Pregnancy ultrasound examination at least 5 times, this is the reason

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Ultrasound examination (Ultrasound) pregnancy still needs to be done, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. At least, pregnant women undergo ultrasound examinations at least five times from gestational age before 10 weeks until delivery, as stated by a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, Yassin Yanuar Mohammad.

“There are inspection schedules Ultrasound which pregnant women should not skip. If it is more, it is permissible and as long as it is useful it can be done, “said a doctor who practices at Pondok Indah Hospital – Pondok Indah in a webinar, Wednesday (7/10/2020).

The first ultrasound examination should be performed by pregnant women when their pregnancy is under 10 weeks. The goal is to ensure a number of things, including: pregnancy, location in or outside the womb, number of fetuses, gestational age and detecting various complicating factors such as the condition of the mother is too thin, malnutrition, anemia as quoted. Among.

Further tests at 11-13 weeks of gestation as a screening for chromosomal abnormalities include early detection of Down syndrome, looking at fetal anatomy and ascertaining gestational age.

Next, ultrasound at the age of 18-24 weeks to see the organs comprehensively, from the head to the limbs as well as detecting abnormalities in the fetus.

“At this age the organs are well formed, the morphology looks good so that we can detect most of the abnormalities that may exist in the fetus, from the brain, face, nasal bones, lips, how is the condition of the heart, lungs, kidneys, spine,” said Yassin.

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