Why can’t I have a baby in a leap month?
A leap month is an additional month in the lunar calendar, but why can’t children be born in a leap month? What health issues need to be considered? The following is a discussion from aspects of the pregnant woman herself, the fetus, delivery status, and medical conditions.
Pregnant women’s own health reasons
1. Decreased body immunity. During the monthly menstrual cycle, the body immunity of pregnant women will decline, and a shorter leap month will cause the body immunity of pregnant women to be in a declining state for a longer period of time, thus affecting the health of pregnant women.
2. Susceptible to infection and complications. Pregnant women have reduced immunity during pregnancy. In addition, the pregnancy period is longer during the leap month, and they are prone to various infections and complications, such as colds, pneumonia, and gestational hypertension.
3. Pelvic hypoplasia. The leap month will affect the size and strength of the pregnant woman\’s pelvis during delivery. The underdevelopment of the pregnant woman\’s pelvis will affect the smoothness of the fetus during the final delivery process.
Effects on fetal health
1. Abnormal fetal development. It is difficult for fetuses born in leap months to adapt to the natural growth rhythm during development, and may suffer from insufficient food intake and poor development.
2. Deformities are prone to occur. Fetuses born in leap months follow different development rules from the natural biological environment, which increases the probability of developing malformations.
3. The risk of premature birth is higher. Because of abnormal fetal development, the risk of premature birth will increase accordingly, which will have a serious impact on the health of the newborn.
The impact of delivery conditions
1. Childbirth is difficult. Due to insufficient pelvis of pregnant women, abnormal fetal development and other reasons, children born in the leap month are more likely to have difficulty in normal delivery during delivery, which requires the use of cesarean section and other operations for delivery, which poses certain threats to the health of the mother and baby.
2. Increased risk of multiple births and dystocia. Pregnant women who give birth during the leap month are at increased risk of dystocia or multiple births due to their physical weakness, possible fetal deformity, small pelvis and other reasons.
3. The pain of childbirth is unbearable. Due to the size of the pelvis and the weakened immunity of pregnant women, pregnant women who give birth in leap months often experience more pain and suffering, which are prone to complications and pose a threat to the health of pregnant women and fetuses.
Restrictions on medical conditions
Since children born in leap months are relatively rare, and the proportion of fetal development abnormalities and multiple births is high, it is difficult for medical institutions to predict the delivery situation of pregnant women in advance, and the treatment will be relatively unreliable. Therefore, pregnant women need to respond in advance before giving birth and go to the hospital as early as possible for examination and prevention of pregnancy and childbirth risks.
In short, birth in a leap month will pose certain threats to the bodies of pregnant women and fetuses, and the medical requirements for the delivery process are more stringent. It is recommended that pregnant women should try to avoid giving birth during a leap month and contact a doctor as early as possible for a childbirth risk assessment.
