Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Epilepsy and Pregnancy

Many women with epilepsy are worried about possible risks in becoming pregnant. Women with epilepsy who become pregnant do have a higher risk for complications than women who do not have epilepsy. This includes the possibility of having more frequent seizures, which can cause pregnant women to become sleepy or fall, possibly causing serious injury. Other women experience a decrease in the frequency of their seizures when they are pregnant. It is important to control seizures during pregnancy because it is safer for the baby and the mother.

Pregnant women with epilepsy who want to have a home birth need to consider the complications that could arise if a seizure occurs during labor. Water births also need to be carefully considered, because consciousness may be impaired during seizures. A water birth can be performed at home or at a birthing center.

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  1. Pregnancy is a big enough change for all women but for women with epilepsy may present a particular challenge, not only to hormonal changes affect the frequency of seizures, higher levels of stress to get pregnant can not change the number scenes as well.

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