Is it normal to have a grade 0 placenta at 24 weeks?

Every test result during pregnancy is of particular concern to expectant mothers. Especially when entering the late pregnancy, expectant mothers will be very concerned and check whether the indicators are normal. Checking the maturity of the placenta is also one of the prenatal examination items in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. The embryo, like the fetus, grows and develops gradually during pregnancy.

Is a grade 0 placenta normal at 24 weeks?

Generally speaking, placental maturity is divided into four levels. Level 0 indicates that the embryo is not yet mature, while level 1 indicates that the embryo is almost perfect. Level 2 placental maturity and level 3 indicate that the embryo has already declined. When the embryo matures too early, there will be certain risks to the fetus.

Therefore, this also shows that the maturity of the embryo is closely related to the physical and mental health of the fetus. The maturity of the placenta is closely related to the period of pregnancy. Therefore, when the function of the placenta is stronger during pregnancy, most of the time it will be in an immature state.

The grade zero embryo generally belongs to the embryo state between 12 and 18 weeks of pregnancy. At this time, the embryo is immature. At 30 to 32 weeks of pregnancy, the embryo is grade one, and at 36 weeks of pregnancy, the embryo is grade two. At 38 weeks of pregnancy, it enters grade three embryos. From then on, the embryo has begun to slowly undergo maturity and enters the stage of decline and aging.

Therefore, it is not difficult to see that at 24 weeks of pregnancy, if the embryo test is grade zero, it is normal and expectant mothers do not need to worry too much. It is necessary to improve diet during pregnancy, pay attention to rest, and exercise in moderation to ensure that you can enter the late pregnancy and delivery in good health to welcome the arrival of a healthy baby.

Placenta aging is based on

1. Check whether the placenta grade exceeds the pregnancy month

Generally speaking, when pregnant women are close to full term, the placenta maturity will be level 2 or 3, which is normal. However, if the placenta reaches level 2 maturity around 20 weeks of pregnancy, or level 3 maturity around 35 weeks of pregnancy, it means that the placenta function is reduced. To determine whether the function of a placenta is reduced, which is often called "placental aging", the key is to see whether the growth and maturity of the embryo exceeds the gestational month.

2. B-ultrasound to check calcification points

Doctors can use B-ultrasound to determine the maturity of the placenta, mainly based on the calcification points on the embryo. For example, if the calcification points are scattered, they will be diagnosed as grade 2, and if the calcification points are connected, they will be diagnosed as grade 3. But this is somewhat affected by subjective factors. Maybe one doctor sees it as level 3, while another doctor may only see it as level 2.