How do you monitor fetal movement?

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Fetal movement is an important reaction during pregnancy, and it is an important index that can reflect the fetus in the uterus. Through the detection of fetal movement, the mother can know whether the fetus is healthy or not. Here we teach you how to monitor fetal movement.

How do you monitor fetal movement?

Fetal movement is different in different stages of pregnancy. Generally speaking, at 16 to 20 weeks of pregnancy, the pregnant mother can feel the baby's fetal movement. 20 to 35 weeks is the most intense time of fetal movement, which is also the period when the fetus is more active. When it comes to the time of fast delivery, fetal movement will be relatively reduced and will not be so frequent. If you want to monitor fetal movement at home, you should first understand the common sense of fetal movement. The amount of activity and time of each fetus is not the same, as long as you find your baby's rules, it's easier.

After 28 weeks of gestation, you can count the fetal movements at home. This is a simple method for self-monitoring the fetal situation during pregnancy. Mothers can choose about 1 to 2 hours after three meals, and observe one hour in the morning, middle and evening respectively. Multiply the total number of fetal movements in 3 hours by 4, which is the number of fetal movements in 12 hours. The normal fetal movements are about 30 to 40 times in 12 hours. If it drops to less than 20 times, Or less than 3 times an hour, which is abnormal in the uterus, should immediately go to the hospital for examination.

The obvious decrease, increase and disappearance of fetal movements are the manifestations of fetal abnormalities. Abnormal fetal movement expectant mothers should pay more attention to it. Generally, the fetus will be restless in intrauterine distress and hypoxia, and the fetal movement will increase significantly. When the fetal hypoxia is serious, the fetal movement will decrease or disappear. After the fetal movement disappears, the fetal heart will disappear within 24 to 48 hours.

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If the baby doesn't move for several hours, don't worry. You can eat something and have a rest for another hour. You can cooperate with the prenatal education, play the music that the baby likes and the caress of the mother. Maybe the baby will wake up. If it doesn't work, you should go to the hospital for further examination.