Is Pregnancy 5 Months After A C-section Child Birth Advisable?

Posted on Thu, 25 Jun 2015

Question: Hi, This is regarding my wife. She is 26 years old. She had placenta abruption on 15- dec - 15 and had C-Section delivery(5 months ago) and the baby was died with HIE - III in Feb 2015 . My wife is pregnant again and is 6 weeks pregnant now. Is it safe to continue pregnancy with just 5 months gap after c section delivery? What are the serious complications that will arise if we continue pregnancy. Or do we need to go for abortion? We are seriously looking to have a baby. we are ready to take all the precautions or diet that will make both mother and baby safe. Please advise. Thanks XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
precautions advised

Detailed Answer:
Hello sir, thanks for trusting health care magic.
I understand your anxiety related to the issue.
It is completely safe and she can definitely continue the pregnancy.
There is a definite risk of Hypertension in this pregnancy also so try to follow these simple precautions -
- restricted salt intake
- less water consumption after 7 pm at night
- take walnuts and almonds daily
- high protein diet viz pulses, cottage cheese, soyabean, eggs and chicken
-increase your milk intake
- regular antenatal check ups
- uterine artery Doppler at 18 weeks
- regular ultrasound for growth assessment
- take all your medicines especially calcium and folic acid daily
- discuss the addition of aspirin tablet with your gynaecologist.
I hope you get a healthy baby soon.
Regards
Dr Manisha.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar