Knowledge of Fetal Movement
Clinical research has shown that fetal hypoxia leading to fetal death inside his mother’s womb, newborn and child mortality, or the main reason for mental retardation. Although there are many modern instruments and equipment to monitor the fetal hypoxia, but it is difficult for pregnant women under medical supervision at all times, so some fetal hypoxia cannot be detected and corrected on early time. However, hypoxia may also occur early in fetal distress signals, their performance is the fetal temper and try to attract the attention of pregnant women.
Fetal movement is a normal physiological event, 18-20 weeks of pregnancy in pregnant women can be perceived. Fetal movement and the different situations are different, the general type of fetal quiet softer, less; exciting action-type fetal movement, and the number. If a fetus was suddenly quiet and lively or a quiet was suddenly restless fetus, fetal movement less than 10 times every 12 hours or more than 40 times every 12 hours, that is, the possibility of intrauterine hypoxia. This is a fetus in order to reduce the consumption of oxygen, or hypoxia due to the impact of the central nervous system. Calculation of movement of pregnant women, it is desirable to sitting or lying position, a day early, middle and late time in the fixed number of 1 hour, 3 times the sum multiplied by 4, is the number of fetal movement for 12 hours.
Normal fetal heart rate is regular and strong, and 120-160 times per minute, such as the normal fetal position, in the pregnant women in the lower abdomen that is, the left or the right side of where the child back, the husband can make use of simple equipment to listen to. Reduction in fetal movement, there have been frequent fetal heart rate, if more than 160 times per minute for the early fetal hypoxia signal; reduction or cessation of fetal movement, fetal heart rate of less than 120 times per minute, compared with late fetal hypoxia. Position to listen to fetal heart rate should be specified in the doctors, but take note that if the fetal heart rate abnormalities, they should listen to 20 minutes intervals; such as fetal heart rate faster, but also complex in the absence of movement when listening to. Such as pregnant women found to have abnormal fetus, they should immediately seek medical treatment given to correct the cause, and ensure a smooth and healthy growth of the fetus.