There are some medications and vitamins that the expectant
mother should routinely use even if she has no complaints during pregnancy. In
addition, there are some medications used when necessary in the face of
complaints and some diseases that occur during pregnancy. Not all medicines
used in normal people can be used easily during pregnancy because most of the
medicines can pass from the placenta to the baby and harm the baby. Some drugs,
on the other hand, do not harm the baby or even if it passes, it may even be
useful. For this reason, even the simplest drug, including vitamins, should
never be used without consulting a doctor.
Vitamins
used in pregnancy:
The vitamin that must be used during pregnancy is FOLIC ACID.
In fact, the most correct and beneficial thing is to start using folic acid
before pregnancy but not after pregnancy. It is recommended to use folic acid
at least 3 months before conception and to continue until the 3rd month after
pregnancy occurs. Therefore, the person planning a pregnancy should start
taking folic acid before becoming pregnant. Folic acid is for the prevention of
anomaly called neural tube defect in the baby. Normally, 0.4 mg (400 mcg) of
folic acid is sufficient per day, while those who had a baby with a neural tube
defect and were in the risk group (those using epilepsy, diabetics using
insulin) should be 4 mg (4000 mcg). If folic acid is forgotten 1-2 days in
between, it is not a problem, but it is recommended to take it regularly every
day.
Vitamins other than folic acid and MULTIVITAMIN preparations
are not necessarily used in pregnancy. These drugs are widely available on the
market and are widely used for pregnancy use. However, these multivitamin drugs
are not required to be used unless there is a serious nutritional defect in the
mother and their benefits are not shown. There is no harm in their use. It may
be inconvenient to take these vitamins more than once a day, so you should not
take more than your doctor recommends because some vitamins can harm the baby.
For example, vitamin A. Therefore, vitamins such as vitamin A are found in low
doses in vitamin drugs produced for pregnant women. These vitamin medications
can cause stomach upset from time to time.
Other
drugs:
It is strongly recommended that IRON DRUGS be used until
birth, even if there is no anemia during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a
predisposition to anemia, and there is also blood loss during childbirth. Iron
preparations prevent this anemia.
Apart from these, one group of drugs commonly used in
pregnancy are MAGNESIUM and CALCIUM preparations. These drugs are not required
to be used during pregnancy, but there is no problem in using them. They are
not one of the drugs recommended for routine use in every pregnant woman. They
are generally preferred when there are mild contractions and cramps.
Drugs containing PROGESTERON hormone, which are frequently
used in pregnancy, are not recommended for routine use in every pregnant woman.
However, it is used in cases where the doctor deems appropriate, such as
bleeding and miscarriage. Even in preventing miscarriages, they are not proven
drugs.
PAIN CUTTERS in pregnancy is not a group of drugs that can be
used easily. Generally and unless necessary, painkillers are not used in
pregnancy except paracetamol derivatives. The majority of them have potential
harmful effects on the fetus. Therefore, do not use any pain medication without
consulting your doctor during pregnancy.
Apart from these, since the complaints of nausea and vomiting
during pregnancy are common, medications for these are prescribed by the doctor
if necessary. Urinary tract infection, which is a common condition during
pregnancy, may sometimes require medication. If the mother has diseases such as
goiter, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, migraine, medicines for these are
recommended by doctors who are experts in the subject. These drugs are selected
from drugs that do not have any harm to pregnancy or that may have the least
harm.
-COULD YOUR PREGNANCY BE SIMILAR TO YOUR MOTHER'S PREGNANCY?
-BREECH BIRTHS
-OVULATION TEST
-PLACENTA
-DO YOU HAVE MENSTRUATION IN PREGNANCY?
