Pregnant women's prenatal check ups are very important, generally requiring more than ten checks. Pregnant women should undergo regular prenatal check ups according to the time prescribed by doctors and hospitals. But some pregnant women, for various reasons, do not have regular prenatal check ups. So, is it okay for pregnant women to check beyond the gestational age?
It is not good for pregnant women to undergo prenatal check ups beyond the gestational age, as it is very important for pregnant women. For any pregnant woman, in order to understand the dynamics of their child, it is necessary to keep in mind the schedule of prenatal check ups.
The first pregnancy check-up is usually conducted after menopause or a few days without menstruation. It is recommended to go to the hospital for a urine pregnancy test. If the urine pregnancy test is positive, pregnancy is diagnosed. After diagnosing pregnancy, various related tests such as thyroid function, liver function, blood and urine routine, electrocardiogram, etc. need to be checked. Sometimes it is necessary to check the tape measure, which is a test taken during the early stages of pregnancy. At 6 to 7 weeks of pregnancy, it is generally recommended to undergo an ultrasound screening to rule out ectopic pregnancy.
At 11 to 13 weeks of pregnancy, another ultrasound should be performed to check the NT value. At 16 to 18 weeks of pregnancy, it is necessary to undergo further Down syndrome screening and even NIPT examination to exclude and screen for fetal chromosomal abnormalities. For pregnant women with positive screening results, amniocentesis should be performed to directly diagnose fetal chromosomal abnormalities.
In the middle and late stages of pregnancy, multiple prenatal ultrasound examinations, regular physical examinations, and fetal heart monitoring examinations are also required to determine whether the fetus has abnormalities and intrauterine growth and development.
