Ngakho-ke, ikakhulukazi, abangaba ngu-30% wezingane ezazalwa nganoma yiziphi izinkinga zokuthuthukiswa, abasebenzi bezokwelapha ababhekene nesifo senhliziyo yesifo senhliziyo, noma i-CHD. Lesi yisifo esithinta indawo ehamba phambili phakathi kwezimbangela zokufa kwezinsana ezisanda kuzalwa ngaphansi kweminyaka yobudala.
Kulesi sihloko, sizozama ukuqonda ukuthi kungani abantwana bezalwa benesifo senhliziyo, nokuthi bangayithola kanjani lesi sifo esiyingozi futhi esiyingozi.
Izimbangela zesifo senhliziyo esibangelwa abantwana
Isifo senhliziyo esisodwa esitholakala kaningi kutholakala ezinsana ezingakabiphi, nakuba lokhu akusho ukuthi umntwana ozalwa ngesikhathi angeke abe nesifo esinjalo. Okuvamile phakathi kwezizathu ezivusa ukuthuthukiswa kwe- UPU, khombisa okulandelayo:
- izifo ezihlukahlukene zemvelo engokwemvelo ukuthi umama wesikhathi esizayo ahlupheke, ekubeni "isikhundla esithakazelisayo". Kuyingozi kakhulu owesifazane okhulelwe ukuba "athathe" igciwane ku-trimester yokuqala, ngoba lokhu kwandisa kakhulu amathuba okuthuthukisa i-CHD enganeni engakazalwa;
- ukuthatha imithi ethile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa;
- ukuphuza utshwala nezidakamizwa;
- umthelela emzimbeni womama ozayo wezinto eziyingozi ezinhlobonhlobo;
- ukulungiswa kwesintu.
Nakuba lesi sifo esibucayi cishe ngaso sonke isikhathi senziwa ngo-utero, kufanele siqonde ukuthi ukukhubazeka kwenhliziyo ezinganeni kungaba kokubili kokuzalwa futhi kutholakale. Ngokuvamile lokhu kungenxa ye-endocarditis ye-rheumatic nezinye izifo zenhliziyo.
Indlela yokubona isifo senhliziyo?
Izimpawu zesifo senhliziyo ezinganeni cishe zihlale zikhona ngosuku lokuqala emva kokubonakala kwemvuthu ukukhanya, kepha lesi sifo singaba nesici esifihliwe. Njengomthetho, izimpawu ezilandelayo zibhekwa kumntwana ogulayo:
- i-cyanosis yesikhumba nama-membrane amancane;
ukwanda kwentando yenhliziyo; - ukujuluka okukhulu;
- ubuthakathaka obuvamile, ukwehluleka nokukhathazeka;
- ukwehla noma ukungabi khona kwesifiso sokudla.
Uma unezi zimpawu, udinga ukukhombisa ingane yakho ngokushesha. Uma kuqinisekiswa ukuthi ukutholakala "kwesifo senhliziyo" kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthatha izinyathelo ezidingekayo ngesikhathi esifanele, ngoba ukubambezeleka kule nkinga kungaholela ekufeni.