Fetal death after amniocentesis 12 days ago

When the baby is 14 to 20 weeks pregnant, many mothers are informed to undergo amniocentesis. Most mothers are very scared after hearing this news. Some even do not follow the hospital's advice and remain indifferent to this test. So what kind of test is amniocentesis that makes mothers so scared? Let's find out.

Amniocentesis can detect abnormalities in the number of all sex chromosomes in the fetus and is by far the best standard for diagnosing sex chromosome disorders in the fetus. Because the success rate of Down syndrome diagnosis is only 70% at most, so if the Down syndrome screening project shows high risk, the hospital will immediately recommend mothers to do an amniocentesis. The specific steps of amniocentesis are that the doctor finds the appropriate puncture site through B-ultrasound, applies ethanol, inserts a long and thin needle into the abdomen, and successively passes through the abdominal cavity and endometrium to obtain one twentieth of the amniotic fluid of the mother for further examination and shaping. Mothers may feel slight pain during the examination period, and the specific situation varies from person to person.

Not all pregnant women need to do amniocentesis. Generally, only pregnant women in the following situations need to do amniocentesis, including pregnant women who show high risk in Down screening, older pregnant women over 3 years old, patients with chromosomal genetics, those with more than three miscarriages, those in collateral marriages, patients who have given birth to babies with sex chromosome abnormalities, etc. Once mothers are required to do amniocentesis, they don't need to be too depressed. In fact, amniocentesis is just a test during pregnancy, and there is no need to let it affect your mood too much.

As amniocentesis is an invasive test, mothers would not easily believe it if they were told that it had no risks at all. However, the overall risk of amniocentesis is only 1%. However, if mothers with more serious conditions do not follow the doctor's advice to do amniocentesis, it may lead to many adverse effects such as the birth of Down syndrome children.

Reliable hospitals must use B-ultrasound to find the right site for amniocentesis to avoid damage to the fetus or embryo. Therefore, mothers must find a large and reliable hospital to do all the prenatal check-up items during pregnancy, and don't just seek small profits and ruin the health of the child and the happiness of the family. After the examination, mothers must be careful not to let the wound get infected and pay attention to plenty of rest and nutrition.