Children born with congenital heart defects have specific symptoms. That is, they may have heart murmurs, bruising, paleness, anemia, and sluggishness. Sick children may lag behind their peers in physical development, as well as weaken the body's defenses and become more susceptible to infectious and other diseases.
Today, there are measures to treat and prevent congenital heart defects, including a healthy lifestyle and symptomatic treatment. When surgery is needed, children with congenital heart defects are usually operated on between the ages of 3 and 10.
With proper care, the disease can go smoothly. They should be kept away from people who have frequent colds and should be treated immediately if they have any respiratory infections.
It is important to pay special attention to the child's nutrition and physical activity. The patient should be bedridden when the child's temperature rises, treated with antibiotics as recommended by the doctor, and during the hot months and when the body temperature rises, the child should be supervised to drink 800-1000 ml and 1500-2000 ml for adults.
For children born with congenital heart disease, it is better to reduce physical activity. It is also important to protect each patient from physical and mental fatigue, which can lead to circulatory disorders, and to allow him to perform light physical activities that help to strengthen blood vessels.
It is not always recommended for women with heart defects to have children, as the developing baby's need for oxygen during pregnancy increases, which makes it harder for the heart to function. Any valvular heart disease requires termination of pregnancy by the eighth week.
In order to have a healthy child, women must first be healthy, abstain from alcohol and smoking, avoid serious diseases such as diabetes, avoid incest, and be free from viral infections in the first trimester of pregnancy.
The fight against diseases such as rheumatism, atherosclerosis, trauma, as well as the healing of the nasal and oral cavities, the treatment of chronic tonsillitis and diseased teeth are also important in preventing the development of heart defects.
It is important to prevent circulatory disorders in the heart when there are adverse changes in the tissues of the heart valves and their pathways. It is important to protect the patient from infections, especially rheumatism, to identify foci of infection in the nasopharynx and oral cavity, and to carry out timely treatment.
Sag'dulla IBODOV,
Associate Professor of Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute,
candidate of medical sciences.
