Today, it is found that the occurrence of multiple births is affected by several factors. Firstly, it is heredity - if the family were twins or triplets, the ability to give birth to two, three or more babies is increasing dramatically. Secondly, this increased use lately hormonal stimulation and in vitro fertilization, which promote maturation of not one but multiple eggs per menstrual cycle. Third cause of multiple pregnancy (triplet pregnancyIncluding), oddly enough, is the increase in maternal age. If twenty years ago 30-35-year-old woman belonged to the category starorodyaschimi (obstetric term), but today the decision to have a child at that age is no surprise. The older the woman, the greater the disruption of ovulation - release of an egg to become irregular. As a result, in the previous cycle unrealized hormones can cause the formation of multiple eggs, and consequently increases the possibility of simultaneous impregnation.
Triplets pregnancy - is it possible to plan
The birth of twins occur more frequently than birthtriplets or four or five kids. Multiple pregnancy occurs when several eggs are fertilized, or if fertilization has occurred in one egg (the twins), and it develops several embryos. In the first case the kids each have their placenta, can be of different sexes and outwardly very similar (as usual relatives).
Twins share a placenta and, in most cases, the total water (amniotic) shell. However, it may be a bit more difficult childbirth (especially if the mother bearstriplets or more children) to kids during passage through the birth canal does not interfere with each other, doctors may resort to caesarean section. Identical twins always have one sex (usually male) and as like as two peas in a pod. Blood group, Rh factor and other physiological indicators have also the same.
How to planthe birth of triplets? It is almost impossible. Special diets, scheduling and medical treatment are powerless before this phenomenon. But, some of the data we will, nevertheless, give. It is estimated that 200 menstrual cycles necessarily falls alone when a woman's body matures more than one egg. The probability of separation of the fertilized egg falls, as well as regular visits to the 1 200 menses. If you can conceive it in these times - multiple pregnancy is provided to you.
Pregnancy triplets - diagnosis and birth
Determine the number of babies who should be born, at 5-6 week of pregnancy using ultrasound. However, a more accurate reading can be obtained only by 13-14 week, when it will be clearly heard the heartbeat. Multiple pregnancy several times increases the burden on the mother's body, so these women require more careful observation. In the normal course of pregnancy expectant mother should come to the consultation once every ten days in the second trimester and once every seven days in the third trimester. Mom, the bearing several children are transported to the hospital two weeks before the due date - it gives an opportunity to provide her and the baby should be monitored. Unfortunately, multiple pregnancy more often than usual runs with complications, the most typical of these are:
•Anemia - Occurs in half of expectant mothers. In this case, we recommend a diet rich in protein, vitamin C and products containing iron. Allowed the use of special drugs.
•Threatened miscarriage - Due to the high pressure of the uterine wall begins to stretch, causing cervical dilation. With the threat of preterm delivery woman prescribe drugs that remove the increased uterine tone.
•Toxemia - pregnancy triplets occurs more frequently than in normal pregnancy. Can cause swelling, high blood pressure and the occurrence of protein in the urine.
The birth of tripletsMost often takes place with epidural anesthesia (injection of drugs in the paravertebral area), lets go, if necessary, to operative delivery without anesthesia. The gap between the appearance of the kids can be from 10 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the intensity of attempts. Postpartum recovery in multiple pregnancy goes as well as normal, and the development of triplets is no different from the development of the child, was born in solitude.
Svetlana Krutova
Women's magazine JustLady