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Ukuqothuka kwe-placenta kwenzeka lapho i-placenta ihlukaniswa odongeni lwesisu ngaphambi kokuzalwa komntwana wakho. Lokhu kuhlukaniswa kungaba yingxenye noma okuphelele, futhi kuyinye yalezo zinkinga zokukhulelwa ezibukeka zesabekayo kunokuba kudingeka uma uqonda ukuthi kwenzekani.
Cabanga nge-placenta njengumphefumulo womntwana wakho phakathi kokukhulelwa. Ihlinzeka nge-oksijini kanye nezondlo ngenkathi isusa imikhiqizo yokuqothuka. Uma ihlukaniswa ngokushesha, ingathinta wena nomntwana wakho, kodwa ukwazi izimpawu nokufumana ukunakekelwa okusheshayo kwenza umehluko omkhulu emiphumeleni.
Isici esivamile kakhulu ukopha okungaphandle, kodwa ukuqothuka kwe-placenta akuhlale kuzibonakalisi ngendlela efanayo kubo bonke abesifazane. Abanye abesifazane baba nezimpawu ezicacile, kanti abanye bangaba nezibonakaliso ezincane ezikhula kancane kancane.
Nazi izimpawu okufanele uzilandele:
Ngezinye izikhathi ukopha kuhlala kufihliwe esiswini sakho, okuyikho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi "ukuqothuka okufihliwe." Kulezi zimo, ungase ungaboni ukopha okungaphandle kodwa usengaba nobuhlungu, ukuthambile, noma ukushintsha kwendlela umntwana wakho asabela ngayo.
Ubunzima bezimpawu ngokuvamile buhlobene nokuthi yingakanani i-placenta ehlukanisiwe. Ukuhlukaniswa okuncane kungabangela izimpawu ezilula, kanti okukhulu kungadala ubuhlungu obukhulu kanye nokopha okudinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo.
Odokotela bahlukanisa ukuqothuka kwe-placenta ngokusekelwe ekutheni ukuhlukaniswa kubi kangakanani nokuthi kwenzeka kuphi. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kusiza ekuchazeni ukuthi kungani izimpawu zingase zihluke kakhulu phakathi kwabesifazane abahlukene.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Odokotela futhi bahlukanisa ukuqothuka njenge "okubonakalayo" lapho ungabona ukopha, noma "okufifiwe" lapho igazi livalelwe ngemuva kwe-placenta. Ukuqothuka okufihliwe kungase kube nzima ukuqonda ngoba isici esicacile sokopha asibonakali.
Izinga lokuqothuka liya kusuka kokulula (Izinga 1) kuya kokukhulu (Izinga 3), ngalinye izinga libonisa ukuthi yingakanani i-placenta ehlukanisiwe nokuthi ikuthinta kanjani wena nomntwana wakho.
Imbangela eqondile yokuqothuka kwe-placenta ngokuvamile ihlala ingaziwa, kodwa izinto eziningi zingandisa amathuba okuthi kwenzeke. Umzimba wakho nezimo zokukhulelwa yakho yenza indawo eyingxube-xube lapho imibono eminingi ingase ihlanganyele khona.
Izici ezivame ukubangela zihlanganisa:
Izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezingenzeka zihlanganisa izimo zezokwelapha ezithile njengesihlalo, isifo sokugula, noma izifo zokuziphatha komzimba. Iminyaka yokuqala yomzali (ngaphezu kweminyaka engama-35) nokuhlala ukhulelwe izikhathi eziningi kungase futhi kuhlanganyele.
Ezimweni eziningi, ukuqothuka kwe-placenta kwenzeka ngaphandle kwesici esicacile, okuthinta uma ufuna izimpendulo. Into ebalulekile okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi iningi lalezi zici liphezu kolawulo lwakho.
Ukopha okungaphandle kunini ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kufanele kunakekelwe ngokushesha, ikakhulukazi uma kuhambisana nobuhlungu noma ukubamba. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyahamba zizilungisa zodwa, njengoba ukuqothuka kwe-placenta kungase kuqhubeke ngokushesha.
Shaya udokotela wakho noma uye endlini yokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Ngisho noma awuqiniseki ukuthi izimpawu zakho zinzima kangakanani, kuhlale kungcono ukuhlolwa. Abahlinzeki bezempilo bangathanda kakhulu ukukubona ngenxa yesaziso esingalungile kunokungaphoswa into ebalulekile.
Themba izinzwa zakho ngomzimba wakho nomntwana wakho. Uma kukhona okubukeka kuhlukile noma okungalungile, lokho kwanele isizathu sokuya kudokotela ngokushesha.
