pregnant woman
Pregnant women in pregnancy are exposed to many physical and psychological changes. They must also face a range of temporary and temporary health problems and disorders, which end either directly or gradually after birth. Pregnant women often suffer from fluid, headache or Morning sickness or vomiting, as well as vertigo, and weight is usually increased significantly, as a result of the presence of a fetus in the womb. Pregnant women have frequent problems with hypoglycemia or high blood pressure. In addition, it is difficult to control blood pressure during pregnancy. The pregnant woman always needs continuous consultation by a female and obstetrician to monitor her health and the condition of her fetus from conception to the last stage.
Pregnancy symptoms by month
Symptoms that usually begin in a pregnant woman in the third week include the following:
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Feeling tired.
- Frequent urination.
- Aversion to food.
- Breast pain and swelling.
There are other symptoms that start in the sixth and seventh weeks, including the following:
- Mood disorders, which occur as a result of hormonal changes, as well as the psychological stress associated with the lack of knowledge of what will be the case after birth.
- Morning sickness.
- Rotor.
- Increased uterine size.
- Frequent urination due to increased pressure on the bladder.
In the eighth week, the symptoms increase in number, including the following:
Causes of shortness of breath in pregnant women
As the uterus expands in the last three months of pregnancy, the pressure increases on the lungs as it limits their ability to expand with each breath, increasing the severity and frequency of breathlessness. To compensate for this, the hormones help to take more breath and higher in efficiency; to ensure that the fetus and the pregnant get enough oxygen.
Breathing may be one of the most common problems facing the pregnant mother in the first month of pregnancy, as well as in the last month of pregnancy. This is considered common and natural, and no danger to the mother or the fetus constitutes a temporary harassment of the pregnant woman. :
- The size of the fetus grows within the uterus, so it presses the diaphragm area in the mother, feeling tight and difficulty breathing.
- Increase the amount of fluid surrounding the fetus, which presses the upper area and weakens the ability to breathe properly. If the mother is pregnant with twins, this causes the size of the uterus doubly, causing self-distress.
- The incidence of mental disorders or exposure to neurological problems, which often accompany the stages of pregnancy. There are many common mental illnesses among pregnant women, including depression, anxiety and even tension, which is not a disease in itself, but a temporary condition caused by a certain cause and disappear.
- The presence of a respiratory disease in the pregnant woman, such as allergic asthma, or bronchitis.
- A deficiency in the level of hormone progesterone in women; and this hormone responsible for stimulating brain centers in the brain during pregnancy to increase the amount of oxygen in the mother. Although each breath does not bring much air to the body, the air stays longer in the lungs to extract oxygen from it so that the fetus gets what it needs.
In cases where the lack of breathing in pregnant women is a sign of a problem that requires a visit to the doctor, it includes the following:
- Severe breathing problems get worse with time.
- Asthma increases worse in pregnant women.
- Acceleration of breath and pulse.
- Chest pain when breathing.
- Color around the lips, fingers or hands is painted in pale blue.
- pallor.
- Persistent or accompanying coughing of blood.
Ways to overcome the breathlessness of the pregnant woman
There are some ways that a pregnant woman can avoid breathlessness, including:
- Doing the daily work in a slow and balanced movement while reducing the activity and speed of performance so as not to increase the problem of breathlessness. Speed makes it worse by making pregnant women need more air. She must listen to the calls of her body and tell her that she has exceeded the limits in terms of speed.
- Sit properly, lift your back straight up with your shoulders back to allow your lungs to double to get enough oxygen.
- The use of additional pillows during sleep to raise the head and neck area to improve the breathing process and relieve the pressure of the uterus on the upper area.
- The exercise of breathing exercises during pregnancy because of its many benefits, including the reduction of stress and psychological stress accompanying pregnancy, and help to relax, as well as improve the process of breathing and avoid feeling upset. This exercise can be applied by sitting on a chair or standing firmly with a deep breath of the nose, breathing the lungs to the maximum extent, then slowly removing the entire breath from the mouth and repeating this method several times until the pregnant woman feels completely comfortable.
- Do exercise, and advised to start early in the first pregnancy, it increases the efficiency of the respiratory system and the circulatory system. Aerobic sports are recommended here.