Prenatal ultrasound is an indispensable prenatal examination, but many new mothers do not know when is the most appropriate time to have an ultrasound during the early stages of pregnancy. Actually, it is advisable to have 3-5 B-ultrasound scans throughout the entire pregnancy, as doing too many is not very beneficial for the health of the fetus. Generally, in the early stages of pregnancy, B-ultrasound should be used to determine whether the pregnancy in the uterus is normal. So, when is the most appropriate time to have an ultrasound during pregnancy?
Ultrasound during pregnancy is done in stages, and the earliest time to do an ultrasound after pregnancy is around 6 weeks. At around 6 weeks of normal intrauterine pregnancy, B-ultrasound can display the image of the gestational sac in the uterus. At this time, the development of the gestational sac can be observed, and ectopic pregnancy can be ruled out.
B-ultrasound is safe and has little impact on the fetus because its probe has a relatively low sound intensity, so pregnant women can rest assured. The detection time of body organs by ultrasound is very short. During the entire examination process, the ultrasound examination time is only a short five to ten minutes, so the harm of ultrasound examination to the fetus is very small.
Performing ultrasound examination is a responsible manifestation for infants, as it can ensure the normal development of the fetus. But if the ultrasound detection time is too long, exceeding twenty minutes, it may cause irreversible damage to the fetus. So pregnant women must follow the doctor's requirements and recommendations when undergoing examinations, and undergo appropriate B-ultrasound examinations.
