From what week does the fetus show signs of movement?

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The article was written by Master, Doctor Nguyen Nhu Thu Truc - Obstetrician and Gynecologist - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.
Monitoring the fetus (fetal movement) is a method to help pregnant women know the health status of the fetus. So from how many weeks pregnant women can feel the pregnancy?

1. What is Thai machine?

Fetal movement or fetal movement is when the fetus has movements such as turning, limbs or the whole body of the fetus has movements that the mother can feel.

2. Can recognize the machine from how many weeks?

Pregnant women will begin to feel the movements of the fetus in the 20th week of pregnancy. Usually during this second trimester, fetal movements are usually irregular, but later on, they become more regular. The most active time is from the end of the 27th-32nd week.
For chicks, normally pregnant mothers can feel the fetus move clearly at an average time of 16 weeks and 22 weeks for babies.
Besides the feeling of happiness when recognizing the baby's movements, pregnant women need to learn how to monitor the health of the fetus through fetal movement monitoring. This is the most active way for parents and doctors to fully monitor the fetus.

3. The signs of mechanical pregnancy show that the fetus is stable

The average number of fetal movements per day is 16-45 times, the maximum interval recorded between the pregnancies is 50-75 minutes. You may not be able to feel the baby's movements while the baby sleeps. Fetal sleep usually lasts 20-40 minutes, rarely more than 90 minutes.
The number of mechanical pregnancies is usually highest at about 28-32 weeks, then decreases slightly until about to give birth. At the time of birth, the average number of mechanical pregnancies in 01 hour when the fetus is active is 31.

4. Why should pregnant women monitor pregnancy?

Mechanical pregnancy is an indicator of the health status of the fetus. When the number of fetal movements decreases, it is a warning sign of poor health of the fetus. When the fetus does not have a machine or the machine is weak, it can indicate fetal failure or fetal death.
To minimize these conditions, obstetricians around the world recommend that mothers count fetal movements every day, starting from week 28. Mechanical pregnancy is also the way the fetus tells the mother that she is pregnant. "I'm fine".

6. Guide to monitor pregnancy machine for pregnant women?

Every day, the mother chooses the same time, usually after dinner, rests lying down, and focuses on counting the number of fetal movements (kicks, punches, turns, rolls) within 1 hour, along with the number of fetal movements. time to get 10 fetal movements, and record in 1 chart. Avoid fetal sleep cycles (maybe 20 to 75 minutes). Night to night is when the fetus is most active.
The mother needs to urinate to empty her bladder before counting fetal movements. Place your hand on your belly to feel the baby's movements.
A healthy fetus is when there are at least 4 movements in 1 hour.
If one day the baby is quiet and kicks less than usual, you can do some of the following activities to stimulate the baby's response:
Switch from lying down to sitting, getting up, walking gently. Eat sweets such as cake, drink milk Gently massage the whole body, or gently rub the belly, or tap gently on the belly to wake the baby. Then the mother continued to monitor the baby's movements. If the baby kicks less than 10 times in 12 hours or the mother counts the baby's kicks in 1 hour after eating but not 4 times, this is most likely a warning sign. If there is an abnormality, the mother needs to go to the doctor immediately to be checked.

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