What should you pay attention to in the later stages of pregnancy?

Pregnant women need to be careful throughout the entire pregnancy period, and they should pay special attention in the late pregnancy. After all, delivery is imminent during this period. Only by taking good care of the body and mind can the baby come into the world smoothly and healthily. There are many things to pay attention to in the late pregnancy, basically covering all aspects, but there is no need to panic or be overwhelmed, because the editor has summarized them for you.

Pregnant women in the late stages of pregnancy are close to the due date and must insist on prenatal checkups. From 28 to 36 weeks, check at least every two weeks; after 36 weeks, check every week. Learn self- and family monitoring, be able to listen to the fetal heart rate, count fetal movements, feel the fetal position, measure the height of the uterus, etc. If the fetal movement is less than 20 times in 12 hours, the fetal heart rate is less than 120 beats per minute, more than 160 beats per minute, or the movement is irregular, seek medical attention immediately. To strengthen the supplement of nutrients, you can eat more foods rich in calcium and protein, and pay attention to keeping yourself clean and hygienic, and you can do appropriate outdoor activities. You must control your salt intake, avoid doing heavy physical work or squatting, avoid taking a bath in a tub, and avoid having sex to avoid serious consequences such as premature birth and premature rupture of membranes.

In addition, you should pay attention to the fact that sleeping posture often affects the quality of sleep. After the 28th week of pregnancy, you should avoid lying on your back for a long time to prevent the enlarged uterus from compressing the inferior vena cava and affecting the baby's development. Generally, you should sleep on your left side. When getting up, if you were sleeping on your back, you should first turn your body to one side, bend your legs, rotate your shoulders and hips, and then slowly move to the edge of the bed, support yourself on the bed with your hands, slide your legs down the bed, sit on the edge of the bed, sit for a while and then slowly get up.

After reading this, all expectant mothers must have understood how to do a good job of care in the late pregnancy. The editor believes that all pregnant women can do it well in daily life and will definitely not feel that so many points to pay attention to will be troublesome. After all, for a mother with great maternal love, nothing is more important than the health of the baby.