I need to do to avoid child birth defects?

Some diseases you're carrying can affect the health of both mother when your pregnancy.  Therefore, consultations before the pregnancy will help you as well as your physician obstetrics better control health status and make sure the fetus developed normally after this.

Before pregnant mom should immunizations 1 of the disease threatens the fetus if you accidentally contracted the flu at the secret vote as, measles, mumps, Rubella. Medical experts recommended vaccination prior to pregnancy, is essential to ensure safety for both mother and baby. If not vaccinated will have to risk to the fetus. Such as the Rubella vaccine is not in the first months (especially the 4 weeks early) the rate of birth defects can be up to 50% more ...

2. Quit the bad habit

Drinking never good for the fetus. If you are addicted to alcoholic drinks before the secret vote, your child will later have to face a range of health problems, including birth defects. You or your husband smoking, including passive smoking will increase the incidence of malformation fetus due to reduced sperm quality, or raise the risk of miscarriage, stillbirths, etc.. So you need to give up the bad habit before deciding to get pregnant and don't have stupid that re addicted when you were pregnant.

3. additional folic acid 

Folic acid plays a role of paramount importance in preventing other birth defects such as neural tube defect in, bifida, hydrocephalus, etc.. The doctor recommends, you must drink additional 400 mrg folic acid every day during 3 menstrual cycles before wants to have the baby. And continue to drink during pregnancy, at least until the third month of pregnancy.

4. Consume enough 5 basic food groups

On each meal, her mother elected to guarantee full provide nourishment to your baby through 5 main food groups: grains, fruits, milk and milk products, meat and other protein-rich foods. In addition to a little oil on the food to provide Omega 3 baby development support intelligence, reduce disabilities nervous system. And parents please remember to eat plenty of fiber, minimize the harmful fats (there are many in animal fat, fried food, fried, etc.).

5. Avoid eating fish have more mercury

The fish is very good for the brain development of babies, but parents should remember to avoid eating these fish contain more mercury fish like tuna, swordfish, mackerel, shark, large type, etc. If the fetus absorbs the mercury through the mother's blood can lead to the risk of malformations, freaks. The mother should eat little seafood mercury such as shrimp, salmon, catfish ...

6. Stay away from environmentally harmful chemicals

The environment contains solvents, mercury, lead, paint, paint fumes, pesticides or exceeds the regulation is the main agent to harm the fetus. In addition, also avoid contact with X-. According to the scientific research, the body of the embryo is very sensitive to radiation in the first three months of pregnancy. So cute X rays from adversely affecting the development of the baby, or cause the kind of misshapen in the fetus. In the middle of the pregnancy, reproductive system, teeth and the central nervous system of the baby is growing relatively quickly, if the impact of x-rays can interfere with these functions, growth slowed down or stopped the inferior mind.

7. Do not reject the advice of genetics

If discovery is likely the fetus is experiencing health problems, or have a family history of relatives were congenital, parents do not deny the diagnostic tests that the doctor asked. From it will help parents elected to determine the condition of the baby's development, as well as the timely intervention.

In addition, parents elected to ensure eating nine drinking boiled, drink enough water, avoid direct contact with cats, is leaning more to the left in pregnancy, pregnancy screening schedule compliance of doctor, consult a doctor ... to help baby love your home away from birth defects.=