The estimated date of delivery is not more than two weeks
Dangerous signal 6 - The estimated date of delivery is not more than two weeks
Late Born
If the usual rules of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy at or over 42 weeks (that is, pre-production period of more than two weeks), medically known as prolonged pregnancy, the incidence rate is about 8-10%.
Pregnancy expired, there are two changes in the placenta. One is the emergence of placental aging degenerative changes, so that gap placenta blood flow decreased significantly, the formation of infarction, further reducing blood flow, supply oxygen and nutrients the fetus reduced, and thus not to continue the growth of the fetus, amniotic fluid reduction, easy to hypoxia or death; the other is a normal placental function, prolonged pregnancy fetus continue to grow, in childbirth because the fetus is too large, head strong, can cause dystocia. Therefore, expired pregnancy significantly increased perinatal mortality rate.
Pregnant women should be close to pre-birth to the hospital for prenatal care, if more than the estimated date of contraction has yet to occur, should go to the hospital for further examination, this time for the placenta function test and check the status of the fetus, for the development of treatment options are essential. Such as the birth of more than 10 days has yet to give birth, induced abortion should be hospitalized. Diagnosed with prolonged pregnancy and the fetus, and skull harder, less fluid, especially for those who have other complications of pregnancy, doctors may recommend a cesarean section approach to the termination of pregnancy.