Patient's question:
My husband is extremely busy with his work, and my mother-in-law is in the countryside with no time to take care of me. So, I have to do the prenatal tests all by myself. Now that I'm pregnant, I'm also cooking and eating by myself. I'd like to ask what are the included items in the routine and thorough prenatal check-up?Doctor's answer:
After pregnancy, routine careful examinations mainly involve gynecological ultrasound. The first gynecological ultrasound is usually performed around 6-8 weeks of pregnancy. Based on the ultrasound results, it may be necessary to conduct blood tests for progesterone and hCG. Only by reviewing these values can it be determined whether it is necessary to support the pregnancy. If there are no issues with these, the next step is to have an NT thickness check at 12 weeks, a prenatal screening at 16 weeks, and a detailed ultrasound for fetal anomaly detection around 24 weeks. Around 30 weeks, you can also have an ultrasound to check the fetal position. During this period, when establishing the medical records at 12 weeks, there are also some blood tests required, and you will need to fast for these.