Epilepsy and epileptic seizures during pregnancy

Women who are diagnosed with epilepsy are at a higher risk of developing certain complications during pregnancy, such as: • Severe pregnancy nausea • Vaginal bleeding during and after birth • Placenta abruption • . It is recommended that the woman with epilepsy, under the guidance of her doctor, should continue her treatment during pregnancy, but at lower doses. • Vaginal bleeding; • Separation of the placenta from the uterus. • Premature birth • Development of childhood epileptic seizures • Presence of childhood developmental disorders • Caused by maternal medication during pregnancy such as: Neural tube closure, cardiac malformations that may affect the survival of the fetus, fingers change, may occur . At present there is no drug whose management is to control all types of crises. In most people, they can be controlled by a single drug, and if they appear again, they will try another type of medicine.

Unfortunately, it may take a few months to find the therapeutic method that will have the desired effect. In pregnant women suffering from epilepsy, although administration of an anticonvulsant will increase the risk of spontaneous abortion or birth of a child with congenital malformations, it is not recommended to discontinue treatment during the nine months of pregnancy, as the consequences may be more severe both for . Thus, even though most antiepileptics can affect the development of the fetus, causing effects both during the formation of neural tube structures, nervous system structures or cardiovascular structures, these should be administered at the doctor's recommendation to give women the chance of a healthy baby and a . .