What should I check if I want to have a second child?

Since the country relaxed the two-child policy, many families have been preparing to have a second child. However, many women who are preparing for pregnancy have problems such as being older. They know little about whether they are suitable for pregnancy and having a baby, what examinations they need to do for the second baby, and what older mothers need to pay attention to. This will cause many problems during the pregnancy preparation period. So, let’s take a look at what examinations are needed to prepare for pregnancy with a second child.

What tests should I do to prepare for pregnancy?

Generally speaking, parents who want to have a second child must go to the hospital for a check-up 3-6 months before pregnancy. Inspection items generally include:

1. Routine physical examination: height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate, etc. In addition to the routine tests, it is also necessary to check the heart, liver, kidney function and other internal organ functions.

2. Routine blood tests: whether there is anemia, whether the hemoglobin concentration is normal, and blood diseases. If there is a history of miscarriage, an ABO hemolytic disease test is also required to prevent hemolytic disease in the baby.

3. Urine test: key to test kidney function. Women's kidney function tests are often overlooked, but kidney function affects the growth and development of the fetus, so mothers should pay great attention to it.

4. Stool examination: Check whether there are larvae, blood cells, white blood cell count, and other symptoms in the stool, and eliminate enteritis, hemorrhoids, polyps and other symptoms.

5. Leucorrhea examination: screen for various trichomonas vaginitis and sexually transmitted diseases. Gynecological diseases are common among women, but only by recovering from them when preparing for pregnancy can they avoid affecting the development of the baby.

6. Endocrine examination: blood test to check the body's growth hormone status.

7. Diabetes test: Check blood sugar level on an empty stomach. If the mother has diabetes, she should seek doctor's advice before considering whether to get pregnant again.

8. TORCH test: to test for rubella virus, rubella virus and herpes virus and Toxoplasma gondii.

9. Oral care: As with the first child, most dental treatments cannot be received during pregnancy, so any oral problems should be treated early.

10. Hepatitis B virus test: Under normal circumstances, the validity period of hepatitis B virus test is 1 year. If the time between the previous pregnancy test and the test exceeds one year, it is recommended to test again.