Many tend to think that if a woman has a big belly during pregnancy , then she always wears a large baby. In fact, this is not so at all. Large sizes of the abdomen may be the result of the excess weight of the expectant mother, polyhydramnios or neoplasms that appeared in the pelvis during gestation.
A large fetus during pregnancy is determined using ultrasound. This information is then compared with special measurements of the woman’s abdomen and pelvis, as well as the position of the uterus, after which the approximate weight of the child is calculated using the formula. By the time of delivery, the doctor must know the estimated weight of the baby in order to avoid unforeseen complications during the birth process.
A large fetus during pregnancy is a purely individual concept for each woman, depending on the location of the child in the womb and the size of the pelvis.
Large fruit: causes
There are several prerequisites that may entail the development of a large fruit. These include, first of all, genetic parameters: if mom and dad of the baby were born large, then the likelihood that their child will have an impressive size is quite high. Also, if the expectant mother has endocrine pathologies (hypothyroidism or diabetes mellitus), then a large fetus during pregnancy may be the result of an already impaired metabolism in the child. In addition, quite often in women, the second baby is born more in weight than the firstborn. But this trend can in no way be considered the rule, since in the second and subsequent births, the size of the fetus also depends on a number of other factors (for example, the amount of hemoglobin in the blood, lack of anemia, functioning of the placenta, the presence of a threat of miscarriage, and so on).
Large fruit: childbirth
In most such cases, this process has some features:
- They take more time. This is due to an increase in the second period (exile). Passing the baby’s big head through the birth canal in this case requires a lot of time, and, accordingly, special efforts on the part of the woman in labor and the obstetrician.
- Additional difficulties may arise if the child is born born-born. Such children have denser cranial bones, and it is more difficult for them to pass through the birth canal.
- In connection with the overstrain of the uterus at the birth of a large baby, a weakening of labor is possible. Such a situation will require the introduction of special drugs to the woman in labor that stimulate this process.
- At the time of teething, a woman is most often dissected perineal tissue (episiotomy) to avoid tearing. Such incisions are sutured after childbirth, and they subsequently leave no residue.
In general, a large fetus during pregnancy is not something extraordinary and causes particular concern. With the right obstetric tactics, most of these births end successfully with the birth of a healthy baby. Nevertheless, many women bearing a large child express fears about the successful completion of childbirth and insist on a cesarean section. Doctors say that without special indications, you should not resort to it, since this full-fledged surgical operation also carries many risks. Not to mention the fact that the recovery process after it takes much longer than after the birth in a natural way.