The delivery of Kate Middleton’s second child was scheduled, according to British newspapers on April 23. Exceeding the term can be risky.
Still no Royal Baby 2 in sight to date. British tabloids can no longer wait for the arrival of the Duchess of Cambridge’s second child. Catherine Elisabeth Middleton would have exceeded, according to The Telegraph, the term of her pregnancy initially scheduled for April 23. This delay could pose risks for the baby if the birth is not started.
Risk of in utero death of the baby
Daily monitoring of the heart rate (monitoring) but also of fetal movements and the amount of amniotic fluid should guide the delivery to term. Indeed, if the liquid is not clear, this would indicate that the baby is in pain, it will then be necessary to start the delivery urgently at the risk of death. in utero of the child. It is from the 41th pregnancy week or 42th week of amenorrhea, which we speak, in France, of exceeding the term. All organs are developed and the baby is able to cope with the outside world.
Going beyond the term can go, as Dr Jacques Rivoallan, gynecologist – obstetrician in Quimper, tells us, “up to 5 days, even if everything goes well”. He recalls, however, that “ultrasounds are only accurate to within three days”.
The medical trigger
Jacques Rivoallan explains that it is “when the placenta becomes less functional or that there is a resorption of the amniotic fluid” that the trigger is realized. In France, around 25% of childbirths are triggered for medical reasons, but also for comfort. This artificial trigger consists in causing contractions of the uterus to start labor, and therefore lead to childbirth.
Different protocols are currently offered to pregnant women: intravaginal administration of a prostaglandin gel, intravenous infusion of oxytocin associated with a rupture of the water bag or a detachment of the membranes performed during a vaginal examination in inserting a finger inside the collar.
For Kate Middleton, the delivery of the Royal baby 2 will be announced according to a medical source in London, first on Twitter. An event that has not finished making noise.
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