What preparations should be made for the first prenatal check-up after pregnancy?

Everyone knows that pregnancy means a new life is about to come. How to ensure that the baby is born healthy and normal? The most important thing is to pay attention to various matters during pregnancy. Balanced nutritional intake is the guarantee for the healthy development of the baby. Of course, you should go for regular prenatal checkups during pregnancy to see if there are any abnormalities in the baby's growth. The first prenatal checkup after pregnancy is very important. So what should you prepare for a prenatal check-up? Let’s take a look at it together below.

Before going to the hospital for the first prenatal check-up, expectant mothers should do the following eight preparations:

①: Before going to the hospital for the first prenatal checkup, recall at home whether you have a history of chronic diseases, allergies, surgery, previous medication experience, etc.;

② Record the nutritional supplements, vitamins, Chinese herbal medicines, and medicines you have taken since you became pregnant, and also record the ones you are currently taking;

③ Find out whether you and your husband's family have a history of genetic diseases, birth of deformed babies, or birth of newborns with chronic diseases;

④ Before going to the hospital for the first prenatal checkup, pregnant women need to recall and record their previous gynecological medical records, including their menarche, menstrual cycle and menstrual conditions. They should also record their previous childbirth and miscarriage in detail. If a woman has given birth, she should also record her pregnancy, childbirth process and current children's situation.

⑤ Some doctors will ask about a person’s occupation and age, so this should also be clearly recorded;

⑥ The individual's eating habits, exercise habits and whether they have any bad habits should be clearly recorded. Some doctors will also ask about the father's living habits before the first prenatal check-up.

⑦ Record the spouse’s family history of genetic diseases, malformed babies, and chronic diseases;

⑧ Whether there are any pregnancy reactions after pregnancy, and whether there are any other discomfort symptoms such as vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, etc.

Based on the eight preparations that need to be done before the first prenatal check-up provided above, we can understand that the physical health of the pregnant woman herself is closely related to the development of the fetus. Knowing the detailed health information of the pregnant woman is the most basic guarantee for the expectant mother and baby.