Examination by ultrasound is a mandatory procedure for a pregnant woman. The main task is to determine the condition of the fetus and its environment, the correct development of the baby, to identify various diseases at an early stage. Timely diagnosis helps surgical treatment and avoid the birth of children with various defects and diseases. The procedure in the early stages or the very first ultrasound during pregnancy can identify a threat of miscarriage, which is very important for the preservation and normal course of pregnancy.
The first ultrasound during pregnancy is prescribed by a gynecologist in a period of 12 weeks. The following procedures are performed for periods of about 24 and 32 weeks. This applies to pregnancy with a normal course and without any problems. But if the bearing of a child is accompanied by a constant threat of miscarriage, tone of the uterus and other diagnoses, then an ultrasound is prescribed as necessary.
Quite often, this procedure is also used as a way to determine pregnancy or its exclusion. Many women do not completely trust the tests, but the ultrasound in the first weeks of pregnancy guarantees accurate diagnosis. Modern equipment can see the embryo from a three-week period. The most important benefits of early diagnosis are the exclusion or confirmation of an ectopic pregnancy, which threatens the woman's life. A fetus outside the uterus is visible from about a five-week period.
So, an observing gynecologist was assigned an ultrasound examination procedure at 12 weeks. Why is it necessary to do the first ultrasound during pregnancy? This period can be called a certain border, the transition from the embryonic stage to the fetal stage. Almost all of the baby’s organs are developed and began to function. A child's place, a placenta, all the necessary attributes for a favorable development work perfectly, the fetus receives nutrients and oxygen through the umbilical cord. Although the baby in all is no larger than a decimeter, it has the outlines of a little man with a head enlarged so far.
This is the ideal course of pregnancy, when the fetus meets the deadline, everything is fine with him, he is provided with everything necessary. But, unfortunately, things are not always so rosy. It is to identify the slightest developmental abnormalities that the first ultrasound is performed during pregnancy at a twelve-week period.
The specialist will measure the fetus to determine the correctness of the anatomical structure. Measurement of the collar zone is very important to exclude chromosomal abnormalities (Down syndrome). All the internal organs of the baby will be examined for the correct structure and functioning, the heart rate will be measured. Be sure to inspect the placenta, its development, place of attachment, whether the fetus is supplied with the necessary amount of oxygen. Diagnosed with the threat of interruption, anomalies in development. The exact date will be set and the estimated date of delivery will be assigned. There is a lot of research and all of them are important for the favorable course of pregnancy.
The term of 12 weeks was not chosen by chance. If the first ultrasound during pregnancy revealed developmental abnormalities or other terrible diagnoses, parents still have time to make a decision about maintaining this pregnancy.
Among many mothers, there is talk of the harmfulness of the procedure. In fact, there is no harm and the frequency of ultrasound examination does not affect the development of the baby. Only the time of the procedure is important, but all the experts conducting the study are well aware of the time frame and do not exceed them.
If the equipment is good and the specialist is quite experienced, then already at such a short time you can see the gender of the baby.