What is the cause of the fetal movement?

Pregnant women should pay attention to changes in their bodies during pregnancy. Pregnant women will experience fetal movements during pregnancy. Fetal movement is a normal manifestation of the fetus. The frequency of fetal movement varies from person to person. Some babies move frequently, some babies are relatively quiet, and some pregnant women will experience intermittent fetal movements. What is going on with intermittent fetal movements? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What is the reason for the intermittent fetal movement?

It could be fetal movement, but it could also be the beating of the blood vessels and pulse. Because there are blood vessels in the abdomen, as the fetus grows larger, the pressure on the blood vessels will increase, and the beating sensation will be relatively more obvious. Better go check it out.

2. Fetal Movement

Fetal movement refers to the movement of the fetus in the uterine cavity that impacts the uterine wall. After 4 months of pregnancy, the fetal movement can be clearly felt. Fetal movement is one of the important contents in clinical prenatal fetal monitoring technology. The number, speed, strength, etc. of fetal movements indicate the safety of the fetus. Under normal circumstances, the number of obvious fetal movements in 1 hour is >3 to 5 times, and the number of obvious fetal movements in 12 hours is >30 to 40 times. As long as the fetal movement is regular, rhythmic, and does not change much, it proves that the fetus is developing normally. Normal fetal movement indicates that the placenta is functioning well, that the fetus is receiving sufficient oxygen, and that the fetus is growing and developing healthily in the uterus. If the fetal movement is less than 20 times in 12 hours, it is abnormal; if it is less than 10 times, it indicates that the fetus is in danger and is suffering from hypoxia in the uterus. If the fetal movement exceeds the normal number of times within a period of time, the fetal movement is frequent, or there is uninterrupted restlessness, it is also a manifestation of intrauterine hypoxia. A significant decrease in the number of fetal movements until they stop is a sign of severe intrauterine fetal asphyxia.

3. Common manifestations of abnormal fetal movement

1. Pregnant women have fever When a pregnant woman has a high fever, the fetus suffers from hypoxia and fetal movements decrease.

2. External force factors When the pregnant woman's abdomen is hit by sudden and severe external force, the fetal movement will suddenly accelerate.

3. Umbilical cord around the neck When the umbilical cord is wrapped around the fetus and then the fetus passes through the umbilical cord loop to form a true knot, it is very likely to cause a lack of blood supply to the fetus, leading to ischemia and hypoxia.