Low birth weight is a condition
of a baby who was born below the weight of gestational age due to
several reasons, including, the baby was born too soon, were small for
gestational age, the poor health of the mother, nutritional
deficiency, certain diseases, etc. According to the statistic of the
World health organization, globally, more than 20 million infants were
born with low birth weight.
Treatment
A. In conventional medicine
Since there is no specific treatment or prevention, closely monitors
the growth of the fetus with nutritional modification and making sure
all chronic illness are under controlled and the baby is catching up
with growth in the 18 and 24 months.
B. Herbs
Please do not use these herbs until you have consult with your herbal medicine practitioner
1. Chamomile flowers
Chamomile flowers, the dried flower heads of the herb Matricaria
recutita is effectively used in herbal medicine to get rid of nauseating
feeling, a common symptoms during pregnancy, as well as inducing sleep.
2. Yellow dock
Yellow Dock has been used extensively as herb to cleanse or purify
the blood, thus preventing jaundice in newly born baby. Since it
contains high amount of vitamin C and iron, it ensures the pregnant
women and baby getting enough oxygen for a healthy pregnancy.
3. Ginger root
In a study of Complementary
therapies for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy, researcher
concluded that nausea and vomiting are uncomfortable and sometimes
debilitating symptoms encountered in early pregnancy. Many of the more
conventional remedies offer only partial to negligible relief. Some
pregnant women also express scepticism regarding the safety of the more
traditionally prescribed pharmacological agents used to combat morning
sickness. Vitamin B6, ginger root and acupressure are three
complementary modalities that may help alleviate these self-limiting
discomforts. Ginger is admired world wide for its anti-inflammatory and
anti- bacterial properties. Thus, it works amazingly on morning
sickness.
4. Echinacea
Echinacea, a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae has been used traditionally to treat or prevent colds, flu, and other infections by enhancing the immune system. In a study of pregnancy
outcome following gestational exposure to echinacea: a prospective
controlled study by Gallo M, Sarkar M, Au W, Pietrzak K, Comas B, Smith
M, Jaeger TV, Einarson A, Koren G. researchers found that gestational
use of echinacea during organogenesis is not associated with an
increased risk for major malformations.
5. Red Raspberry leaf
Red Raspberry leaf has been used in herbal medicine as herbal tonic
for pregnancy by tonifying the uterus, preventing miscarriage and
decreasing constipation due to containing many minerals and vitamins,
including vitamin C, calcium and an alkaloid uterus tonifier called
fragrine.
6. Nettles
Nettles are species of flowering plants of the genus Urtica in the family Urticaceae contained Vitamins
A, C, D and K, calcium, potassium, phosphorous, iron and sulphur of
which are necessary for providing nutrients a healthy mother and her
baby. The herb has been used in herbal medicine to stop excessive
bleeding (vitamin K), prevent hemorrhoids, ease leg cramps and other
spasms, nourish and protect the mother and unborn.
7. Etc.
C. Traditional Chinese medicine
Please do not use these herbs until you have consult with your traditional Chinese medicine practitioner
Dang Gui Shao Yao San is one the recommended formula
because it is extensively used in China and Japan and has been monitored
in many large-scale clinical trials with pregnant women. The formula
was first recommended for use during pregnancy in the Jin Gui Yao Lue,
and has been used regularly for the past 1,800 years. In animal studies
researchers found that Dang Gui Shao Yao San showed no teratogenic
effects (tendency to cause birth defects). The formula has been used to
treat female infertility, morning sickness, anemia during pregnancy, and
to prevent miscarriage and approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health.
The formula used to avoid miscarriage or to treat a variety of
pregnancy disorders, but it is also employed as a blood tonic and
treatment for mental distress associated with blood deficiency. It
includes peony, Chinese angelica root, cnidium, atractylodes, hoelen and
alisma.
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