Precautions for pregnant women! Drinking during pregnancy can easily cause diabetes in children

Women stop drinking alcohol as soon as they learn they are pregnant, but many women are unaware that they drank heavily around the time of conception. A new study finds that children born to pregnant women who drink alcohol during pregnancy have a dramatically increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity in middle age.

Precautions for women during pregnancy

Karen Moritz, an associate professor at the University of Queensland in Australia who led the study, said that using laboratory rats, researchers found that when the rats consumed the equivalent of five glasses of wine around the time of conception, the development of the fetus and the long-term health of the child would be adversely affected.

The study found that alcohol intake begins to affect the fetus before the fertilized egg has implanted and any organs have begun to develop. Disruption of fetal development may have long-term or even lifelong effects. The study also found that in middle age, these rats have a significantly increased chance of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity.

The researchers said risk factors for both diseases are often attributed to poor diet and lack of exercise, but the study shows that the effects of maternal alcohol consumption at the time of conception have the same risk as consuming a high-fat diet.

The researchers pointed out that although most women stop drinking once they know they are pregnant, many women do not know that they drank a lot of alcohol around the time of conception. Future research will focus on ways to prevent children from being affected. One possibility is to give pregnant women special nutritional care so that the effects of drinking before and after conception on the fetus can be prevented, thereby avoiding long-term health effects on the child when he grows up.

It is best to quit these during pregnancy

In order to prevent your child from paying for your negligence, women of childbearing age should give up bad habits that affect the baby's health during pregnancy preparation! The following pregnancy preparation precautions are specially summarized in response to the country's eugenics policy, and I hope they will be helpful to you.

Rational use of drugs

Pregnant women may suffer from various diseases during pregnancy and need to take medication. Many drugs can affect the fetus through the placenta. The most sensitive time for embryo damage is when the organs are in the highly differentiated and formed stage, which is 3-8 weeks after fertilization, so medication should be used with caution. The general principles of medication during pregnancy are: first, correctly select each drug prescribed for pregnant women, and consider whether other safer alternative treatments can achieve the same effect; second, give priority to drugs that have been widely used in pregnant women for many years, and use new drugs or drugs that have only been evaluated in theory with caution.

Pregnant women should avoid unnecessary medication. When medication is necessary, they should weigh the pros and cons, choose medications with the lowest risk/benefit ratio, and record pregnant women's medication reactions. They should provide preventive measures in advance for possible adverse reactions caused by necessary medications, and pay attention to the growth and development of the fetus at all times.

Avoid noise pollution in your life

Noise usually refers to the sound that people cannot tolerate. In addition to the obvious damage to the auditory system, noise can also interfere with the normal development of the fetus. Experiments have shown that noise can increase the secretion of catecholamines in the mother, reduce the placental blood flow, and cause the fetus's umbilical cord blood to have too low oxygen content, which has adverse effects on the fetus. Therefore, obstetricians and gynecologists remind pregnant women to stay away from noisy environments.

Stay away from extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields

Electromagnetic fields are generated in the process of electricity generation, transmission and use. In fact, we live in the middle of an ocean of electromagnetic fields. The alternating current used in daily life is generally around 60HZ, and this frequency is called ELF. Research data in 1985 showed that under special conditions, ELF electromagnetic fields can affect DNA synthesis and induce chromosome aberrations. A survey in the United States showed that women who used electric blankets or hot water beds during pregnancy had a higher rate of spontaneous abortion and intrauterine growth retardation than those who did not use them.

Do not live or work in a high temperature environment

Some physical factors such as overheated hot water baths, heat stroke in summer, high-temperature work, etc. can increase the body heat of pregnant women or cause poor heat dissipation and lead to high fever. Early embryos living in high temperature environments are very vulnerable to damage, especially the central nervous system of the fetus is most vulnerable to damage, which affects the normal development of the embryo and causes deformities.

Ban smoking and minimize exposure to passive smoking

Studies have found that compared with non-smoking pregnant women, pregnant women who smoke give birth to babies that are 10%-15% lighter, with smaller head circumference and body length. Premature birth rates, stillbirth rates and neonatal mortality rates are higher among pregnant women who smoke than among non-smokers. It has also been reported that excessive smoking can cause severe multiple malformations in the fetus, often leading to early fetal death or stillbirth.

No alcohol abuse

If a woman drinks too much during pregnancy, it may cause intrauterine growth retardation in mild cases and "alcoholic fetal syndrome" in severe cases. That is, the fetus will have growth retardation in the womb and after birth, microcephaly, small palpebral space, maxillary hypoplasia, cleft palate, joint deformity, external genitalia deformity, etc. Alcohol may have adverse effects on the fetus throughout the pregnancy.

Avoid contact with toxic and harmful chemical gases and chemicals

First of all, avoid polluting the environment with gaseous pollutants during home decoration. Toxic gaseous pollutants in harmful building materials can cause serious harm to the human body. When decorating, the first thing to consider is to choose environmentally friendly building materials, and to keep indoor air circulating to reduce the concentration of toxic substances. After the room is decorated, it is best to move in three weeks later.

