How risky is an unwanted pregnancy?

 

 Before bringing a baby into the world, it is important to create a life that suits him.  It is important to keep in mind that it is possible to do 'parenting' properly for at least 18 years.  Parents are not always ready for the birth of a child.  Unplanned births can create a variety of physical, mental, financial, family, social complications.  However, unintentional pregnancies can be easily avoided with the goodwill and caution of parents.

 Pills, condoms, intrauterine devices (IUDs) can provide 80 to 99 percent protection, depending on the type and management.  Permanent measures such as sterilization of women and vasectomy fail less than one percent in men.  Yet the possibility remains.  After unplanned pregnancies due to reluctance or failure to use birth control methods, a large number of couples later try risky abortions based on malpractice.  The latest maternal mortality survey says abortion deaths have risen in the country.  In 2014, 1 percent of the total maternal deaths were due to abortion, now it is 6 percent!  But a life can be lived with a little caution.

 In the case of an immature mother, unplanned pregnancy carries the risk of maternal mortality.  Older mothers can have various complications including hypertension, diabetes, infections.  At the same time, unplanned pregnancies can bring health risks to the baby at any age, as well as social and emotional stress for the baby and the family.  

The fetus of an uncontrolled diabetic mother has a higher risk of heart disease.  Three to four times more than a normal baby.  These babies are more likely to have heart disease such as congenital heart defects, valve defects, structural and vascular defects, muscle overgrowth (HCM) and persistent pulmonary hypertension.

 Since the onset of the recent Corona epidemic, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has studied data on 2,100 pregnant women in 16 countries, including India.  There, it was found that pregnant mothers in Corona have a higher risk of death, an 80% higher risk than those who did not conceive!

  As a doctor on the occasion of World Birth Control Day, I want every pregnancy in the world to be desired.  Every child should be able to grow and develop as much as possible by matching all his possibilities.