Patient's question:
I am 38 weeks pregnant and preparing to go to the hospital for a prenatal check-up. I forgot what to check carefully. What are the prenatal check-up items at 38 weeks?Doctor's answer:
The estimated due date after conception is calculated from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period. The entire pregnancy lasts for 40 weeks, and reaching 37 weeks of labor means the baby is full-term. At 38 weeks of pregnancy, prenatal care includes routine examinations such as checking uterine height, abdominal circumference, blood pressure, urinalysis, blood tests, and fetal heart rate monitoring. It is also recommended to have an ultrasound to understand the function of the placenta and perform fetal heart monitoring to check for any abnormalities in the fetus.