Ultrasound is an imaging diagnostic tool that helps assess the health of pregnant women. This is a safe, accurate and simple technique, but many people still do not fully understand the meaning of ultrasound or when to have an ultrasound during pregnancy? The following article will provide you with useful information.

Having repeated early miscarriages or having one in the first pregnancy is a risk that pregnant women need to know clearly the cause of natural early miscarriages and whether early miscarriages affect future pregnancies.

Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare but extremely dangerous gynecological complication, with a mortality rate of up to 80%. Currently, amniotic fluid embolism cannot be prevented and there is no effective treatment.

During the second trimester of pregnancy, when the fetus has risk factors and suspected abnormalities, to confirm more firmly, doctors will advise the mother and family to perform a chorionic villus biopsy.

Depression is a major problem in modern society. Treating depression during pregnancy requires careful consideration of the benefits and risks to the health of mother and baby.

Preeclampsia is a systemic pregnancy syndrome caused by pregnancy in the last 3 months of pregnancy (from the 20th week) with 3 symptoms: High blood pressure, proteinuria and edema.

Pregnant women with blood pressure index ≥ 140/90mmHg may be a sign of preeclampsia - a dangerous disease that increases the risk of stillbirth or premature birth for the baby and harms the mother's health.

SFlt-1 is a protein that acts as an antagonist to PlGF (which promotes angiogenesis). Therefore, sFlt-1 reduces angiogenesis and is known as an anti-angiogenic factor. Quantitative testing of sFlt-1 (in combination with PlGF) is often indicated in the early diagnosis and differential diagnosis of preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia is one of the obstetric complications that cause serious consequences for the mother and fetus. In order to minimize the negative effects of preeclampsia, scientists have found that changes in the concentration of pluripotent factor (PlGF) and anti-angiogenic factor (sFlt-1) occur quite early before the symptoms of preeclampsia appear. Therefore, it is possible to quantify pluripotent factor for early diagnosis of preeclampsia.

In Vietnam, the weather is very erratic, sometimes wet and dry, sometimes cold and hot, creating favorable conditions for influenza viruses to develop and spread quickly. For pregnant women, even a mild flu, if ignored, can have serious consequences affecting the mother and fetus.

Non-stress test is one of the tests that pregnant mothers need to perform during pregnancy, especially 1-2 months before the expected date of birth. This is a prenatal test that helps doctors monitor the fetal heart rate when the baby is resting and when the baby is active (fetal movement).