Introduction: Expectant mother Ms. Chen is a dog lover and has kept pet dogs for more than 4 years. But since she became pregnant, her mother-in-law asked her not to keep any more dogs. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law argued endlessly about this. Report from our newspaper (Trainee Reporter Jin Qian) The expectant mother, Ms. Chen, is a dog lover and has been raising pet dogs for more than 4 years. But since she became pregnant, her mother-in-law asked her not to keep any more dogs. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law argued endlessly about this. In desperation, Ms. Chen wrote a letter of commitment to her family: If raising a dog causes harm to her children, she alone will be responsible.
Ms. Chen, who lives in a community, was pregnant with her first child three months ago, and the whole family was very excited. But recently, my mother-in-law heard that there is a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii in small animals such as cats and dogs, which can be easily transmitted to the fetus through pregnant women, causing miscarriage and fetal malformations, so she persuaded Ms. Chen to give up raising dogs. But Ms. Chen said that as long as the dog is raised scientifically and checked regularly, it will be fine. Both sides hold their own opinions.
Can pregnant mothers who love dogs keep pets during pregnancy? Song Xiaojie, director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Wuhan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, said that dogs do carry Toxoplasma gondii and the route of transmission is contact.
She recommended that pregnant women should do a TORCH test early in pregnancy, and the Toxoplasma test is one of the four tests. If the TORCH test report shows that you have been infected with Toxoplasma gondii and your body has produced antibodies, you can welcome your baby with peace of mind; but if the result shows that you are infected, you cannot get pregnant temporarily.