During pregnancy, the one thing that has always been the hope of the parents is so that the birth went well and the baby is born healthy. Healthy baby is often identified with the appearance of big baby. In fact, the size of the body is not guarantee children born healthy.
The greater the weight of the baby, is usually considered the better. Plus more, obese babies do indeed look very cute and adorable. Views on this should be straightened out.
Big city, big baby
Big baby is indeed much going on now. Usually this occurs in big cities. A research shows that babies in developed countries such as Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and European countries are likely to have a large birth weight, i.e. more than 4 kilograms.
In Indonesia itself there has been no definite data about it. However, in General, it can be seen that a baby born in a big city has a large birth weight anyway.
A baby is said to have a large birth weight when born weighing more than 4000 grams. This condition is also called makrosomia. Some of the things that most often leads to the occurrence of makrosomia is a condition with the following characteristics:
Mothers with a body mass index (IMT) high and belongs to the overweight or obese before pregnancy.Weight drastically increased during pregnancy.The mother who suffered diabetes while pregnant (diabetes gestasional).The pregnancy period is longer (more than 40 weeks).
Kramer, an expert on the origin of the United Kingdom, do research on a group of infants that are born with a large body size. The results showed that the baby's weight is great influenced by the height and weight of the mother, and the lifestyle of pregnant women including the habit of smoking.
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Lastly, economic factors and family education level of mothers is also shown to affect body size babies born. Although it can also occur in the village or small town, could not be denied those factors more frequently found in major cities.
Big Baby: good or risky?
The phenomenon of large baby can incur some risk, either for the mother or baby. The following are the risks that can occur in conditions of big baby:
The risk for the mother:
The old labor (partus jammed).Rips a wide birth the roads.Bleeding post delivery.
Risk in infants:
Injury due to birth, such as the baby's scalp bleeding.Shoulder dystocia, i.e. the conditions under which the head was out when the birth process was not followed by the appearance of the shoulder and the other members of the body.Shoulder nerve disorder infants (brachial plexus injury), marked by changes in the shape of a baby's hand.
In addition, birth weight with large numbers can increase the likelihood of children experiencing obesity, heart disease, and diabetes when she was an adult. World Health Organization (WHO) reported today there are 17.6 million children in the world who are obese and one of the reasons was the large birth weight.
Up here you may not want to have a big baby weight. However, low birth weight babies has its risks. It is best to have a baby with birth weight ideal, i.e. between 2500 grams – 3500 grams.
It's not all the big baby will experience the risks mentioned above. Many babies who are still able to grow and develop well, but healthy babies with birth weight ideal still better for the security of the mother and the baby itself.
So that the baby is healthy, it is important for the mother to keep the intake of nutrients in order not to overload or less during pregnancy. Expand the consumption of fiber and protein and limit the consumption of sugar and fat in order to avoid the birth of a baby is great. To meet the need for micronutrients, you can also consume a supplement of pregnancy.