Patient's question:
My wife is currently 32 weeks pregnant. Today, she went for a prenatal check-up and had an ultrasound. The ultrasound report had an entry marked as "hc." Could you please explain what "hc" means in the context of a prenatal check-up?Doctor's answer:
At 32 weeks of pregnancy, it is very common to perform prenatal check-ups. If the item hc is carefully checked, it is confirmed through ultrasound. This refers to the head circumference of the child. Generally, this is used to determine the specific growth and development of the child, or to preliminarily estimate whether the child's weight in kilograms is appropriate for the gestational age in weeks. The most common clinical diagnosis is the measurement of the biparietal diameter.