What causes congenital cataracts in children? Let you know the real situation

Congenital cataracts are mainly caused by bad habits of children during pregnancy, such as women catching a cold or being infected with a virus during pregnancy, women being in a bad mood during pregnancy, or smoking and drinking, etc.

1. Be careful of colds, high fevers and various viral infections in the early stages of pregnancy. The virus can cause congenital cataracts, deafness, heart and neural tube defects, and miscarriage in the fetus. Therefore, you should avoid going to public places during early pregnancy to avoid infection.

2. Rational use of drugs in early pregnancy. From the perspective of eugenics, it is ideal not to take any drugs during pregnancy. This is because in the first three months of pregnancy, especially the first eight weeks, the fetal organs are in the differentiation stage. Some drugs enter the fetus and affect its development, and may even cause deformities. If you need to take medication, you must use it under the guidance of an obstetrician and gynecologist.

3. Keep a good mood and pay attention to increasing nutrition. After pregnancy, there will be psychological and physiological changes. Pregnant women should pay attention to adapting to and overcoming them, otherwise, it will have an adverse effect on the development of the fetus. Therefore, their family members should care and be considerate of them. Increasing nutrition is one of them. Only when pregnant women have adequate nutrition can they provide all the nutrients necessary for fetal development and meet all the increased nutritional requirements due to pregnancy. Adequate nutrition will not only cause various complications such as anemia, edema, pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, etc., but also cause a variety of complications such as intrauterine growth retardation.

4. Avoid X-ray examination and treatment. Because radiation has obvious teratogenic effects and the embryo and fetus are more sensitive to radiation, it should be absolutely prohibited in early pregnancy. In the late pregnancy, about 36 weeks later, chest X-rays required for physical examinations can be performed.

5. Avoid toxic work. Certain poisons such as lead, mercury, pesticides, etc. can affect the development of the fetus or cause miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, malformation, etc. Therefore, female workers engaged in toxic work should change their jobs in a timely manner after they become pregnant.

6. Do not be addicted to smoking or drinking. Pregnant women who smoke or often work in a smoky environment can easily lead to delayed fetal growth, premature birth, miscarriage, or even deformed fetuses. Therefore, pregnant women and their husbands are advised not to smoke during pregnancy. Excessive alcohol intake can cause fetal alcohol poisoning, leading to serious consequences such as low intellectual development of the fetus.