Izinto eziningi zingandisa amathuba okuhlangabezana nokuqothuka kwe-placenta, nakuba ukuba nezici ezingandisa amathuba akusho ukuthi kuzokwenzeka kuwe. Ukuqonda lezi zici kusiza wena neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuba liqaphele izinkinga ezingase zenzeke.
Izici eziyinhloko ezingandisa amathuba zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izinkinga zokukhulelwa futhi zikhuphula amathuba, kuhlanganise i-preeclampsia, ukuqhekeka kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kwama-membranes, kanye nezifo esiswini. Ukulimala komzimba ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ngisho nakwizenzakalo ezincane, ngezinye izikhathi kungase kubangele ukuqothuka.
Izici ezingavamile ezingandisa amathuba zihlanganisa ukuba nomgogodla omfushane, izimo zezakhiwo ezihlobene nokugqwala kwegazi, kanye nezinye izifo zokuziphatha komzimba. Udokotela wakho uzokulandela eduze uma unezinye zalezi zici ezingandisa amathuba.
Ukuqothuka kwe-placenta kungadala izinkinga kuwe nomntwana wakho, kodwa ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zenzeke kusiza ekuqondeni ukuthi kungani ukwelashwa okusheshayo kubaluleke kangaka. Ubunzima bezinkinga ngokuvamile buya ngokuthi yingakanani i-placenta ehlukanisiwe nokuthi ukwelashwa kuqala nini.
Izinkinga ezingase zibe khona kumntwana wakho zihlanganisa:
Izinkinga ezingase zikuthinte zihlanganisa:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zihlanganisa ukushokoka ngenxa yokulahleka kwegazi futhi, ezimweni ezinzima kakhulu, ukudingeka kokuhlinzwa kwesisu ukulawula ukopha. Noma kunjalo, ngenxa yokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha kwamanje nokungenelela okusheshayo, abesifazane abaningi nabantwana bayaphila kahle ngisho nasemuva kokuba behlangane nokuqothuka kwe-placenta.
Ukuqothuka kwe-placenta kunqunywa ngokuhlanganisa izimpawu zakho nokuhlolwa komzimba kanye nezivivinyo zezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokulalela ukukhathazeka kwakho nokukuhlola ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihlanganisa:
I-ultrasound ayibonisi njalo ukuqothuka kwe-placenta ngokucacile, ikakhulukazi emazingeni okuqala noma ngokuhlukaniswa okuncane. Udokotela wakho angase akuqonde ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zakho nasemiphumeleni yomzimba ngisho noma i-ultrasound ibukeka ilula.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukuqonda kuyaqondakala kuphela ngesikhathi sokulethwa lapho odokotela bekhona ukubona indawo ehlukanisiwe ye-placenta. Kungakho iqembu lakho lezokwelapha ligxila ekuqondeni wena nomntwana wakho eduze kunokuthembela kuphela emiphumeleni yezivivinyo.
Ukwelashwa kokuqothuka kwe-placenta kuncike ezintweni eziningi kuhlanganise ukuthi ukhulelwe isikhathi esingakanani, ukuthi ukuhlukaniswa kubi kangakanani, nokuthi wena nomntwana wakho niyaphila kanjani. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizokwenza uhlelo oluqondisa ukuphepha kwakho kanye nempilo yomntwana wakho.
Ezimeni ezilula ngezimpawu ezincane:
Ezimeni ezimaphakathi kuya kwezinzima, ukwelashwa kuba okusheshayo:
Isikhathi sokulethwa sincike esigabeni sokukhulelwa kwakho nokuthi ukuqothuka kubi kangakanani. Uma ususeduze nesikhathi futhi wena nomntwana wakho niyaphila kahle, udokotela wakho angase azama ukukulethela ngokwemvelo. Noma kunjalo, ukulethwa okusheshayo nge-cesarean section ngokuvamile kudingeka ukuvikela nina bobabili.
Ukukhathalelwa ekhaya kufanele kuphele kuphela ezimeni ezilula kakhulu lapho udokotela wakho eqinisekisa ukuthi kuphephile, futhi ngisho nalapho, uzodinga ukulandelela njalo kwezokwelapha. Iningi lezimbangela zokuqothuka kwe-placenta lidinga ukungena esibhedlela ngoba isimo singashintsha ngokushesha.
Uma udokotela wakho evumela ukulandelela ekhaya, uzodinga ukwenza lokhu okulandelayo:
Qaphela izimpawu zezexwayiso ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo, kuhlanganise noma yikuphi ukwanda kokopha, ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukuncipha kokunyakaza komntwana, noma ukuzizwa ungaphili kahle nganoma iyiphi indlela. Udokotela wakho uzokunika imiyalo ethile mayelana nokuthi nini okufanele ubhale noma uhambe esibhedlela.
