What does the prenatal check-up mainly check?

Prenatal check-ups are mainly to check whether the physical conditions of both parties meet the criteria for conception, mainly to check the health of the woman's body, such as whether there are gynecological diseases and infectious diseases. Prenatal examinations are mainly to provide a good living environment during conception, and to prevent congenital diseases in the fetus and symptoms such as premature birth and miscarriage. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone should understand the examination items of prenatal examinations.

Item Name Inspection Content Inspection Purpose Inspection Method

Routine blood test Routine blood test can detect blood system diseases such as anemia at an early stage. This test can also measure the size of red blood cells (MCV) and help detect thalassemia carriers.

The reproductive system is routinely screened for trichomoniasis, fungal, mycoplasma and chlamydia infections, vaginitis, and sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea and syphilis through leucorrhea. If you have any gynecological diseases, such as sexually transmitted diseases, it is best to treat them thoroughly before getting pregnant, otherwise it may cause risks such as miscarriage and premature birth.

The complete set of teratogenic tests includes rubella, toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus. 60%-70% of women will be infected with the rubella virus. Once infected, especially in the first three months of pregnancy, it can cause miscarriage and fetal malformations.

Liver function tests currently include major and minor functions. In addition to the full set of hepatitis B tests, the major liver function test also includes blood sugar, bile acid and other items. If the mother is a hepatitis patient, pregnancy may result in consequences such as premature birth of the fetus, and the hepatitis virus can also be directly transmitted to the child.

Urinalysis tests include urine color, transparency, pH, cell examination, tubular examination, protein examination, specific gravity examination, etc. It helps in the early diagnosis of kidney disease. The 10-month pregnancy is a huge test for the mother's kidney system. The increased metabolism of the body will increase the burden on the kidneys.

Oral examination: If there are no other problems with the teeth, just cleaning the teeth will be enough. If the teeth are severely damaged, extraction is necessary. If you have toothache during pregnancy, the treatment will be difficult considering the impact of medication on the fetus, and both the pregnant mother and the baby will suffer.

Gynecological endocrinology includes 6 items such as follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. Diagnosis of ovarian diseases such as irregular menstruation.

ABO hemolytic analysis includes blood type and ABO hemolytic titer. (The subjects for examination are: women with blood type O, husbands with blood type A or B, or with a history of unexplained miscarriage.) Prevent hemolytic disease in infants.

Chromosome abnormalities are checked for genetic diseases. Couples of childbearing age with a family history of genetic diseases are checked for chromosomal abnormalities.