Awarenes linked to miscarriages<\/p>\n
Leo Wahyudi S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Many expectant couples in the country lack proper
\nunderstanding of reproductive health issues, unaware of the
\nsevere long-term consequences for their still-unborn child.<\/p>\n
Obstetrician Hasnah Siregar lamented her experience with young
\ncouples, many of whom lacked awareness, with some even oblivious
\nto the necessity of recognizing practical health aspects.<\/p>\n
\"Young mothers now are simply not aware,\" Hasnah said, noting
\nthat many do not even have a personal record of their own state
\nof health.<\/p>\n
\"I am very disappointed about Indonesian women, who seem to be
\nunconcerned about their own menstrual periods,\" she remarked.<\/p>\n
\"It is no wonder that they then complain a lot about their
\npregnancies.\"<\/p>\n
On one hand they expected to bear intelligent babies, but they
\nwere actually ignorant of what to do during their pregnancy,
\nHasnah said during a seminar held at Siloam Gleneagles Hospital,
\ntitled How to Create an Intelligent Child.<\/p>\n
She also revealed the surprising results of a study, conducted
\nhere five years ago, which found that miscarried embryos were
\nfound in the menstrual blood of almost half of the women in the
\nsurvey.<\/p>\n
Without fully elaborating, Hasnah pointed to simple ignorance
\nand carelessness as being the root cause.<\/p>\n
During the seminar, another obstetrician, Dachrial Daud, urged
\nexpectant mothers to ensure they had enough rest, maintained
\nadequate nutrition and had a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n
A favorable life environment would enable them to avoid
\nstressors, a factor that could lead to depression, he added.<\/p>\n
An often important, yet overlooked factor, is the role of the
\nfather.<\/p>\n
Dachrial underlined the role of the father in maintaining a
\nharmonious relationship with the expectant mother.<\/p>\n
Similarly, Hasnah pointed out that the relationship between
\nthe mother and father would already begin to influence the
\nemotional development of the embryo from the 16th week.<\/p>\n
She said healthy pregnancies were very much affected by
\nfavorable psychological factors from both parents.<\/p>\n
M. Louise, a psychologist who is deputy coordinator of the
\nParents Education Program at Harapan Kita Hospital, stressed the
\nsignificance of the psychological comfort and understanding given
\nby the father to the expectant mother.<\/p>\n
Only when there was no psychological irritation during
\npregnancy could an intelligent and emotionally healthy child be
\nborn, Louise said.<\/p>",
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