Hypoxia - changes in the body of the developing fetus due to lack of oxygen. This happens in 10.5% of all cases of pregnancy and childbirth.
The lack of oxygen leads to a change in the exchangeprocesses and the violation of certain body functions. The hypoxia that has arisen on different terms of pregnancy has different consequences for the development of the baby. In the early stages of pregnancy, hypoxia leads to defects in development and slowing the growth of the fetus. In later terms, it leads to a slowing of fetal growth, imperfection of the central nervous system, complicates the adaptive capabilities of the newborn.
By themselves, hypoxia and green water during childbirth are notarise. They are the result of chronic and infectious diseases of the mother, diseases of the fetus (congenital malformations, anemia, hemolytic disease, squeezing the head in the process of delivery) and violations in placental exchange.
What is the manifestation of hypoxia?
Если появляются зеленые воды при родах, то это is considered the first sign of hypoxia. The waters are painted green, because the child experiences great discomfort. His bowel is emptied, the water is mixed with the original feces, which is called meconium, and therefore have a green color.
If the fetal bladder is not opened for a long time, and childbirthalready in the course, then also green waters may appear during childbirth. After all, the uterus is already open and pushes the baby, the child is trying to go further along the birth canal, and the whole bubble prevents him. He tries with all his might, again allocating meconium, so the waters turn green. In this case, the bladder is opened with a special tool or the woman is given an episiotomy (cut of the perineum), because the child has already suffered from hypoxia in utero.
How to identify hypoxia?
Changes in the motor activity of the baby saysabout the presence of hypoxia. The initial stage is characterized by increased tremors and restlessness of the baby, and the severe one is, on the contrary, a reduction in the number of movements and a decrease in their strength. Urgently it is necessary to address to the obstetrician-gynecologist if the frequency of the perturbations has dropped to 3 movements per hour! This indicates that the fetus is seriously suffering.
You should be alerted by green selectionduring pregnancy. This always indicates an inflammatory process that results from infection. And the infection leads to insufficient intake of oxygen to the fetus. Therefore, you urgently need to see a doctor after seeing a green discharge on your underwear during pregnancy. Too active or, conversely, the rare movements of the fetus are also a dangerous sign. So do not delay the visit to the doctor.
Consequences of hypoxia
Severe hypoxia and green water during childbirth does not pass for a born baby without a trace. Compensating for lack of oxygen, the baby's bodyheart palpitations, all the organs of the baby work with greater force. Vital organs (heart, kidneys, brain) receive, in the first place, more oxygen, and the intestine, for example, suffers from hypoxia and therefore meconium is released. But this process has a limit. And sooner or later such protection will weaken and the child's nervous system, first of all, will suffer.
Green waters during childbirth consequences: ischemia and irreversible consequences - necrosis in different organs of the body. Rarely, green waters at birth give rise to consequences for the death of a newborn.
Тяжелая и долгая гипоксия является прямым indication to caesarean section. Remember that any hypoxia has its origin in the carrying of the baby, so try to lead a correct lifestyle and carefully monitor your condition and the state of the baby, in time pass all the studies, for example such as uzi and doplerometry.
