How often should I have a prenatal checkup?

Prenatal check-up is actually a general term for a series of physical examinations conducted on women after they become pregnant and before giving birth. Actively doing prenatal checkups during pregnancy can help you understand the growth and development of the fetus in the womb in a timely manner, thus ensuring the health and safety of the mother and fetus. Common knowledge is of great significance for eugenics and is one of the important and indispensable links in eugenics. So we must actively do prenatal check-ups.

How often should you do a prenatal checkup during pregnancy? Generally speaking, a routine physical examination can be done in the first 3 months of pregnancy. These physical examinations can include blood pressure measurement and weight measurement. Get a physical exam early in pregnancy so that possible abnormalities can be detected early. For example, early prenatal examinations can promptly detect ectopic pregnancies or embryo abnormalities, making it easier to take measures early and avoid irreparable tragedies.

You must be careful when doing prenatal check-ups. Generally speaking, it is best not to do an ultrasound examination within 18 weeks of pregnancy, because an ultrasound examination can interfere with embryonic cell division, especially the process of early embryonic brain cell formation, which may lead to poor brain development in the child in the future. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is best not to do an ultrasound before 18 weeks of pregnancy.

Under normal circumstances, a prenatal check-up can be done in the early stages of pregnancy, that is, 1 to 3 months, and in the middle stages of pregnancy, that is, 4 to 6 months. It is also necessary for female friends to have a prenatal check-up in the late stages of pregnancy, that is, between 7 and 9 months. Actively doing prenatal checkups can detect whether there are any abnormalities in the amniotic fluid, whether the fetus is deformed, and congenital diseases.