What are the necessary prenatal examinations for pregnant women?

Every woman is always very nervous when she is about to give birth. With the continuous improvement of living standards, every woman has more choices in the way of giving birth. But no matter which method of delivery is chosen, she must do a good check-up before delivery. This will enable her to more accurately and timely monitor the situation of the fetus in the mother's belly, so that she can better decide on the method of delivery. If there is a risk of the baby in the belly, a cesarean section will be required in advance. So we need to understand what are the necessary examinations for pregnant women?

What are the necessary prenatal examinations for pregnant women?

1. Prenatal examinations also include hepatitis B (HBV) virology testing, electrocardiogram, ultrasound examination, etc. From this, it can be seen that regular prenatal check-ups for pregnant women are of great significance, so they must be taken seriously.

2 Urine test: mainly checks the protein, sugar and ketone bodies in the urine, and examines the red blood cells and white blood cells under a microscopic microscope. Under normal circumstances, the above indicators are all negative.

3. Measuring blood pressure: Measuring blood pressure is necessary for every prenatal check-up. It can detect whether a pregnant woman has "pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome" for further examination and treatment.

4. Measure weight: In order to understand the weight gain of pregnant women, weight should be measured at every prenatal check-up. Because the speed of weight gain can indirectly reflect the growth and development of the fetus in the uterus, it can also be used to understand whether the pregnant woman has hidden edema.

5. Measure the height of the uterine fundus and abdominal circumference: The increase in the height of the uterine fundus and abdominal circumference reflects the growth and development of the fetus. If the fundus is prominent

If it is smaller than the gestational month, it indicates intrauterine growth retardation of the fetus; if it is larger than the gestational month, it may be twins or polyhydramnios, both of which should be further examined and treated.

6 Listen to the fetal heartbeat: Doctors use medical instruments to monitor the fetal heartbeat to understand the condition of the fetus in the mother's womb, especially whether there is any hypoxia.

7 Check the fetal position: In the middle of pregnancy, because there is more amniotic fluid and the fetus is smaller, the fetus has a larger range of movement in the uterus, so the posture and fetal position will often change. By late pregnancy, the fetus is usually head down in the uterus. If a prenatal examination reveals that the fetus is head-up or lying horizontally in the mother's uterus, efforts should be made to correct this to reduce the chance of dystocia.

Precautions

Generally, you will go to the hospital for your first systematic prenatal check-up at 12 to 13 weeks of pregnancy. However, if you have a history of miscarriage, fetal arrest or fetal malformation, or have symptoms such as vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, severe nausea or vomiting, have taken medications or suspect that you have been exposed to adverse factors that may harm the fetus, or need health consultation due to advanced age or a family history of genetic disease, you should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible and receive the doctor's prenatal care guidance.

The above is an introduction to the necessary prenatal examinations for pregnant women. I hope that after understanding it, it will be of some help to many pregnant mothers. Mastering more of this common sense can make them adequately prepared from pregnancy to delivery. In addition, in order to allow the fetus to grow and develop healthily, expectant mothers must pay special attention to a light diet throughout the pregnancy, and also maintain a happy mood, which will have many benefits for the growth and development of the fetus.