The medicine "Ginipral". Influence on the fetus

Great happiness brings parents the birth of the desired baby! But, unfortunately, many couples face a lot of obstacles and problems along the way - conceiving a baby is easy, but to bear it and keep health is much more difficult. Often, pregnant women for completely different reasons, there are situations that threaten premature delivery or miscarriage. And then to prevent the sad consequences of gynecologists appoint the drug "Ginipral" during pregnancy.

Instruction to the preparation

This drug has a tocolytic effect, which relaxes the musculature of the uterus. The intensity and frequency of contractions are reduced or even stopped altogether.

Selectively acting on beta-2 adrenoceptors of myometrium, the drug "Ginipral", the effect on the fetus has virtually no effect. The activity of the heart and blood flow in the mother and baby remain at a normal level.
How is the drug used? In the form of a solution, it is used for long and sharp tocolysis, in other words, when there is an urgent need to quickly stop the onset of the birth process. Further, the drug "Ginipral" during pregnancy is prescribed by a specialist in the form of tablets, already as maintenance therapy. Very often practice the appointment of a drug for prevention, if there are no obvious symptoms of a threat of premature birth or miscarriage - local (incomplete) tone of the uterus.

The drug "Ginipral", the effect on the fetus not rendering, is applied as follows

In the form of acute tocolysis (solution):
- for the rapid suppression of labor in the process of childbirth, if the child is threatened with intrauterine asphyxia;

- with the prolapse of the umbilical cord, as in this case there is a threat of intrauterine asphyxia of the baby;

- before preparing for manual rotation of the fetus, if it is incorrectly located (transverse presentation or pelvic);

- to weaken labor activity in the form of preparation for cesarean section;

- in an emergency situation: to inhibit the delivery process in case of need of operative delivery of a pregnant woman to a hospital hospital.

In the form of massive tocolysis:

- to suppress the onset of premature birth, if the cervix of the uterus has already been smoothed or the shed is open.

In the form of long tocolysis:

- to suppress preterm labor, if fights begin, but there is no smoothness (shortening) of the cervix, and (or) it is closed.

Tablets "Ginipral", the effect on the fetus is not negative, are used for maintenance therapy after the infusion, focused on the suspension of premature birth, as well as the threat of premature birth.

Like many medicines, "Ginipral" during pregnancy has a number of contraindications:

- hyperthyroidism;

- Various diseases of blood vessels and heart: heart defects, myocarditis, aortic stenosis , etc .;

- severe kidney and liver diseases;

- early placental abruption ;

Uterine bleeding;

- with breastfeeding of the older child;

- Closed-angle glaucoma (increased intraocular pressure) ;

- intrauterine infection;

- Strong sensitivity to the drug and its components.

Like many other drugs, "Ginipral" can provoke various side effects: dizziness, headaches, tachycardia, increased sweating, the appearance of pain in the chest area, constipation, nausea, vomiting, a decrease in the amount of urine released, increased blood sugar, allergic reactions .

It should be understood that the drug "Ginipral", whose effect on the fetus is not established in a negative manner, should be prescribed only by a qualified specialist, and this article is given for general acquaintance with the drug. Only the doctor correctly prescribes the necessary dosage of the drug and determines the duration of treatment.