What are the examination items for the fifth month of pregnancy

Pregnancy can be said to be a woman's top priority and the hope of the entire family. Therefore, relevant examinations are necessary during pregnancy. The fifth month of pregnancy is known as a critical stage. Many women want to ask what examination items are included in the fifth month of pregnancy. If you want to know more about the examination items, you can continue reading below and you will understand after reading it. I hope that the editor’s introduction can give pregnant mothers a sense of sudden enlightenment.

1. Checkup contents during 16-20 weeks of pregnancy

1. Prenatal examination and registration and various routine tests: blood routine and blood type, urine routine, liver and kidney function, fasting blood sugar, screening for infectious diseases such as AIDS and syphilis, and screening for various hepatitis viruses

2. Physical examination: pay attention to blood pressure and whether weight gain is too fast (weight gain during pregnancy should not exceed 500g per week); pay attention to whether there is edema. If the edema is only in the ankles or below the calves, it will disappear after rest and is not abnormal.

3. Down syndrome screening test: Down syndrome (trisomy 21) accounts for 90% of all newborn chromosomal diseases, and this detection method is non-invasive and easy to implement. It only requires fasting for 12 hours and drawing venous blood to determine the risk level. It has now become the focus of international prenatal screening. The appropriate monitoring time is from 14 to 19 weeks of pregnancy.

4. Abdominal condition: observe the shape, size and swelling of the abdomen, and measure the abdominal circumference and uterine height; listen to the fetal heart rate with Doppler, and a fetal heart rate of 120 to 160 beats/min is normal;

2. Examination contents during 20-24 weeks of pregnancy

1. Pay attention to blood pressure, weight, and the presence of edema. Recheck urine routine to understand urine protein and urine sugar levels.

2. Abdominal condition: Observe the shape, size, and edema of the abdomen, and measure the abdominal circumference and uterine height.

3. Four-dimensional color ultrasound: Our hospital has the first four-dimensional color ultrasound in Shandong, which is suitable for checking the gross morphology and major organs of the fetus between 20 and 26 weeks of pregnancy. This is because the fetal organs after 20 weeks of pregnancy have already developed, and fetal malformations discovered after 28 weeks of pregnancy will be more troublesome to deal with. Problems can be discovered and dealt with early.

What are the check-ups during the fifth month of pregnancy? In fact, the purpose of telling you about the examination items for women in the fifth month of pregnancy is to let those who are already pregnant to consciously do the above examination items at this time point. After completing these examination items, you should feel relieved, and the health of the baby in the belly can be guaranteed. However, if any problem occurs, you must pay special attention and deal with it.