Khumbula ukuthi ukulandelela ekhaya kufanele kuphele kuphela ezimweni ezithile, ezilula. Abesifazane abaningi abanawo ukuqothuka kwe-placenta badinga ukuhlala esibhedlela lapho amaqembu ezokwelapha angaphendula khona ngokushesha kunoma yikuphi ukushintsha.
Uma ubhekene nokuqothuka kwe-placenta, cishe uzobona udokotela wakho esimweni esiphuthumayo noma esiphuthumayo kunokuba kube yi-aphoyintimenti evamile. Noma kunjalo, ukulungiselela kusiza ukuxhumana kahle ngesikhathi saleli xesha elicindezelayo.
Letha noma ube ulungele ukunikeza:
Bhala phansi imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza, njengokuthi lokhu kungase kuthinte kanjani umntwana wakho, yiziphi izinketho zokwelashwa ezitholakalayo, nokuthi yini okufanele uyilindele ngokuqhubekayo. Ukuba nomuntu okusekelayo nawe kungakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile ngesikhathi sokubonisana okunzima.
Tshela iqiniso mayelana nazo zonke izimpawu zakho, ngisho noma zibonakala zincane. Imininingwane mayelana nesikhathi, ubunzima, kanye nezinguquko zendlela ozizwa ngayo zisiza iqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukwenza izinqumo ezinhle kakhulu ngenxa yakho.
Ukuqothuka kwe-placenta kuyinkinga enzima yokukhulelwa edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo, kodwa ngenxa yokunakekelwa okusheshayo, abesifazane abaningi nabantwana banemiphumela emihle. Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela izimpawu zezexwayiso nokufuna usizo ngokushesha.
Khumbula ukuthi ukopha okungaphandle ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kuhlale kufanele kuhlolwe ngudokotela, ikakhulukazi uma kuhambisana nobuhlungu noma ukushintsha kokunyakaza komntwana wakho. Themba izinzwa zakho ngomzimba wakho futhi ungangabazi ukubiza umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo uma kukhona okubukeka okungalungile.
Nakuba ukuqothuka kwe-placenta kungase kube ukwesaba, ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha kwamanje kwenze intuthuko enkulu ekulawuleni lesi simo. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha linolwazi namathuluzi adingekayo ukunakekela wena nomntwana wakho ngesikhathi saleli xesha elinzima.
Yebo, ukuba nokuqothuka kwe-placenta ekukhulelweni okukodwa kwandisa amathuba akho ezikhulelweni ezizayo, kodwa akusho ukuthi kuzokwenzeka futhi. Amathuba akho andisa kusuka cishe ku-1% kuya cishe ku-10-15% ezikhulelweni ezilandelayo. Udokotela wakho uzokulandela eduze futhi angase akukhuthaze ukulethwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi noma ezinye izindlela zokuvikela ukunciphisa amathuba.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela ngokuphelele ukuqothuka kwe-placenta, unganciphisa ezinye izici ezingandisa amathuba. Gwema ukubhema kanye nezidakamizwa ezingamthetho, lawula ukucindezeleka kwegazi ngosizo luka-dokotela wakho, gqoka ama-seatbelts kahle, futhi uhambe kuyo yonke imiqhudelwano yokukhulelwa. Noma kunjalo, izimo eziningi zenzeka ngaphandle kwanoma yisiphi isizathu esingavikeleka, ngakho ungazisola uma kwenzeka.
Ukuqothuka kwe-placenta kungase kuqhubeke ngezikhathi ezahlukene. Ezinye izimo zikhula kancane kancane ngamahora noma izinsuku, kanti ezinye zingase zibe nzima ngemizuzu. Lokhu kungalindeleki yikho noma yiziphi izimpawu ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo kunokulinda ukubona ukuthi ziyahamba zizilungisa zodwa.
Umphumela womntwana wakho uya ngokuthi yingakanani i-placenta ehlukanisiwe, ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa ngokushesha kangakanani, nokuthi ukhulelwe isikhathi esingakanani. Abantwana abaningi bayaphila kahle, ikakhulukazi lapho isimo sibanjwe ngokushesha futhi silawulwa ngokushesha. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizolandlela umntwana wakho eduze futhi lithathe izinyathelo zokuthuthukisa impilo yakhe.
Ukuqothuka kwe-placenta ngokuvamile kuvela ngokuzumayo kunokutholakala ngesikhathi sokuhlola okuvamile. I-ultrasound ejwayelekile ingase ingabonisi izimpawu zokuqala zokuqothuka, yikho ukuqaphela izimpawu nokufuna ukunakekelwa okusheshayo kubaluleke kangaka. Udokotela wakho uzobheka izici ezingandisa amathuba futhi akuqonde ngokufanele ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho.
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