Pre-Pregnancy Counseling

Pregnancy is a brand new process, a different journey for the mother. Although early pregnancy symptoms or pregnancy discomforts are similar for many women, each woman experiences a unique pregnancy process. Because every woman's reproductive system, the status of egg reserves, existing systemic diseases or potential stress sources are different. Therefore, it is very important to evaluate all these factors that may affect pregnancy, one by one, before pregnancy.

What is Pre-Conception Counseling?

Pre-pregnancy counseling; It is done to evaluate the health status of women who are considering getting pregnant or are in the early stages of pregnancy and to raise awareness of possible risks during pregnancy.

Pregnancy is a physiological event. We often encounter recurrent miscarriages or pregnancy problems caused by systemic disorders. Many of these are predictable problems. However, before pregnancy, the woman's previous pregnancy history and hereditary diseases, if any, should be evaluated. Especially in cases of recurrent miscarriage, pre-pregnancy counseling becomes more important. Because most recurrent miscarriages are caused by problems in the reproductive system. Whether these problems are completely treated or not can only be understood through regular check-ups.

What are the Advantages of Pre-Pregnancy Counseling?

With pre-pregnancy counseling, couples are enabled to enter the pregnancy process much more prepared. In addition, since all factors that may affect the pregnancy process are evaluated, the pregnancy process proceeds in a healthier way. In addition, thanks to pre-pregnancy counseling;

Factors that may put mother and baby health at risk are identified,
Depending on the risks that may negatively affect the pregnancy process, necessary treatments are started early,
The risk of congenital anomalies is reduced,
It paves the way for a healthier birth process,
Hereditary diseases that are at risk of being transmitted from parents to the baby are identified and necessary precautions are taken for these diseases,
The expectant mother is informed about the changes she will experience during the pregnancy, such as early pregnancy symptoms. In this way, the expectant mother becomes more aware of what she will experience during the pregnancy.

How is Pre-Conception Counseling Done?

For pre-pregnancy counseling, couples consult a gynecologist. The gynecologist examines the couple, makes the necessary evaluations and informs the prospective parents about the process.

Physical, social and genetic conditions of the expectant mothers and fathers; Age, weight, nutrition and living habits are evaluated by physicians. These factors are variables that have significant effects on the pregnancy process. Expectant parents may be asked to make certain changes, especially regarding nutrition, exercise and other lifestyle habits.

Detecting chronic diseases in the mother and father is an important part of pre-pregnancy counseling. Necessary precautions must be taken, especially for diseases in the expectant mother that may affect the baby's development, pregnancy and birth process. For this reason, the expectant mother is evaluated for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, blood pressure, thyroid, goiter, liver and kidney diseases.