After taking a pregnancy test with 2 lines, I didn’t go to the doctor, my mother had a stomachache and was rushed to the hospital for an emergency

Periodic antenatal check-up is a form of examination to monitor the development of the fetus, detect and promptly handle abnormalities in the fetus or pregnant woman. Through such times, pregnant mothers know the status of their child’s development, how to take care of the fetus as well as how to take care of the mother’s health to have a healthy pregnancy. However, there are still pregnant women who are subjective and skip important antenatal check-ups, especially in the early stages. The mother’s case below is an example.

Ms. Hoang (29 years old, living in Hefei, China) has a 3-year-old first child. At the beginning of last April, my period was delayed and my body was tired, so I doubted I could continue pregnant. So Ms. Hoang bought a pregnancy test to check. The results of 3 tests showed two clear lines, indicating that she was pregnant.

Hoang took a pregnancy test up to two lines but subjectively did not go to the hospital to check. (Illustration)

However, because the first pregnancy was very smooth, everything was stable, so this time, she subjectively did not go for antenatal care or ultrasound. Ms. Hoang calculates according to her menstrual cycle and plans to have her first ultrasound until 12 weeks pregnant, and also measures the nuchal translucency.

Unexpectedly, before waiting for 12 weeks, 2 weeks later, Ms. Hoang suddenly had severe abdominal pain, accompanied by bleeding. Her family quickly took her to the hospital. When she arrived at the hospital, Ms. Hoang was comatose, unresponsive, her blood pressure dropped deeply, and her heart rate was 120 beats/min. After checking, the doctor quickly pushed Ms. Hoang to the emergency room.

Ms. Hoang deeply regrets her subjectivity. (Illustration)

The doctor said that she had an ectopic pregnancy and that the mass had ruptured, leading to severe bleeding. The team tried to operate within 3 hours, transfused nearly 3 liters of blood to save Hoang’s life. However, because the fetus “perched” in the position of the left fallopian tube and then burst, this part was seriously damaged and had to be removed. This means that it may be difficult for you to get pregnant naturally next time. When she heard this news, this mother could only cry because she regretted her own subjectivity.

Through Ms. Hoang’s case, the doctor warned women who found out that they were pregnant should go for an early check-up to determine the position of the fetus as well as the gestational age and from there to have the best pregnancy care plan.

8 important antenatal check-up milestones pregnant women must not ignore

For pregnant mothers, monitoring the development of the fetus from the first days of pregnancy to birth is very important. The 8 essential antenatal check-ups below must be fully implemented and must not be ignored.

– The first time (6-8 weeks): Re-determine pregnancy, check fetal heart rate.

– Second time (11-14 weeks): Measure skin translucency, screen for malformations.

– The third time (16 weeks): Monitor the development of the fetus.

– Fourth time (22-23 weeks): Screening for malformations such as cleft lip, cleft palate, malformations in internal organs.

– Fifth time (26 weeks): tetanus shot. Abnormalities detected in mother and child.

– The sixth time (31-32 weeks): Detecting some morphological problems occurring late such as abnormalities in the heart, arteries, abnormalities in the brain such as dilated ventricles…, recognizing the status of slow fetal growth in utero.

– Seventh time (36 weeks): Measure fetal heart rate and fetal movement, plan childbirth.

– Eighth time (after 36 weeks): The doctor will appoint an examination every 1 week – 2 weeks to monitor the signs of birth.