Question

What essential check-ups must pregnant women undergo within the first three months? Why are these checks necessary? Please describe in text, thank you.

Answer

The twelve essential prenatal check-ups include:

  1. Blood Routine Test (Blood Type): This helps to detect anemia and other blood system diseases early on. If a mother is anemic, it not only increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage and puerperal infection but can also harm the baby, leading to a series of impacts such as increased susceptibility to infections, decreased resistance, and delayed growth and development.
  2. Diagnosis of Hepatitis and Liver Damage: If a mother is a viral hepatitis patient and it is not detected in time, it can cause very serious consequences during pregnancy, including preterm labor and even neonatal death. Hepatitis viruses can also be vertically transmitted to the child.
  3. “Four Toxins” Check: Rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis, and herpes simplex virus. Although pregnant women may not show typical symptoms upon infection, the fetus can often suffer from severe sequelae. Pre-pregnancy testing for these pathogens helps confirm one’s immune status.
  4. HIV Test: Sexual transmission is one of the important routes for HIV transmission. If a pregnant woman is infected with HIV, the virus can infect the fetus through the placenta or be transmitted to the newborn during childbirth or through breastfeeding after birth.
  5. Syphilis Serological Test: It is noteworthy that in the past six years, the annual growth rate of sexually transmitted diseases in marriage examination populations has been 66.72%, with syphilis accounting for the vast majority, and 85% being latent syphilis, which patients themselves are completely unaware of. Syphilis is only second to AIDS in terms of harm to human health. It silently eats away at the body, harming health. It can be transmitted to sexual partners, causing miscarriage, preterm labor, stillbirth, and congenital syphilis in newborns. However, this disease can be completely cured if detected early and treated promptly.
  6. Urinalysis: This aids in early diagnosis of kidney diseases. A ten-month pregnancy is crucial for…