Patient's question:
More than three months pregnant, during the first prenatal check-up, blood was drawn and fasting was required. So, is fasting required for the second prenatal check-up?Doctor's answer:
Pregnant for more than three months, had one prenatal check-up. The next prenatal check-up is in one month, and pregnancy will be around 16/17 weeks in one month. During prenatal check-ups, it is necessary to have a detailed Down syndrome screening, which also requires fasting blood extraction from pregnant women. Down syndrome screening can be done between 15-20 weeks of pregnancy. Through fasting blood extraction from pregnant women, it is checked whether the fetus has chromosomal abnormalities.