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Definition of disorder: Disorder as defined by Oxford English Dictionary as a set of problems that result in causing significant distress, impairment and/or suffering in a person’s daily life.
It is the period that spans from the conception of a child till the delivery of a child. It is usually 40 weeks or two hundred and eighty days (9 months).
Disorders associated with pregnancy are major and minor disorders. Let look at the minor disorders:
Others include constipation, pruritus vulva.
Major disorders in pregnancy require the urgent attention of medical personnel.
1. Gravidarum: This is when the woman vomits throughout the day and her health becomes worst. Due to prolong vomiting, the woman becomes weak, the eye becomes dull and sunken, breathing is abnormal, the tongue is brown and coated, the urine becomes dark in colour (if examined contains ketones and chlorides), double vision and dimness of vision.
In this case, the pregnant woman should be taken to the hospital for immediate attention as the life of the mother and the baby or babies are at stake.
Hypertension: In pregnancy, especially before the 20th week, the blood pressure is about 140/90. There are two types during pregnancy i.e severe hypertension 150/95 mmHg and mild hypertension 140/90 – 150/95 mmHg.
In case of mild hypertension, the pregnant woman is usually advised to have enough sleep every day if possible sedative drugs should be taken at the doctor’s prescription, salt should be restricted in meals.
In case of severe hypertension, drugs, as prescribed by the doctor, should be taken. In fact, it requires adequate medical attention. Other major disorders are pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.
Pregnancy is a stage in a woman’s life that should be treated with carefulness. Any disorder should be treated immediately most especially the major ones.
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