Pre-Pregnancy Counseling In Bhopal
Pre-conception counseling is a meeting with a health-care professional by a woman before attempting to become pregnant. It generally includes a pre-conception risk assessment for any potential complications of pregnancy as well as modifications of risk factors that may compromise fetal development. It is recommended that a woman visits the doctor as soon as she is planning for pregnancy (around 3 to 6 months before actual attempts are made to conceive). This time frame allows a woman to prepare her body for successful conception and pregnancy and allows her to reduce any health risks which are within her control.
Pre Conceptional Management and Evaluation
It involves health promotion ,risk assessment, and any medical intervention required before pregnancy. Some examples where pre conceptional counseling is suggested :
- H/o Recurrent Miscarriages
- H/o Genetic d/s in Family, previous child with genetic disease
- History of chromosomal abnormality in previous child
- Medical Complications (Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Epilepsy, Autoimmune d/s etc.)
- Families with history of Thalassemia (alpha or beta Thal)/ sickle cell anemia
- Addiction too tobacco/ alcohol/ illicit drugs