Contents:
- Medical Video: A Discussion of Miscarriage, Infertility and Early Pregnancy Loss
- Can falling during pregnancy cause a miscarriage?
- What affects the safety of the fetus when a pregnant woman falls?
- What happens when falling during pregnancy?
- When should I worry?
Medical Video: A Discussion of Miscarriage, Infertility and Early Pregnancy Loss
Some pregnant women may have experienced falls while pregnant. Of course, this becomes a painful experience while making pregnant women and families panic. The most feared is a miscarriage after falling during pregnancy. This can be a burden on the mind of the mother and makes the pregnant woman stress
Can falling during pregnancy cause a miscarriage?
Often you see on television, pregnant women who fall will immediately experience a miscarriage. However, to experience a miscarriage is apparently not that easy. In fact, your baby in the womb is very protected from various things that can hurt him.
Falling during pregnancy can not directly harm your baby and cause miscarriages, especially during the first trimester. In the first trimester, your fetus is still small, as well as your uterus that is still around your pelvis. Your uterus in the first trimester is still well protected by the pelvic bone. So, falling during pregnancy during the first trimester will not affect the fetus or placenta.
What affects the safety of the fetus when a pregnant woman falls?
You need to know, not always fall during pregnancy can endanger the baby in your womb. How seriously the impact of falling during pregnancy can be determined through the following three factors:
- Age of mother during pregnancy. The older the mother's age during pregnancy makes the more likely the complications occur. If the mother is old and falls during pregnancy, she should get immediate medical attention even if she does not show any alarming symptoms.
- Gestational age. Age of pregnancy when a mother falls during pregnancy can also determine how much impact a mother can receive. The risk increases as the mother's gestational age gets older.
- Mother's position when falling. This must be considered. What is the position of mom when she falls? If the position hits the mother's stomach, this can be more dangerous than falling to the side or back.
What happens when falling during pregnancy?
Falling during pregnancy is the most guarded thing for many pregnant women not to happen. The bigger your stomach, the greater your risk of falling during pregnancy. However, calm down first, in fact your body has given more protection to the fetus so that no one hurts it.
When you fall, there are several protections that protect your baby's body, namely:
- Amniotic sac containing amniotic fluid. This liquid acts as a cushion, keeping your baby from various shocks.
- Thick uterine wall
- Abdominal fat
- Abdominal muscles
- Pelvis
With all these protections, maybe the baby will not feel anything when the mother falls. However, this also depends on how badly the mother falls. If the mother falls badly and painfully, the baby may be affected directly or indirectly.
When should I worry?
After falling, of course pregnant women panic and worry that something will happen to the fetus. However, it could be that your baby in the womb has no problems because there is protection from your body. However, more attention still needs to be given if the pregnant woman falls.
If pregnant women show signs like the following after falling, you should immediately take it to the doctor for further examination. It is feared that falling during pregnancy causes the mother to give birth early or even cause a miscarriage if left unchecked.
- Feel pain in the abdomen or there is bleeding after falling
- Bleeding in the vagina or ruptured amniotic fluid
- Pain or unbearable pain in the abdomen, uterus, or pelvis
- Feeling there is a contraction in the uterus
- Feeling there is a decrease in fetal movements, for example, the fetus kicks your stomach less frequently
