Contents:
- Medical Video: Tell Me a Story: Straightening Out Scoliosis
- Women are more prone to suffer from scoliosis than men
- How does scoliosis affect pregnancy?
- Women with scoliosis can give birth normally, as long as ...
Medical Video: Tell Me a Story: Straightening Out Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a disorder when the spine experiences bending towards the left or right side. This type of bone disorder turns out to occur most often at the beginning of puberty in young women, and settles into adulthood. So, what about when a woman with scoliosis becomes pregnant? Can you choose normal labor? See the sequence in the following review.
Women are more prone to suffer from scoliosis than men
Based on data from The National Scoliosis Foundation, 4-5 percent of the entire population of women in the world suffer from scoliosis with a ratio of 1: 9 to men. This is because women have a more flexible or flexible spine, while men have a denser spinal composition.
Scoliosis in women develops faster than in men and includes idiopathic types (no exact cause is known). The characteristics of scoliosis that can be observed are as follows:
- The position of the head and shoulders tends to tilt, not parallel to the hips
- One shoulder looks taller than the other to cause an uneven shirt line
- In women, breast size does not look the same
- One side of the back tends to be higher than the other, seen when bending or kneeling
How does scoliosis affect pregnancy?
The condition of spinal abnormalities can be a scary thing for some women, especially when you are pregnant. Normal pregnant women will generally experience hip, leg, and back pain. What if added to the condition of scoliosis?
According to Justin J. Park, MD, a surgeon from The Maryland Spine Center at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, scoliosis does not cause certain complications, both during pregnancy and childbirth. Pregnancy with scoliosis will be the same as a pregnant woman in general, depending on the measurement of the Cobb angle (the spinal angle of the spine in people with scoliosis).
However, stepping on the third trimester, you must be very careful about the health of your back. Because, the hormones released during pregnancy will make the ligaments become more relaxed naturally. Even though it sounds safe, this actually causes an increase in Cobb's angle so that it can cause greater pain in the back, waist or legs.
So, can scoliosis affect the health of the fetus? Take it easy, your scoliosis history will not harm the baby in the womb until he is born, even you can still have the possibility to give birth normally.
Women with scoliosis can give birth normally, as long as ...
Every woman naturally craves a normal labor process with a fast recovery period. For prospective mothers who suffer from scoliosis do not need to worry. Although pelvic bone deformities can indeed make it difficult for normal labor, it is still possible for you to be able to give birth normally as long as there are no other pregnancy complications.
Before deciding to face normal labor, you need to check the degree of slope and the type of scoliosis you are experiencing. If the slope tends to be heavy, then you should switch to a caesarean section for smooth delivery.
If your doctor allows you to undergo normal labor, this requires close supervision. Because, women with scoliosis may experience labor "congestion" or labor that suddenly slows down and even stops the active phase due to malposition or disruption of the baby's position.
As a result, you tend to be difficult to push or difficult to accept epidurals. Because, anesthesia experts often find it difficult to find space for epidural administration in women with scoliosis.But if you want an epidural, don't hesitate to consult your Obgyn doctor and your anesthetist. Better still, check how severe your scoliosis is before planning a pregnancy.
