kidney problems, clotting disorder. You have to let your doctor know if you experience increased vaginal discharge, vaginal spotting or bleeding and increased pressure in the pelvic region and cramp in the abdomen
Premature Delivery Treatment: The treatment for Premature Delivery Treatment is medication that includes calcium channel blockers, steroids, and synthetic progesterone and terbutaline drugs.
So by taking care of pregnancy after 35 complications by identifying risk factors and alerting your doctor, you can definitely have a safe, healthy pregnancy.
