Introduction: It is mothers’ greatest wish that their babies be born healthy and without any problems. However, in real life, we occasionally hear about cases of babies being born with deformities. In some cases, even during the pregnancy, even if a prenatal check-up is not missed, the baby will still be born with some malformations.

Some prenatal check-up results will show that the baby is healthy, but in fact the baby will be found to have congenital heart disease at birth, and these conditions may not be detected during the prenatal check-up process. . So, why do we pass everything during the prenatal check-up, but we still end up giving birth to babies with deformities?

In fact, in daily prenatal check-ups, although we have various tests to rule out fetal malformations, we have to admit that prenatal check-ups still cannot do anything to rule out fetal malformations. to 100% filtering and exclusion. But in many cases, some fetal malformations are relatively hidden and complicated, and it is difficult to detect them through ordinary prenatal examinations.

Prenatal examination can only detect some obvious malformations, or it can screen certain malformations with the support of technical conditions. The most classic one is Down syndrome screening. In the face of these unobvious malformations with relatively recessive characteristics, even if the prenatal check-up work is very comprehensive, it is difficult for us to find them during the prenatal check-up. We can only see them after the baby is born.

For example: problems with the intellectual development of the fetal brain, developmental abnormalities of the terminal limbs of the fetus (such as oligodactyly, polydactyly), abnormal development of hearing and vision, congenital heart disease, abnormal development of the five senses, etc. Deformity problems are difficult to detect through B-ultrasound examination, so there are often missed problems.

Of course, many babies’ deformities can be cured through acquired medical surgeries, so that the children can return to normal and grow up healthily. For example, deformities in some fingers and toes, cleft lip and palate, etc. can be repaired through surgery, and some congenital organ diseases can also be improved and cured through acquired treatment.

In the process of pregnancy, every fetus will actually suffer from a certain probability of malformation, but the fetus with a low probability will be born healthy. There is no way to completely avoid the risk of malformations during pregnancy. What we can do is reduce the risk of our fetuses suffering from malformations. In this regard, what should pregnant mothers do during pregnancy?

1. Pay attention to the first three months of pregnancy: In the early stages of pregnancy, pregnant women are in the embryonic differentiation and development stage of the fetus. During this time, fetal cells differentiate very rapidly, and this is where the fetus is most likely to suffer from disordered cell replication and division due to external factors, leading to fetal malformations.

Therefore, in the early stages of pregnancy, pregnant mothers need to pay special attention to their rest and protection during pregnancy to avoid the impact and harm of noise, radiation and even chemicals in life on the fetus. Maintaining healthy living habits and living environment will make early fetal development more stable and avoid the risk of abnormal development.

2. Supplement balanced nutrition and folic acid intake to prevent malformations: The growth and development of a fetus requires the mutual supply of various nutrients from the human body. Therefore, maintaining a healthy and balanced nutritional intake during pregnancy is normal for the fetus. Development is very important. Adequate folic acid intake in the early stages is beneficial to fetal brain development and prevents the risk of malformations.

3. Enhance the body’s immunity and avoid viral and bacterial infections: During pregnancy, infection of the pregnant woman’s body can easily lead to malformations in fetal development. Therefore, during pregnancy, you must pay attention to daily disease defense, improve your body's immunity, and try to avoid getting sick as much as possible during pregnancy.

Important reminder: Prenatal check-ups during pregnancy can help us detect some malformations in the fetus, but it is also difficult to detect some more hidden and complex malformation symptoms during pre-natal check-ups. If pregnant women want to avoid the risk of deformed babies as much as possible, they need to pay attention to early pregnancy protection, take in sufficient and balanced nutrition, enhance the body's immunity, and avoid infection.