Will ultrasound harm the baby? Listen to the doctor and there will be no danger

Every pregnant mother knows that during the prenatal checkup, an ultrasound examination will be arranged. Many pregnant mothers have also heard that ultrasound examinations will affect the health of the fetus, so they will be nervous when doing ultrasound examinations. The following No. 5 website editor will show you whether ultrasound examinations will harm the baby. If you listen to the doctor, there will be no danger.

Will ultrasound harm the baby?

During the entire pregnancy, three B-ultrasound examinations will be required during regular prenatal checkups, at 18-30 weeks of pregnancy, 28-30 weeks of pregnancy, and 37-40 weeks of pregnancy. The purpose of the first B-ultrasound is to understand whether the fetus is a single or multiple births; the second B-ultrasound is for fetal anomaly detection; and the third B-ultrasound is for pre-delivery assessment.

If the B-ultrasound is performed according to the normal procedure and quantity, it will not have adverse effects on the fetus. However, if the B-ultrasound is performed too early or the duration is too long each time, it is very likely to endanger the health of the fetus. Therefore, when doing B-ultrasound, you must strictly follow the doctor's instructions and never do the examination casually.

B-ultrasound precautions

1. Do not do B-ultrasound casually

Nowadays, many pregnant mothers want to know the gender of the fetus as soon as possible, or feel unwell, so they take the initiative to ask for B-ultrasound. This practice is wrong. Doing B-ultrasound at will will seriously affect the health of the pregnant woman and the fetus.

2. The B-ultrasound time should not be too long

The duration of each B-ultrasound should be controlled within 20 minutes, especially when the pregnant woman is sick or unwell, the B-ultrasound time should be shorter.

3. The operation process must be correct

When pregnant women are doing B-ultrasound, they must choose a regular hospital for regular operations. If the scanning probe stays in the same position for a long time, it may harm the fetus's brain development.

4. Avoid eating foods that cause bloating before B-ultrasound

Before having an ultrasound, pregnant women should be careful not to eat foods that can cause bloating, otherwise it will affect the penetration of ultrasound waves, resulting in unpleasant ultrasound images.

5. Understand the situation before doing B-ultrasound

Pregnant women should understand relevant matters before doing B-ultrasound, such as whether they need to hold their urine, otherwise the examination may be delayed or the number of examinations may be increased, which may affect the health of the fetus.

6. Relax your mind

When doing B-ultrasound, pregnant women should try to relax and actively cooperate with the doctor to avoid affecting the results of the examination. Therefore, it is safe for the baby and pregnant women to have B-ultrasound examinations at normal times and frequencies, and B-ultrasound can intuitively understand the development of the fetus so that the doctor can give correct advice and guidance.

Before taking an ultrasound, pregnant mothers should understand the relevant matters of B-ultrasound, avoid eating foods that easily cause flatulence, and relax, and do a correct B-ultrasound examination under the guidance of a doctor. Do not listen to rumors and refuse this examination because you think that B-ultrasound affects the health of the fetus, which will affect the health monitoring of yourself and the fetus.

Ultrasound examination is not a panacea

It can only detect some fetal developmental abnormalities, such as neural tube defects, visceral exstrophy, congenital heart disease, polycystic kidney disease, limb deformities, etc. Moreover, the B-ultrasound examination is also affected by factors such as the position of the fetus, the instrument or the experience of the observer. In addition, the examination is intermittent rather than continuous, so some deformities may not be accurately detected. For example, if the fetus holds its hands in front of its chest, its limbs are overlapping, or its fists are clenched, some limb deformities may not be detected at the time. Therefore, to ensure the birth of a healthy baby, you should make adequate preparations before pregnancy, avoid contact with harmful objects, exercise, improve the body's resistance to disease, and avoid bacterial and viral infections. These are the prerequisites for the normal development of the fetus.

What can B-ultrasound detect?

B-ultrasound examination is a type of ultrasonic examination. It is a non-surgical diagnostic examination and an emerging discipline. It has become an indispensable diagnostic method in modern clinical medicine. In clinical application, B-ultrasound can clearly display various cross-sectional images of various organs and surrounding organs. Because the images are full of solidity and close to the real anatomical structure, ultrasound can be used to make a clear diagnosis at an early stage.

Abnormal masses on the body surface or in the abdominal and pelvic cavity can be shown by B-ultrasound to show their size, nature (solid, liquid, mixed), origin, relationship with surrounding organs, and whether they are benign or malignant.

Ultrasound can be used to determine the location, size, and nature of space-occupying lesions in certain organs, and to estimate whether they are benign or malignant. It is commonly used in the examination of organs such as the liver, spleen, gallbladder, pancreas, thyroid, breast, eyeball, uterus, and ovary.

By understanding the changes in the size, shape and internal structure of the organ, we can assess whether the organ has acute or chronic inflammation or degeneration, such as acute or chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, congestive splenomegaly, etc.

Locating and sizing biliary stones, intrahepatic stones, pancreatic duct stones, and urinary tract stones.

B-ultrasound can locate, quantify and characterize physiological or pathological effusions, such as pleural effusion, ascites, pericardial effusion, fallopian tube effusion, and the examination of excessive or insufficient amniotic fluid in the pregnant uterus.

Other things like prostate enlargement, IUD check, observation of fetal growth and development, presence of congenital malformations, and ovarian follicle monitoring in infertile women can all be determined through B-ultrasound examination.