Pregnancy: Bad Oral Hygiene Can Lead To Complications In Pregnancy And Problems For Babies
Monday, March 30, 2009 - 22:14
in Health & Medicine
Bacteria from a mother's mouth can be transmitted through the blood and amniotic fluid to her unborn child. This could contribute to the risk of a premature delivery, a low birth-weight baby, premature onset of contractions, or infection of the newborn child. This evidence could have an important implication for women and babies' heath since simple improvement of dental hygiene may help to reduce the incidence of unknown complications in pregnancy and newborn babies.