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Video content is professionally consulted by Resident Doctor, Master Ly Thi Thanh Nha - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital
Fetal ultrasound is a technique that has been widely used in Vietnam since the early 1990s, it is an imaging diagnostic tool to help assess the health of the mother and fetus, high-frequency sound waves in Fetal ultrasound records the baby in the womb, as well as the reproductive organs in the womb.
Currently, there are many types of 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, 4-dimensional and 5-dimensional ultrasound machines to monitor the development or abnormality of the baby in the abdomen, so that early intervention can be done, minimizing the effects. detrimental to the health of mother and baby.
For obstetricians, fetal ultrasound image plays a very important role, it helps to provide important information about the number of fetuses, gestational age, health status, fetal development... .Currently, 3D and 4D fetal ultrasound also helps to record lovely images of the fetus, helping to bond between mother and child. In recent years, fetal ultrasound also helps diagnose and intervene in the fetus, such as amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling under the guidance of fetal ultrasound ...
Usually, the time of the first ultrasound First, most importantly, when the mother has signs of a missed period from 2 to 3 weeks, at this stage, the ultrasound doctor will provide the mother with important information through the 2-week pregnancy ultrasound image as shown. pregnancy or not, intrauterine or ectopic pregnancy, determine the size of the gestational sac, gestational age, fetal heart rate. In addition, during this stage, the ultrasound doctor will examine whether there are any abnormalities in the mother's uterus and ovaries. This first pregnancy ultrasound will be combined with a number of clinical examinations.
World Health Organization recommends, each pregnant mother should have antenatal care from 10-13 times.
Fetal ultrasound images can help survey fetal morphological abnormalities: including nervous system abnormalities, head and neck abnormalities such as cleft lip, cleft palate, small chin, abnormalities of the system thoracic system, such as lung diseases, congenital pulmonary cysts, fetal abdominal wall abnormalities...
One of the main advantages of fetal ultrasound is that it is noninvasive, this technique has been performed safely on millions of pregnant women. Today, any pregnant woman is recommended to have regular pregnancy ultrasounds to help screen for malformations and monitor the development of the fetus, helping to have a healthy and safe pregnancy.
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