Consejos para la Prevención de los Defectos Congénitos

Aproximadamente 150,000 niños nacen cada año en los Estados Unidos afectado por uno o más defectos de nacimiento. Aunque la causa de más de 60% de los defectos de nacimiento son desconocido, hay cosas que puedes hacer para ayudar a asegurar una salud óptima para tu bebé.
La conciencia y la educación son los primeros pasos para la prevención de defectos de nacimiento. El paso siguiente de la conciencia y la educación inmediata está tomando acción. Hay una serie de cosas que puedes hacer para aumentar la probabilidad de tener un embarazo saludable y un bebé sano. Algunos son más difíciles que otros, ya que pueden requerir que puedes romper los malos hábitos, pero vale la pena el esfuerzo.
Aquí hay una serie de consejos que puedes utilizar para prevenir defectos de nacimiento al contemplar iniciar o añadiendo a tu familia:

El primero y más importante es mantener la punta de la salud antes de la concepción; comer comidas bien balanceadas y nutritivas, y tomar un multivitamínico diario que incluye el 400 mcg de ácido fólico recomendada.
Si eres sexualmente activa y el embarazo es una posibilidad, asegúrese de tomar un multivitamínico diario, que incluye el 400 mcg de ácido fólico y otras vitaminas B esenciales recomendada.
Evita las actividades que podrían conducir a defectos de nacimiento, incluyendo el alcohol, el tabaco, las drogas ilícitas, y la cafeína.
Busqua un examen ginecológico y de bienestar anual.
Obtener el asesoramiento genético y la detección de defectos de nacimiento, especialmente si usted tiene antecedentes familiares de defectos de nacimiento o si usted es 35 años de edad o más.

Si tu familia o amigos están considerando la concepción, y están preocupados por la posibilidad de defectos de nacimiento, animarles a hacerse las pruebas. Puedes enviar el enlace a nuestro sitio web para más información.
Un correo electrónico a tu familia y amigos puede tener un efecto dominó en la creación de conciencia sobre las opciones de prevención de defectos de nacimiento. Es gratuito y podría llevar fácilmente a alguien que está considerando la paternidad de un examen de bienestar o buscar asesoría genética.

Última actualización: 07/2015

Compilado utilizando la información de la siguiente fuente:
March of Dimes, https://www.marchofdimes.org

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