Abstract: Pregnancy examination is a key item to ensure the normal development of the fetus. This is especially true for older mothers. These examinations improve the quality of the fetus, avoid pregnancy risks, and allow elderly mothers to wait for delivery with peace of mind. If you want your baby to be delivered naturally, pregnancy check-ups are essential! Elderly mothers, don’t be afraid of trouble. Only by checking repeatedly can you give birth to a beautiful and healthy baby! Pregnancy check-ups are key to ensuring normal development of your baby. This is especially true for older mothers. These examinations improve the quality of the fetus, avoid pregnancy risks, and allow elderly mothers to wait for delivery with peace of mind. If you want your baby to be delivered naturally, pregnancy check-ups are essential! Elderly mothers, don’t be afraid of trouble. Only by checking repeatedly can you give birth to a beautiful and healthy baby!
1. Ultrasound examination. Two treatments are generally required, one at 12 weeks and another at 20 weeks. The test can be used to further date a pregnancy and detect any developmental abnormalities such as cleft palate, organ abnormalities and multiple births.
2. Down syndrome screening. Screening for Down syndrome is required from 16 to 20 weeks of pregnancy. This test is to draw blood from pregnant women and test the quantity and concentration of various substances contained in the blood to determine some diseases that the fetus may have.
3. Chorionic villus and amniotic fluid examination. These are very accurate methods of detecting fetal abnormalities. This test is generally used for older pregnant women. This test may pose a risk of miscarriage and needs to be performed under the guidance of an experienced doctor.
4. Umbilical cord puncture. After 20 weeks, under local anesthesia, the fetal umbilical cord blood is extracted with a needle for examination. This method can detect chromosomal abnormalities and inherited blood disorders. This method is only suitable for high-risk pregnant women and has a higher chance of miscarriage than amniotic fluid testing.
5. Alpha-fetoprotein detection. Performed at 16-20 weeks, alpha-fetoprotein levels in the blood can be measured to detect neurological deficits, Down syndrome, kidney and liver disease, etc. It is a must-have test for all pregnant women.
6. Check blood sugar and blood pressure. Older women are more susceptible to gestational hyperglycemia and gestational hypertension. If symptoms such as dizziness, swollen legs, or high blood pressure occur, seek medical attention as soon as possible. In addition, because the blood volume during pregnancy is larger than usual, the burden on the heart increases significantly, which is an obvious test for the endurance of elderly mothers. Mothers may terminate the pregnancy early because they cannot bear it.
7. Pelvic measurement. In the third trimester of pregnancy, older mothers need to measure their pelvis, and doctors will measure the mode and timing of delivery based on the examination and fetal size.
8. Fetal heart rate monitoring. Fetal heart rate monitoring can help pregnant mothers determine whether the fetus is safe and should be done once a week if possible.
Pregnancy test is a very important thing, so everyone must pay attention to it. First of all, prenatal examination should start from 10 weeks of pregnancy, but it is best to go to the hospital for examination two weeks after menstruation has not come. At this time, you can determine whether you are pregnant, and you can betterWhen dealing with pregnancy, you can also avoid vaccinations, chest X-rays and other things that affect pregnant women.
Every expectant mother is not encouraged to undergo amniocentesis because it is an invasive test and the miscarriage rate is about 1/100, which is really not low. It is generally recommended for women over 34 years old.
Excessive B-ultrasound examinations may lead to embryonic cell division, abnormal brain formation, fetal bone dysplasia, teratogenesis or stillbirth, so doctors generally do not recommend pregnant women under 18 weeks to undergo B-ultrasound examinations.
Urine can detect many abnormalities in the body, so during the second trimester, urine tests should be performed at least once a month to detect kidney disease early.
Starting from the 37th week of pregnancy, expectant mothers need to monitor fetal heart rate once a week to determine whether the fetus is hypoxic.
Expectant mothers need to choose a gynecologist that suits them. You can ask him if he is a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology. Because he is a specialist, it means he has received complete training in obstetrics and gynecology, giving our expectant mothers greater peace of mind.
Expectant mothers who like to keep pets should also pay attention to a test called TORCH (Toxoplasma gondii) when they are 3 months pregnant, because many mammals may be infected with Toxoplasma gondii, which can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal diseases, or eye and brain diseases. , Postnatal liver lesions and malformations.