Pre-conceptional consultation
In order to achieve the ideal pregnancy development and birth of a healthy child, we recommend that care commences before starting the gestation. We must evaluate in a comprehensive way the health of the future mother, her background, her current illnesses, her psychological and physical condition leading to the recommendation of pharmacological supplements and lastly, planning the most appropriate moment to seek pregnancy. This consists of what we have called “pre-conceptional consultation”.
This consultation is aimed to every woman who wants to become pregnant in the near future (within less than a year), but it is specially recommended in some particular cases:
- Women with previous bad obstetric backgrounds (miscarriages, death foetus, or a child with a congenital defect).
- Couples having risk of genetic diseases (due to personal backgrounds or known family backgrounds).
- Women suffering serious or chronic diseases.
- Women of advanced age.
The pre-conceptional consultation consists of going through the family and personal clinical history of the patient, of carrying out a complete gynaecological exploration, including the cytology. In some cases, a blood test is required. The woman is also given some basic advice regarding life habits, good diets, sports, and pharmacological supplements, iodine and folic acid, at least a month before the gestation. Besides, she is informed about when and how a pregnancy test is carried out and about her first visit to the doctor once pregnant.
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