Throughout pregnancy, women must not only regularly come to the doctor for an examination, but also take a lot of tests. Some even manage to go to the US is not one or two times. What is it - a doctor whim, trying to capitalize on the expectant mother, or a vital necessity?
Analyzes: doctor glance
When a woman gets registered on pregnancy in consultation, it should be clearly understood: serious training begins in the birth of a child. Or rather - full control over the development of the fetus from the medical profession. And the doctor overseeing the pregnancy, and is responsible for the mother and baby. Therefore, it may assign assays, the purpose is to refine a given state. And the expectant mother may like to accept this appointment, and refuse, thereby taking full responsibility.
But be that as it may, there is a list of required studies for pregnant women enshrined the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine from 28.12.2002 number 503 "On udoskonalennya ambulatornoї akushersko-gіnekologіchnoї Relief in Ukraine ».
The standard list of survey pregnant
1. During each visit to the doctor it is obligatory to define the weight and blood pressure.
2. Determination of blood group and Rh factor.
3. Complete blood count (when registering, at 30 weeks of pregnancy, if necessary more often - if indicated).
4. Urinalysis (when registering, if necessary more often if indicated; after 30 weeks of pregnancy - every time you visit a doctor).
5. The analysis of vaginal secretions.
6. Blood test for syphilis, Australian antigen.
7. Blood test for HIV.
8. Screening test for alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin, estriol at 16-18 weeks of gestation.
9. Breast examination.
10. Onkotsitologicheskoe study.
11. Colposcopy (microscopic examination of the cervix, if necessary).
US only when necessary
Ultrasound examination is conducted twice for 9-11 and 16-21 week. Once these terms are mandatory. If you appoint ultrasound at 32-36 week, or in other terms, the doctor would have to explain clearly why it is necessary. And the woman herself must decide whether to accept the physician or not. At the same time bearing in mind that repeated ultrasound may negatively affect the development of the fetus.
