Submarine currents, cms in pregnancy

Among pregnant women, about 72% have antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV) in the body, of which 2% have a development of the disease during pregnancy. Currently, this infection is spread due to an incorrect lifestyle and the influence of adverse environmental factors. First of all, the infection affects the body with reduced immunity, so pregnant women are more likely to be affected by it.

It should be noted that cytomegalovirus during pregnancy presents a great danger for both the mother and the fetus, as it is transmitted to the child from the mother through the placenta, due to the lack of antibodies to the disease. In addition, the consequences are always heavy for the fetus, as the virus spreads through the blood throughout his body.

Thus, to date, this disease is in the first place among the causes of infection of the fetus in the womb of a woman. The most dangerous option is infection from a person who has an acute form of CMV infection. However, if a woman is infected before the conception period, her body produces antibodies that can weaken the infection that develops during pregnancy, so the negative effect on the fetus is somewhat reduced.

Cytomegalovirus infection can be in the human body for a long time, without any manifestation. This disease is accompanied by symptoms such as fever, weakness, swollen lymph nodes, so doctors often make the wrong diagnosis. With the further development of the disease, pneumonia, hepatitis, or even myocarditis can be observed. In this case, the virus is transmitted through the blood, saliva, urine and other fluids that are in the human body, as well as in contact with the patient and airborne droplets.

Considering CMV during pregnancy, it can be noted that the virus can reach the child through amniotic fluid, as well as during childbirth or through mother's milk, in the latter case it is not so dangerous and has lesser consequences. Also, the future child can be stricken at the time of conception, since this virus can be contained in male sperm. So, the carrier of TMV during pregnancy of a woman is a danger not so much for her as for her future children. Babies after birth may experience developmental delays, deafness, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and many other diseases.

In frequent cases, cMV during pregnancy can provoke premature birth or miscarriage, placental abruption and fetal hypoxia development. There are also situations when the infection of the child does not manifest itself in any way, but over time, it can have nervous system disorders, the first stage of cerebral palsy, stopping the development of the brain, hearing loss or vision, mental retardation and other changes in the body.

It can be said that cytomegalovirus affects about 2% of newborns, of which only 0.1% has pronounced clinical manifestations. Usually this includes children who have contracted an infection in the womb in the period up to twelve weeks of her pregnancy. The rest can develop without experiencing the consequences of infectious damage to the body.

Due to the fact that cMV during pregnancy can cause such terrible consequences for the development of the child, the question is whether it is necessary to interrupt pregnancy. The decision made by obstetricians is based on observations of the pregnant woman, fetal analysis for the presence of antibodies to the virus, placental and amniotic fluid studies, and also on the basis of the results of ultrasound for the presence of malformations of the fetus. It should also be borne in mind the subsequent manifestations of this infection in children.

Detecting cytomegalovirus in the body can be due to blood, urine and swab analysis, in the presence of acute infection, prescribe treatment in the form of drugs that increase immunity and are antiviral.

Thus, CMV during pregnancy presents a huge danger to the fetus in the case of its intrauterine infection. Obstetricians in such cases raise the issue of the artificial termination of pregnancy.