For every woman, pregnancy is a happy time waiting for the birth of her baby. But often doctors can send the expectant mother for additional examinations. Now I want to talk about such a concept as Doppler. What is it and why is this examination of a pregnant woman needed?
About the concept
It is worth noting that this is a simpler, one might say, folk abbreviated name for Dopplerometry. So doppler - what is it? This procedure is necessary in order to more thoroughly study the processes of blood flow in the vessels. Thanks to such a study, you can see the direction and strength of the blood flow, the pressure in the vessels, to understand whether everything is in order with the woman. In addition, using this research method, you can listen to the baby’s heart and see (if necessary) the vessels of the fetus itself. Why is this needed? Everything is extremely simple, because it is the blood that supplies the organs with oxygen, and thanks to this procedure, you can understand whether the baby receives enough clean air, the placenta is functioning normally and if there is hypoxia of the fetus. It is worth noting that such a study as doppler can also say about entwining. What it is? This is when the umbilical cord before the birth of the baby wraps around the baby’s neck, and this is dangerous, because in the process of labor, strangulation of the baby may occur.
Types of research
The Doppler procedure (what it is - is already clear) is of two types. This is a duplex scan, when the vessels of the mother and child are viewed, as well as triplex, which, by the way, is practically no different from the previous one, only with a color image of the picture. The only, this type of research can be called more accurate and thorough. It is also important that this procedure does not require any special preparation from a woman.
About security
Also, the expectant mother may be interested in the question of how harmful this procedure is for the baby. It is worth noting that all manipulations are completely painless and do not carry any danger to the fetus. Moreover, the procedure is even useful, because thanks to it, you can eliminate unwanted moments during pregnancy and prevent various dangerous situations from both the mother and the child.
Who needs a procedure?
Today, this procedure is prescribed to all mothers. It is carried out at certain times three times during the entire pregnancy. However, situations may arise when a woman will need additional Doppler study, it is also possible and there is nothing wrong with that.
Number letters
After the study, each woman receives the doctor’s conclusions on her hands about what he saw on the screen. For an ignorant person, this is just a set of letters and numbers. The local gynecologist should decrypt them, however, often women try to do this themselves. What signs may a doppler study contain ? Decoding letters is the first step. They will be Latin and mean various elements of the circulatory system. There are a lot of designations, here are just a few of them: LV, for example, the left ventricle, and AO - the aorta, etc. A woman can view the Doppler norms during pregnancy precisely in numbers, however, only a doctor can read them, for this, deep knowledge and considerable preparation are necessary.