Thrombosis during pregnancy occurs when a blood clot forms that blocks a vein or artery, preventing blood from passing through that area.
The most common type of thrombosis during pregnancy is deep vein thrombosis (DVT) that occurs in the legs. This occurs not only because of hormonal changes during pregnancy, but also from the compression of the uterus in the pelvic area, making it difficult to circulate blood in the legs.
If you think you have signs of thrombosis in your legs, select how you feel to know your risk:
If any symptoms may result in a suspected thrombosis, the pregnant woman should immediately call 192 or go to the emergency room, as thrombosis is a serious illness, which can cause a pulmonary embolism in the mother if the clot moves to the lungs. causing symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing up blood or chest pain.
When thrombosis occurs in the placenta or umbilical cord, there are usually no symptoms, but decreased baby movements may indicate that something is wrong with the bloodstream, and it is also important to see a doctor in this situation.
A pregnant woman has a 5 to 20 times higher risk of developing thrombosis than another person, whose most common types include:
Thrombosis during pregnancy, although rare, is more common in pregnant women over the age of 35, who have had an episode of thrombosis during a previous pregnancy, are pregnant with twins or are overweight. This condition is dangerous and, when identified, should be treated by the obstetrician with anticoagulant injections, such as heparin, during pregnancy and 6 weeks after delivery.
Thrombosis during pregnancy is curable and treatment should be indicated by the obstetrician and usually includes the use of heparin injections, which help dissolve the clot, thus reducing the risk of new clots.
In most cases, treatment of thrombosis during pregnancy should continue until the end of pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after delivery, as during the birth of the baby, either by normal birth or by caesarean section, the abdominal and pelvic veins of the woman suffer. lesions that can increase the risk of clotting.
Precautions to prevent thrombosis during pregnancy include
These precautions should be taken primarily by pregnant women who have had thrombosis during the previous pregnancy. In addition, the pregnant woman should inform the obstetrician that she has already had thrombosis, to start treatment with heparin injections, if necessary, in order to avoid the onset of a new thrombosis.