Prevent Preeklamsia with acid Folat

Consumption folat acid or folic acid during pregnancy is known particularly useful in preventing disability in the brain and nervous system of infants. But according to research by experts in Canada, the benefits of acid folat not only in preventing the kecatatan baby. Consumption of multi-containing acid folat early in the second trimester pregnancy can reduce the risk of preeklamsia in pregnant women.

According to a research team led by Dr. Shi Wu Wen at the University of Ottawa, Feed folat equally important role in the development of Hampi. Folat seems to have the benefit of the establishment of endotelial cells, special cells that coat the blood vessels throughout the body and Hampi.

Preeklamsia, also called toxemia of pregnancy, is a progressive deviation or disruption of the marked presence of protein in the urine and high blood pressure. This interference can be followed by pembengakakan symptoms, body weight increased dramatically, headaches and disruptive vision. However in some women, preeklamsia shown with only a few symptoms.

Preeklamsia blood pressure and other interference is a case which at least five to eight percent of all pregnancies. These two diseases are recorded as the main causes of death and disease in infants and pregnant women in the world. Preeklamsia can also be changed to eklamsia, or a more serious condition marked by convulsions or seizure. Eklamsia complications from the dissolution can cause premature birth and Hampi.
Preeklamsia consists of two phases. In phase I, which likely occur at the end of the first trimester or early second trimester, with a marked decrease in blood flow in Hampi. In phase II, which likely occur early in the third trimester, marked with preeklamsia syndrome, caused ketidaknormalan from cells endotelial pregnant women.

According to Wen, poor blood vessel formation, inflammation and nervous system ketidaknormalan are factors that can contribute. The team led by Wen also make a hypothesis that high doses of acid folat in early pregnancy can help in the prevention of these two stages preeklamsia.

In the research, along with Wen's team monitoring the 3,000 pregnant women who enter the new 12 to 20 weeks gestation. Some 2,713 (92 percent) of them consume folat or multi-acid-containing acid folat with a dose of 1.0 milligram or more.

As suspected, acid supplements folat able to push the average occurrence of preeklamsia. Meanwhile, preeklamsia only 2.17 percent occurred in women who consume folat acid, and about 5.04 percent occur in people who do not consume supplements. These findings published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
After the researchers mencocokan data and consider the effects of age pregnancy, ethnicity, education level, number of previous pregnancies, body weight, income, smoking, blood pressure, diabetes, and history has preeklamsia, Wen and find a partner that folat acid can reduce the risk preeklamsia up to 66 percent .

Important in early pregnancy

The team led by Wen also emphasized, if pregnant women consume folat acid supplements before or after conception, or whether women stop or continue folat acid in the third trimester, the average case preeklamsia recorded lower than the women who do not consume acid folat at all.

Experts concluded that the folat acid supplements early in the first trimester or early in the second trimester will be very important for the prevention preeklamsia. According to Wen, folat acid dose recommended is 4 mg or 5 mg for women who have a higher risk of her pregnancy or the risk of nervous tube defects (neural Tube defects / NTD). However, if the acid folat excessive doses can cause interference in the stomach, skin and convulsions / seizures.