Secondly, try to avoid pollution from daily chemical solvents. Pregnant women should avoid contact with air fresheners, gasoline, paint removers, stain removers, dry cleaning agents, etc., so as not to have adverse effects on the growth and development of the fetus.

Do not eat raw seafood

If pregnant women eat too much raw seafood, it may cause birth defects. Many animals, such as birds, carnivores and herbivores, can become intermediate hosts for a parasite called Toxoplasma. If pregnant women often eat raw or undercooked meat, they may be infected with Toxoplasma, which can cause miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth and congenital malformations.

Be careful when dyeing your hair

Hair dyeing may expose you to substances that are harmful to your skin and may even cause allergies. Hair dyes are highly cytotoxic, so for the health and safety of the fetus, pregnant women are advised not to pursue the "trendy" hair dyeing.

Beware of pet-transmitted diseases

Nowadays, many people like to raise animals. Small animals undoubtedly bring us joy in life. However, this may also bring us a lot of trouble. According to statistics, millions of people around the world raise animals and are infected with diseases every year. Many animals, such as birds, cats, dogs, rabbits, chickens, etc., can become intermediate hosts of Toxoplasma. If a pregnant woman is infected with Toxoplasma within the first three months of pregnancy, it may be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta, causing miscarriage or stillbirth; infection after three months and before delivery may cause hydrocephalus, dementia, epilepsy and retinitis in the baby, causing blindness.

What foods should not be eaten before pregnancy

1. Spicy food

This type of food can cause normal digestive disorders, such as stomach discomfort, indigestion, constipation, and even hemorrhoids. In the three months before pregnancy, both the expectant mother and the expectant father should stop eating spicy food.

2. High-sugar foods

During the pregnancy preparation period, try to avoid eating high-sugar foods to avoid causing sugar metabolism disorders and even becoming a potential diabetic. After pregnancy, if pregnant women continue to maintain the habit of eating high-sugar foods, it will lead to gestational diabetes.

3. Pickled foods

Pickled foods contain a lot of nitrites, benzopyrene, etc., which are very harmful to the body. Especially some pregnant women with allergies should avoid eating such foods to avoid irreversible effects on the fetus.

4. Caffeinated Foods

During the pregnancy preparation period, women must be careful to avoid eating foods containing caffeine. Excessive consumption of coffee, tea, and other caffeinated beverages and foods will affect women's physical health.

5. Canned Food

Canned food usually contains a lot of additives during the production process. Although these additives have little effect on the human body, if pregnant women eat them frequently, it will affect the fetus's absorption of nutrients. Therefore, canned food is also something that women need to avoid during pregnancy preparation.

6. Alcoholic Beverages

Drinking is an important cause of fetal deformity and mental retardation. Alcohol can enter the fetus through the placenta without any hindrance, making the alcohol concentration in the fetus the same as that in the mother. And alcohol is very harmful to the brain and heart.

When is the best time to get pregnant?

Generally speaking, there are two options for pregnancy, namely March and April in late spring and July to September in late summer and early autumn.

March and April in late spring are the best months for pregnancy

Because the end of spring is the time when the climate warms up, flowers are blooming, respiratory infectious diseases and rubella virus infections are less prevalent, and it is easy for pregnant women to adjust their diet and daily life. The fetus has a stable development environment at the beginning, which is most conducive to preventing malformations.

Another obvious benefit is sufficient sunshine. During the entire pregnancy, pregnant women can enjoy good sunshine conditions. The ergosterol in the skin of pregnant women can be converted into vitamin D under the sunlight, which promotes calcium absorption and is beneficial to the growth and development of fetal bones. In addition, the bactericidal and disinfecting effect of sunlight is also beneficial to the health of pregnant women.

July to September in late summer and early autumn is the best time to get pregnant

It is autumn, with warm and comfortable weather, and sleep and appetite are not affected. Autumn is also the season for fruit and vegetable harvest, so it is very beneficial for pregnant women's nutritional supplements and fetal brain development.

Due to the unstable fetal heart rate in the early stages of pregnancy, the external environment has a significant impact on the development of the fetus. Therefore, choosing to get pregnant in late summer or early autumn from July to September can avoid the extreme heat and severe cold, which is beneficial to the stability of the fetus.

Another advantage of choosing late summer and early autumn is that the delivery period is in late spring and early summer, when the climate is warm and food is plentiful, which is good for the recovery of the mother and promotes milk secretion. At the same time, the baby's clothes gradually decrease, which is also convenient for parents to care for.

In addition, spring and summer are sunny but not too hot, so babies can enjoy plenty of sunbathing, which is good for bone calcification and less likely to suffer from rickets. And when midsummer comes, the resistance of both mother and child has been strengthened, making it easier for them to survive the hot summer.