Patient's question:
Five months pregnant, the baby in the stomach is not moving, very worried.Doctor's answer:
Hello, generally speaking, after the 28th week of pregnancy, you can start counting fetal movements regularly. The method for counting fetal movements is as follows: count once in the morning, afternoon, and evening each day, for a total of one hour each time. Adding the three counts together gives 3 hours, which is then multiplied by 4 to equal 12 hours. If the fetal movement count is >30 times/12 hours, it is considered normal; if <10 times/12 hours, it may indicate fetal hypoxia. Sometimes, if the fetal movements are not obvious, or if the pregnant woman does not pay close attention to them, she may not feel them and mistakenly think there is no fetal movement. Currently, there are instruments on the market that help pregnant women count fetal movements, which can assist in counting and reduce errors.