What does pregnancy screening include?

Women who have given birth know that they often need to undergo some physical examinations during pregnancy. Because pregnant women need to pay attention to the development of the fetus in their body at all times, and they can understand the health of the fetus after the examination. It’s just that some women still have doubts about some prenatal tests because it is their first pregnancy. So what does prenatal screening include?

What are the items in the pregnancy checkup?

1. After confirming pregnancy, you should receive early pregnancy care in the hospital.

2. Initial prenatal check-up should be started between 16 and 20 weeks of pregnancy, including detailed medical history, physical examination, Down syndrome (congenital idiocy) screening, obstetric examination, vaginal examination, hematuria, leucorrhea routine examination, liver and kidney function, gonococcal culture and syphilis RPR (if necessary) screening.

3. Obstetric review mainly includes measuring weight, blood pressure, urine protein, checking fetal position, listening to fetal heart rate, measuring uterine fundus height and abdominal circumference, estimating fetal size, etc.

4. Other necessary examinations: Screening for major malformations should be conducted once at 20 weeks of pregnancy, and various fetal physiological data should be measured by B-ultrasound in the late pregnancy and the clinical measurement data should be used to comprehensively evaluate the fetal growth and development. A sugar screening test is performed at 24-28 weeks of pregnancy. There are many possible problems with the umbilical cord. Modern prenatal care medical technology allows doctors to detect problems promptly before and after delivery, make correct diagnoses, and take decisive measures.

Benefits of pregnancy check-up:

1. Understand whether the fetus is healthy

Pregnant women should go to the hospital for regular prenatal check-ups during pregnancy so that they can understand the development of the fetus in a timely manner. In particular, the four-dimensional color ultrasound examination can visually show the development of the fetus's organs and limbs. If the fetus has subtle developmental abnormalities, it can be discovered in time and corresponding measures can be taken in time.

2. Discovery of physical illness in pregnant women

During pregnancy, pregnant women can undergo prenatal examinations to detect physical defects in a timely manner. If a pregnant woman suffers from a disease that is not suitable for pregnancy, such as active tuberculosis, diabetes, etc., timely treatment should be taken to avoid being affected by the disease during pregnancy and causing dysfunction of important organs.

3. Detect pregnancy complications early

If a pregnant woman suffers from pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, placenta previa, etc., if the symptoms are severe, it may endanger the life safety of the pregnant woman and the fetus. These diseases can be detected in time through prenatal examinations. Therefore, pregnant women must pay attention to prenatal checkups and make sure to detect and treat pregnancy complications as early as possible.

4. Predicting whether there will be difficulties during childbirth

Through comprehensive prenatal examinations, pregnant women can understand in detail the development of the fetus in the uterus and the posture of the fetus in the mother's body, so as to predict the difficulty of delivery before the pregnant woman gives birth and provide protection for the safety of mother and child.

After the introduction of the above content, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of prenatal examinations for pregnant women. Prenatal examinations for pregnant women are for the health of both the pregnant woman and the baby. Of course, pregnant women want to understand the growth of their baby throughout the pregnancy process. Prenatal examinations give mothers such an opportunity to understand the baby's growth process.