Pregnancy check-up items for three months

We all know that the health of expectant mothers during pregnancy is the most important. If there is a problem with the health of the expectant mother, it means that the baby in the belly may also get sick. After three months of pregnancy, the fetal position is basically settled. At this time, if you go for a prenatal check-up, you can see the baby's growth. Today we will look at what items are included in the prenatal check-up.

Inspection items mainly include:

1. Measure your weight and blood pressure.

2. Medical consultation: Doctors usually ask expectant mothers about their weight before pregnancy, which can be used as a reference for their future weight gain during pregnancy. The ideal weight gain during pregnancy is 10-125 kg. And understand the past medical history, whether there is any drug allergy, lifestyle, family medical history, maternal medical history, and discomfort symptoms of the current fetus.

3. Listen to your baby's heartbeat: Doctors use a Doppler fetal heart rate monitor to listen to your baby's heartbeat.

4. Urine test: It mainly tests the glucose and proteinuria values ​​of the expectant mother to determine whether the expectant mother has diabetes or poor glucose tolerance, metabolic diseases that secrete insulin, whether the kidney function is sound (protein metabolism problems), preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and other diseases.

5. Examination of various parts of the body: The doctor will examine the expectant mother's thyroid, breasts, and pelvic cavity. Since the pelvic cavity is examined internally, in order to avoid over-stimulating the uterus, the doctor will let the expectant mother lie flat on the diagnosis table and feel the upper part of her abdomen with his hands to see if there is any lump. If you feel a lump, you should suspect whether it is an ovarian tumor or uterine fibroids, but most of them are benign tumors.

6. Blood test: The expectant mother has her blood drawn for tests, mainly to test her blood type, ABO blood type, RH blood type, hemoglobin (to check the degree of anemia in the expectant mother), screening for thalassemia, liver function, kidney function, syphilis, hepatitis B, AIDS, viral infection, etc., so as to take precautions for the future.

7. Check the size of the uterus: The expectant mother's uterus begins to gradually grow larger from the 6th week of pregnancy; by the 12th week of pregnancy, the fundus of the uterus will be above the pubic symphysis; by the 20th week of pregnancy, it will cross the pelvic cavity to the navel. Therefore, from the 20th to the 35th week of pregnancy, the number of centimeters measured by the doctor from the pubic symphysis to the fundus of the uterus for the expectant mother can be roughly equal to the fetal week. This number of weeks can also be used as a basis for whether the fetus is developing normally. Usually, an inference is made based on ±3 cm. That is, if it is less than 3 cm, it means the fetus is smaller; if it is greater than 3 cm, it means the fetus is larger.

8. Screening of "fetal nuchal translucency": Expectant mothers can do this test during the 11th to 14th week of pregnancy to find out early whether the fetus is at high risk of Down syndrome. Ultrasound is mainly used to observe the thickness of the fetal nuchal translucency. If the thickness is greater than 2.5 (or 3), the chance of the fetus suffering from Down syndrome will be higher. At this time, the doctor will recommend that the expectant mother do another amniocentesis to see if there is any chromosomal abnormality.

After completing these prenatal examinations, you will be able to know whether the baby in your belly is healthy. If the baby is not healthy, the doctor will recommend an abortion. At this time, expectant mothers must listen to the doctor. Although many things in the world are unpredictable, all expectant mothers still need to be hospitalized to ensure that their babies can be born into this world healthy and safe.