Screening for the 3rd trimester

During pregnancy, a woman should regularly visit a women's consultation so that professionals can monitor her condition and development of the baby. Future mothers take out a whole list of tests and undergo a series of examinations. Screenings are the key research during pregnancy. These are the complexes of certain procedures aimed at timely detection of pathologies of fetal development and complications. Usually, women undergo 3 screenings within 9 months, each of which has its own individual significance.

In later terms, it is very important to have the confidence that the baby develops in accordance with the norms that are inherent in this period. In addition, the likelihood of all kinds of complications increases, which can cause a number of consequences and disorders, including premature births. The screening of the 3rd trimester is aimed at identifying such pathologies so that qualified doctors can prescribe timely treatment and preventive measures. This examination can be limited only to ultrasound diagnosis. Where to do screening for the 3rd trimester, the observant physician will definitely recommend. The indications also include doppler and cardiotocography (CTG) , but doctors recommend that they be passed to all pregnant women.

Ultrasound screening 3 terms

Diagnosis is usually carried out at a period of 31-34 weeks. The specialist will carefully consider the following indicators:

• location of the placenta (no presentation or low placentation);
• degree of maturity of the placenta;
• Amount of amniotic fluid (excludes pathological conditions such as polyhydrators or malodreatment);
• position of the fetus (cephalic, pelvic or transverse);
• conformity of parameters of a fetus to norms or rates;
• The presence of defects that are manifested in such terms.

The doctor fills in a special form and the already observing gynecologist is studying the deciphering of the ultrasound screening of the trimester and draws conclusions. It is quite difficult to try to understand these data independently. After all, the research is done painstakingly, and the results include a large amount of information. Only an expert can accurately assess whether all indicators correspond to the norms of screening for the 3rd trimester.

Doppler and cardiotocography

Doppler ultrasound is performed most often at the same time as ultrasound and allows you to assess the quality of blood flow between the mother, the placenta and the future baby. Also, the study allows more accurate exclusion of placental abruption or cord injury by the umbilical cord.

Cardiotocography is not necessarily performed concomitantly with previous studies. It allows you to assess the heartbeat of a child. This is an additional method, the results of which, when deciphering the screening of the 3rd trimester, are considered only in conjunction with the first two.

In any case, even if some indicators of screening for the 3rd trimester go beyond the limits of the norm, the doctor will always recommend repeating the tests or prescribe additional diagnostic procedures.