Patient's question:
Just had a baby for two months, this is my first time being a mother, I know nothing. I only know that I need to do prenatal check-ups, but I don't know what aspects are specifically checked during the check-ups. Besides, hello doctor, do I have to go for prenatal check-ups every month? Can I skip them? What are the main things checked?Doctor's answer:
Hello, the frequency of examinations is relatively high in the early and late stages of pregnancy. In the early stages of pregnancy, in addition to ultrasound, blood tests are also required for endocrine and infectious prenatal screening. In the late stages of pregnancy, starting from week 36, there is one ultrasound and one fetal heart monitoring per week. If there are no significant abnormalities in the early examination, in the second trimester, it is recommended to have one to two check-ups per month, mainly including routine obstetric examinations and ultrasound examinations, in addition to one prenatal screening and one 4D ultrasound.