After pregnancy, the focus of expectant mothers and relatives and friends is usually diet, but in addition to diet, expectant mothers should also pay attention to their home environment. Because indoors are where expectant mothers move and rest every day, an uncomfortable home environment may also be harmful to expectant mothers and their fetuses. Some mothers are used to putting mothballs in their wardrobes to repel insects, but they don’t know that mothballs are extremely harmful to pregnant women and can even lead to miscarriage. Below, the editor of Babao.com will talk about: The impact of mothballs on pregnant women, what will mothballs do to pregnant women? Will it cause miscarriage?
Moth balls can cause miscarriage in pregnant women: Moth balls emit the \”right\” After the \”dichlorobenzene\” (toxic) component is inhaled by the human body, it will be combined with human glucose phosphate dehydrogenase and excreted. However, some components that cannot be metabolized will circulate with the mother to the fetus, and the fetus cannot metabolize these components, so fetal abnormalities may lead to miscarriage. Excessive amounts of artificial or natural mothballs may cause miscarriage.
Real cases of miscarriage in pregnant women
In mothers While chatting in the group, a mother who was about to give birth to her due date talked about her own experience of miscarriage. This expectant mother was pregnant with her second child. When she was more than two months pregnant with her first child, one day she suddenly felt very uncomfortable and felt like she was about to faint. She realized that something was wrong. The family rushed her to the hospital, but the child could not be saved. Afterwards, she was very sad, but also puzzled about what the problem was. The doctor only said that there were many reasons for spontaneous abortion and it was difficult to judge directly. She feels that she has always paid attention to her diet, she is not particularly tired, and her physical examination indicators before pregnancy were also very good. Therefore, this miscarriage became a mystery in her heart. Until one time, a piece of news on the Internet made her suspect that the \”murderer\” was a large number of mothballs stored at home. Because there were traces of moth infestation in the house, my mother-in-law bought a lot of mothballs home. They were placed on almost every floor of every closet in the house, and there were also quite a few under the bed. At the time, she didn\’t realize there was anything wrong with it, and she gradually got used to smelling it. After thinking about it based on the news, she realized that it was such an inconspicuous mothball that caused her miscarriage. Later, she cleared away all the mothballs in the house, and opened windows and cupboard doors to ventilate the house for several days.
How to reduce the damage caused by mothballs
1. Drying: Clothes that have been in contact with mothballs must be taken out and ventilated, so that the smell will dissipate.
2. Cleaning: This way the smell will dissipate faster.
3. Dehumidifier can be used.
4. Or vacuum-pack the clothes instead.
Expert reminder
Qualified mothballs will not cause harm to ordinary adults if they are used in accordance with the instructions for use. In addition, children have a very low metabolism of \”p-dichlorobenzene\”. Excessive exposure will lead to progressive anemia and jaundice. Do not put it in newborn clothes. You can put pepper, garlic, and soap in the wardrobe to prevent moths. The wardrobe with camphor balls must be ventilated regularly, and the clothes taken out from it must be worn after the smell disappears!
