What are the prenatal examination items?

For every woman, giving birth is one of the most important things in life. Every woman hopes that her baby can come into this world healthy. However, in order to provide greater convenience for delivery, some examinations are often done before delivery. This way, the baby’s condition in the belly can be better monitored, as well as whether the expectant mother has better conditions for natural delivery. Let’s take a look at what the pre-delivery examination items are.

What are the prenatal examination items?

Experts point out that when pregnant women have regular labor pains, amniotic fluid rupture and other symptoms, they should be aware that they may be about to give birth and should go to the hospital as soon as possible. After going to the hospital, the doctor needs to conduct a series of assessments and diagnoses on the parturient to determine which method of delivery to use. The main examination items are as follows:

(1) Confirming the signs of labor: For first-time mothers, false labor pains often make them nervous and they may mistake them for signs of labor. Therefore, after arriving at the hospital, medical staff will confirm the signs of labor. In other words, at least one sign of labor must be present to meet the criteria for hospitalization.

(2) Assessing the fetal condition: The doctor will install a fetal monitor on the expectant mother to measure fetal movements and conduct an assessment of the fetal physiological activities, and then use ultrasound to observe the fetal condition. The assessment of fetal physiological activities includes five major items: fetal movement, fetal breathing, fetal heartbeat, fetal flexion and extension strength, and amniotic fluid volume. These are all used to assess whether the fetus is still healthy and normal, and whether there is an emergency need for delivery.

(3) Guidance: Unless it is an emergency delivery or an accident occurs to the mother, most women will have ample time from the onset of labor to delivery, so the hospital staff will provide delivery-related guidance, such as delivery process instructions, hospitalization procedures, etc.

(4) Observe the progress of labor: In addition to using instruments to assess the progress of labor, doctors will also use internal examinations to determine the speed of the mother's labor. Clinically, a primipara can enter the first stage of labor within about 12 hours, which means that the fetal head descends more than 1 cm and the cervix is ​​fully dilated or dilated to more than 10 cm.

The above is an introduction to the prenatal examination items, so that many female friends will be more mentally prepared for these, and can do more prenatal preparations to avoid being in a rush during the growth process. However, in order to ensure a smooth delivery, female friends must maintain good living habits throughout the pregnancy, and exercise outdoors more often, such as taking more walks outdoors, which can be of great help to delivery.