Planning for Pregnancy When You Have Epilepsy

" Epilepsy seizures affect approximately one million women of childbearing. In the United States. And the chances are very good that a woman with Apple that will give birth to a healthy baby and well planned pregnancy can reduce the risk of complications."

" Women with epilepsy you have a higher rate. Difficulty getting pregnant and they don't have a higher rate in the general population. Of having children with them for the act. It is important to know that the vast majority of children. Born to women with that let you perfectly health and reluctantly perfectly normal to --"

" Wait for a woman with Apple to avoid any leisure related complications. Is to us and her pregnancy with her doctors."

" A woman who has epilepsy. Suited her hair and planned her pregnancy for recovery and first and most important reason is that. And he should not have. Generalized seizures and are currently no seizures during her pregnancy. And shown that they 23. Fetal heart rates in February. -- care and our assistant general. Trauma during pregnancy and whatever carpeting -- falling during major seizure. Can really get pregnant actress and we cared basically -- Percent to. Commuter."

" Another reason that a woman with epilepsy needs to let her pregnant. Is that anti epileptic medications have been associated with an increased risk of birth to --"

" We eat did not ask you could -- into -- and at that time. That has been known to be completely safe during pregnancy. The types of birth defects that are associated with anti human and our name is in the general population. And these include the most common form of birth defect cleft lip cleft palate. And also. Cardiac -- effect holes in the heart and to be. President confirmation of -- heart and then I'm spinal cord defects specifically lack of closure of the lower spinal cord."

" Not all anti seizure medications are associated with all of these birth to. And there is some evidence that the newer anti epilepsy drugs pose less risk although more data is --"

" There seem to be several that has emerged as possibly. Being worse than the others. This would include. Deborah code which appears to have higher risk. The spinal cord defects and -- Barbara Tom -- recently has been recorded. You have a higher than. Expected -- of -- the fact that came with that these are largely cardiac. I mean these medications. It's not clear that. And in the others. Aren't that much different. -- With a whole new generation anti seizure -- although they've been widely used here at the world we still don't have nothing for me to. Q clearly counselor patient. As with any pregnancy women with epilepsy need to reevaluate -- drug regiment in Iraq. When a woman who has epilepsy wants to become pregnant. He should control at her neurologist. About the appropriateness of medical solutions aren't perhaps. Some case and he could even -- medication her current. That's not the case and seen and her position need to be heard on an appropriate medication. -- I'm I'm Katie is perhaps concluded changing. To another medication. And at least came running therapy. So that -- currently number of medications. Comment publicly only one and Perot was hostile to -- that -- aren't good seizure control."

" But changing our patients anti seizure medication can be very rare and can potentially lead to an increase in your activity. So changes -- only -- to a woman drug regiment after careful consultation with her in Iraq."

" Four -- woman who could trigger. Coming off medication in and Atkinson pregnant. And needs to have been seizure pre released here on medication. And has her EEE. I'm normalize. If you have a very mild seizure disorder and has come under good control. Readily with anti -- and he stayed. -- Iraq controlled -- maybe situation. In which he. Contains eighteen on her medication. In general most women need to stay on Medicare and through pregnancy. But in general. -- with the risk procedures. He -- practically creator and things are relatively low risk of birth defect associated with the Vatican's. Particularly when they're used. To -- and you alone on an -- a little as possible to go. So. Does decision is standing committee came in during pregnancy because without can be safer overall."

" Outside of taking steps to reduce anti seizure medications. There are other steps a woman epilepsy can do to ensure a healthy pregnancy."

" Should make sure they haven't had had adequate nutrition. And this includes taking vocal arrangement as well as telecast and it usually does and about one milligram per -- from before conception."

" The bottom line. If a woman with -- able to adequately controlled her seizures prior to -- she can usually looks forward to a safe and healthy pregnancy. And landing the pregnancy with her relatives help is to insuring that."

" We -- one more example that he becomes pregnant her chance of having healthy baby is very high. It's well over 90%. Probably. Ninety or 95 per -- and."

" A woman who has epilepsy need it communicate clearly. And -- with our health care provider. Winch intends to become pregnant. Planning a pregnancy. Is the best way to try and avoid any complications. Community epilepsy or --"