Contents:
- Medical Video: High Risk Pregnancy: Ultrasound Services
- What should be done before pregnancy ultrasound?
- What is done during ultrasound pregnancy?
Medical Video: High Risk Pregnancy: Ultrasound Services
Ultrasound during pregnancy is a routine check to see the condition of your baby. Ultrasound will be performed in the first and second trimesters, or as recommended by the doctor. So what is the pregnancy ultrasound procedure?
What should be done before pregnancy ultrasound?
At the beginning of pregnancy, if you are going to do an ultrasound, you need to fill your bladder fully by drinking 2-3 glasses of water at 1-2 hours before the examination.
This is needed to get a clear picture of your fetus and your reproductive organs. You should not urinate until an ultrasound is performed.
In addition, before starting an ultrasound, you should also tell all the drugs you are taking, whether medical or herbal medicine. Follow other specific instructions from your doctor.
What is done during ultrasound pregnancy?
At ultrasound, you are asked to lie on the bed. Then you will apply a special lubricating gel on the skin. This is used to prevent friction that can injure the skin when the ultrasound transducer is moved over the skin.
A transducer is a part of an ultrasound device that is shaped like a microphone, which will emit sound waves. This gel also helps to carry waves from the ultrasound device more effectively.
The transducer is then affixed to the part of the skin that has been applied by the gel while being moved. The ultrasound transducer works by spreading high-frequency sound waves.
Then, when there is an object in the body, for example there is an organ, or there is a bone this tool will give a reflection signal to the computer. This reflection signal will form a picture that will later be explained by the doctor.
In some cases, ultrasound cannot produce a clear enough image, perhaps because there is too much air in the intestine and other conditions. Therefore, this ultrasound is inserted into the vagina called transvaginal ultrasound. Usually this type of ultrasound is done at the beginning of pregnancy to determine whether your pregnancy is developing or not.
After you finish using the ultrasound device, the doctor will check the result image and then explain the results to you.
Ultrasound in pregnancy is needed to determine fetal development, the possibility of multiple pregnancies to fetal abnormalities. This procedure is most often done during pregnancy because it is not invasive, painless and safe for the fetus.
