Patient's question:
What methods can be used to determine if the fetus is hypoxic?Ultrasound? Fetal heart monitoring? Or something else?
Doctor's answer:
Hello: According to the situation you described, fetal movement is a sign of fetal life. When the fetal life is threatened, there are changes in fetal movement. Both too few or too many fetal movements are signs of fetal hypoxia. Generally, pregnant women can feel fetal movement around the 4th month of pregnancy. It is usually the least in the morning and peaks between 18-22 hours in the evening. The method of counting fetal movements is to count once in the morning, afternoon, and evening each day, with each count lasting for 1 hour. The number of fetal movements per hour should not be less than 3. Add the three counts together and multiply by 4 to get the 12-hour fetal movement count. If the fetal movement is greater than 30 times/12 hours, it indicates that the fetus is doing well. If it is less than 20 times/12 hours, or if the fetal movement suddenly decreases, it indicates fetal hypoxia and requires immediate medical attention to the hospital. No delay is allowed. Fetal intracranial distress is a common complication during the later stages of pregnancy and delivery, and it is a sign of fetal hypoxia in the uterus. It can endanger the health and life of the fetus, and whether it is handled properly, promptly, and correctly directly affects the prognosis of the perinatal child. With the establishment of perinatal medicine and the gradual popularization of monitoring methods, the diagnosis of hidden fetal distress has significantly improved. However, it is also common to result in cesarean sections due to false positives, which is one reason for the recent increase in cesarean section rates. The main clinical monitoring methods are to observe changes in fetal heart rate and the nature of amniotic fluid.