The neurologist told how to properly prepare for pregnancy

November 17 is International Prematurity Day. Every year, doctors discover a large number of pathologies in children. However, today the Russian children’s rehabilitation service is creating real miracles and scientific breakthroughs. Tatyana Batysheva, chief freelance specialist in pediatric rehabilitation of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, told MK how to properly plan a pregnancy and track a serious pathology in a baby in time.

As Tatyana Batysheva said, now they are talking about the growth of mental illness in children. Neurological diseases occupy the second stage in the rank of childhood pathologies today. One of the most formidable diseases is cerebral palsy (CP).

– Cerebral palsy causes more than 400 causes, including prematurity. Babies born with a low birth weight may subsequently receive such a diagnosis. If such a baby was born, parents should immediately engage in rehabilitation. Do not believe those who say that this will resolve itself with age: make as much effort as possible in the first year of a child’s life, says Tatyana Batysheva.

The doctor emphasized that the age of the parents has a huge impact on the health of the baby.

– It is important for young parents to go to a genetic consultation before conceiving a baby. There is such a diagnosis – anemia, and many girls suffer from this. If you want to become a happy mother, look at extragenital diseases that are not related to gynecological diseases, such as low hemoglobin. It is important to be treated so that the baby develops well,” the neurologist explained.

The doctor also told how long it takes to prepare for childbearing. According to the expert, it is necessary in general to lead a healthy lifestyle and monitor your health.

– If a young couple has become newlyweds, you need to immediately conduct an examination in order to understand what problems there are and restore your inner balance. By the way, the situation of internal comfort is very important: if a mother is nervous and crying for 9 months, this, of course, will affect the fetus. The cause of the pathologies may be, among other things, due to the psychological discomfort of the mother. A genetic test, somatic diseases and, of course, gynecology are three blocks that both spouses must go through while preparing for pregnancy, Tatiana Batysheva noted.

The psycho-emotional connection between mother and baby is very important for the health of the child. Otherwise, there is a risk that the child will suffer from manifestations of psychosomatics.

– The problem of psychosomatics is very relevant in our time. Today, mothers distance themselves from their child from birth, – says Tatyana Batysheva. – Moms have a career and other things, they work even for long periods and are not imbued with a child. Three months before the birth, it is important to stop working and you should tune in to pregnancy, go through training school with your dad and, of course, breastfeed. After all, all the problems are from our childhood: if the mother was rude and did not show how important the child is, accordingly, the person will subsequently have serious psychological problems that will be with him throughout his life. It is important for parents to praise their children, but, of course, there is also the other side of the coin – this is overprotection. It is also important to be careful here: give the child the opportunity to do something on his own. As for special children, you do not need to communicate with the child as with a sick person: communicate with the child on the same level, praise, explain, show patience and care.

At the same time, the doctor noted that it is very important to prevent overprotection in relations with the baby, even if he has health problems:

– I sometimes watch mothers come to see me. So she begins to button her shirt for her four-five-year-old child, put on her shoes. I ask: “Mom, can’t he do it himself?” In response, I hear: “Well, I’ll do it faster, I’ll do it myself.” You don’t need it yourself. Let the child himself become important and necessary on this earth. You have to show him how good he is. Here he buttoned his own shirt – praise him. I have an interesting story. My grandmother comes to me with her grandson, he has cerebral palsy. He is 11 years old, a good boy, studying in a regular school. He has minor speech problems, he does not walk very confidently. But it doesn’t matter: he feels like an adult. And my grandmother says to me: “You know, in the subway I give up my seat to him.” I was surprised: how is it? Grandmother replies: “But it’s more important for him than for me.” And he sits with his head down. And I told him to never take the subway again if grandma is around. Because he is a normal, healthy person. It just has some features.