What if the fetus is too small? Understanding Six Factors of Small Fetus

What if the fetus is too small? Understand the six factors of small fetus < P > "The fetus is too small! When this sentence comes from the mouth of an obstetrician and gynecologist, it is inevitable that pregnant mommy will emerge in her heart, "How come you are not fat to your baby when you eat normally?" Is weight gain only fat to yourself? " Professional doctors said that as long as pregnant mommy grasps the principle of balanced diet, the fetus can get enough growth nutrients. Unless it is found that its abnormal growth status may be caused by other diseases after evaluation, it is necessary to closely follow up and further check. The common factors that affect fetal weight are not only the measurement of fetal weight itself has a certain error value, but also many internal factors, such as multiple births, heredity, poor placental function, high maternal blood pressure, blocked blood return, and even insufficient nutrient intake, which may lead to fetal underweight. Dr. Chen Yiling pointed out that how to improve fetal underweight, the most important thing is to confirm the reasons, so as to fundamentally solve it. The following are six factors that affect the unsatisfactory fetal weight gain: 1. Pregnant women are petite, pregnant mothers are naturally short, and fetuses may grow smaller because of genetic inheritance. Therefore, in order to evaluate whether the fetal weight falls within the normal range, in addition to referring to the measurement table, individual differences should also be considered. 2. Multiple births When the mother needs to supply nutrition to more than one fetus at the same time, the nutrients that multiple births can get are relatively less than those of singletons, and the size and weight of the fetus will be relatively small due to the limitation of uterine space. 3. Maternal malnutrition In Taiwan Province, malnutrition is quite rare. However, in the second and third trimester of pregnancy, the growth rate of the fetus will gradually increase. Therefore, obstetricians and gynecologists will tell pregnant mothers to increase the intake of calories and protein in addition to a balanced diet, so that the fetus can get enough growth nutrients. 4. Placenta and umbilical cord function Placenta and umbilical cord are important organs for the mother to transport nutrients and oxygen to the fetus. Therefore, if the placenta function is not good, or the umbilical cord is knotted and oppressed, or even the hemoperfusion is insufficient, it will affect the fetus to absorb nutrients and further make the weight gain unsatisfactory. 5. Maternal blood pressure is high. Generally speaking, due to the influence of hormones during pregnancy, mommy will have low blood pressure. However, if pregnant mommy has hypertension or family inheritance, she should be more careful about pregnancy-induced hypertension and complications. Because high blood pressure means high vascular resistance and poor blood circulation, which will further affect placental function and hinder the delivery of nutrients. 6. Congenital chromosomal abnormalities and diseases may be caused by congenital chromosomal abnormalities and special diseases, such as microcephaly related to neural tube development abnormalities, or short limbs and bone deformation caused by other genetic chromosomal abnormalities, which makes fetal weight gain less ideal.

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Dr. Chen Yiling said that if the fetal ultrasound prediction is too small and the weight is light, but the difference is less than 2 weeks and grows with the increase of weeks, it is not a pathological condition. In fact, pregnant women can make the fetus grow smoothly and gain weight by adjusting their diet, combined with proper exercise and adequate sleep and rest. When necessary, you can also ask a professional dietitian to adjust according to individual conditions. If the fetal weight difference is more than 2 weeks, and does not grow with the increase of weeks, high-level ultrasound will be used to evaluate whether the fetal structure is abnormal and whether the blood perfusion resistance of umbilical cord and uterus is increased. If it is suspected that the gene chromosome is abnormal, further examination is needed. She pointed out that at present, some problems of uterine placenta perfusion can be treated with drugs. As for genetic chromosome abnormalities, early detection is also helpful to formulate a treatment plan for the fetus after birth. Eating more beef, durian and chicken essence and drinking sugarcane juice can make the fetus gain weight? From these foods that help the fetus gain weight, we can find that their nutrients are nothing more than high protein, high sugar and high calorie. Dr. Chen Yiling said that calories and protein are essential nutrients for fetal growth, which is why the pregnant mother will be advised by obstetricians and gynecologists to consume 3 calories and 1 grams of protein. However, the amount of food with an extra 3 calories is not as much as expected, so pregnant mommy should be temperate. Although high sugar can increase fetal weight, it will increase fetal metabolic burden, body puffiness and oversize, and then increase the risk of natural childbirth. She reminded that everyone's physique is different, and the same food may not have the same result when it acts on different pregnant moms and fetuses. Please grasp the principle of shallow taste and don't eat too much.

Wen/Zhou Zijing

Interview and consultation/Chen Yiling, the attending physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital

Makeup, Photography/Bingo Bunny Photography

Performance/Beautiful Mommy Xu Peiping

※ The original text was published in the June 217 issue of "Mama Baby Magazine" No.364. Links to related articles: Join us and pay attention to your health every day! Line @ ID: @ Subscribe to the healthy Aloha audio-visual channel to read health knowledge more easily: /supply/article/3333 Keywords: fetus, dysplasia, mother and baby.