2nd International Conference on Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Preconception Health: Preconception health refers to the health before pregnancy. Maternal lifestyle in the period prior to conception, as well as during pregnancy, is an important determinant of healthy pregnancy and normal fetal development. By the time most women have realised that they are pregnant and have taken the first contact with antenatal care, the fetal organs have already been developed. Interventions aiming to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes related to organogenesis are thus often too late. Risk factors include insufficient nutrition, low levels of folate, overweight/obesity, medical conditions and its treatments, alcohol and tobacco use, and high age. Maternal nutrition both preconception and during pregnancy can affect growth, development and later health outcomes of the fetus. To reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the fetus, women are advised an intake of 400 μg folic acid daily in good time before conception and up to 12 weeks after.

High-risk pregnancies affect a notable number of women each year. Around 22% of all pregnant women are classified as having high-risk pregnancies. A high-risk pregnancy is defined as any pregnancy in which there is evidence of actual or potential threat of harm to the life or health of the mother and/or the baby because of a disorder or situation coincidental with or unique to pregnancy. Women who were suffering through high-risk pregnancies may require complex care involving lifestyle modifications, pharmacological and technical support and even hospitalization. As a result, these women may experience feelings of vulnerability because they have a high-risk pregnancy and thus be more exposed to stressful feelings. Research into the social and psychological aspects of high-risk pregnancies has focused on the concerns, stressors and needs of women with high-risk pregnancies during the antepartum period.       Who is likely to have a high-risk pregnancy? You are at risk

What is Gestational Age? Probably people say that a pregnancy typically lasts about nine months (or 38 weeks) from the time of conception until a full-term infant is delivered. But in calculation the length of a pregnancy was decided by gestational age. Gestational age is the number of weeks that have passed since the first day of a woman's last normal menstrual period. Therefore a full-term pregnancy would be 40 weeks long. Especially in the early stages of pregnancy, a physician can confirm the gestational age of your pregnancy through a physical exam and ultrasound. What is Conceptional Age? The first trimester is defined by conceptional age. Gestational age is not the equal as conceptional age. Conceptional age is the time has passed since actual conception (fertilization). Conception cannot take place until you ovulate, and that typically happens about 14 days after the start of your monthly period. So, conceptional age is always be about 14 days younger tha

Neonatology: Neonatology is a subspontaneous of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based expertise, and is usually practiced in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Generally patients of neonatologists are newborn infants who are ill or require special medical care due to prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, congenital malformations (birth defects), sepsis, pulmonary hypoplasia or birth asphyxia. Every Mother has one of most frequently asked questions: What exactly does “maternal health” mean? “Maternal health defined to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period,” but we think maternal health means more than that. Many people think it means maternal healthcare (doctors, midwives, trained birth attendants, hospitals and clinics) and while that’s essential, it doesn’t define maternal health. The term mostly focuses on mat