The birth of a new baby is happiness, joy and laughter for a family. However, a child who has always been healthy in the womb suddenly detects a defect. It is possible that when you are welcoming the birth of your child with joy, the doctor will say that the child is born with a defect, and you must be mentally prepared. Such a blow was like a boulder hitting it, and it was impossible to dodge it. For families with affluent families, such children will not make it too difficult for the family, but for families with less affluent families, or families that are already in poverty, the birth of a child with defects is undoubtedly a heavy burden.
The current situation of birth defects in China
The emergence of a new life is originally a joy, but the birth of a defective child is the beginning of the family\’s pain. The never-ending joy envelopes the child and the family. Therefore, such children are easily abandoned by struggling families, leading to an increase in the \”abandoned baby problem\” year by year. According to statistics, the birth defect rate in my country is as high as 4% to 6%. More than 900,000 newborns in China are born with congenital defects every year. A child with defects is born every 30 seconds. The economic burden caused by birth defects exceeds 20 billion every year.
The birth of these children with defects can lead to congenital defects and even death. In order for children to be healthy and families to be happy, the prevention of birth defects must be taken seriously.
Experts call for voluntary premarital and pregnancy tests
Since the abolition of compulsory premarital examination in 2003, the rate of premarital examination has dropped to less than 10% today. This is one of the reasons why birth defects have nearly doubled in the past 10 years.
September 12 every year is the \”National Premarital Examination Day\”. In order to curb the sharp decline in the rate of premarital examination in China, in 2004 At first, many places launched free premarital examinations, but the implementation of the policy was not smooth and was met with cold reception in many areas. In 2015, Guangxi innovated the \”one-stop\” free premarital examination service model, with a free premarital examination rate of 98.18%, ranking first in the country.
Premarital examination
Many people think that premarital examination is just an examination, but it is not. Premarital examination includes three parts: premarital medical examination, premarital health guidance, and premarital health consultation. Basic physiological examination, guidance and consultation will effectively make the couple\’s life healthier, and have a positive preventive effect on the defects caused by pregnant women or their husbands\’ unhealthy living habits. Most of the current prenatal check-ups are free. Even if the premarital check-up is done in another place or not in a designated hospital, the cost is controlled at around 200 yuan.
For those who do not plan to have children but If you accidentally become pregnant, a pre-pregnancy check-up will make the couple more prepared and not in a hurry.
Pre-pregnancy check-up
Pre-pregnancy check-up is actually a patch on the pre-marital check-up. , is particularly important. Due to the many factors that affect the birth of a healthy child, various intentional and unintentional living habits of the couple may have some irreparable effects on the child. Generally speaking, the pregnancy test is a very temporary examination. When a couple is ready to have a baby, the pregnancy test is mainly used to determine whether they can have the baby or not, and whether they can have it now or after the disease is cured. Moreover, some pregnant women may have special circumstances that need to be treated in advance. The check-up is the same as the pre-marital check-up. In addition to the physical examination, it also includes a lot of consultation and guidance, so that pregnant women can be cared for more effectively during pregnancy and it is easier to raise healthy children.
Don’t be afraid to find out that you can’t have a baby or are not suitable for giving birth at that time. Many times, women or men are not suitable for having children due to physical diseases. You might as well wait. , wait until the time is right to have children.
For the health of your child, please wait.
Prenatal check-up
Prenatal check-up is the first prenatal check-up from about 12 weeks after the baby is pregnant. The pre-natal check-up is not only to check the health of the child, but also the status of the mother-to-be. The last line of defense against various congenital disease defects. Prenatal check-ups are throughout the entire pregnancy, and you need to constantly adjust your diet and lifestyle under the advice of your doctor. It is a repeated but inevitable process. As a last resort, this process is generally taken seriously.
I hope every child can be born healthy.
