Last weekend, when I took my son to the library, I found a potbellied mother in the library. She is lying on the sofa with a round belly. She felt big and stiff. I've been asking her for weeks. She said: almost 37 weeks. Hey, I really want to delete them at once. I am exhausted every day.
I said, ah, them? Are they twins? She smiled and said, yes. I said enviously: Great, we can save trouble at once. She said, Oh, I'm tired. She asked me: you have been swollen every day for weeks, and I can't sleep at all. It is said that the term will end in 37 weeks. Can I get it directly?
In fact, from a medical point of view, a fetus over 37 weeks is a full-term pregnancy. If there are signs of childbirth, they usually don't actively advocate medicine. It can give birth at any time and does not have to take care of premature babies after delivery. Need normal care.
However, usually everyone has the idea of letting nature take its course. It is best to have caesarean section when there are signs of beginning, such as water bursting, redness, abnormal fetal heart rate or abnormal fetal movement.
I am a son, born a week earlier than the expected date of delivery, so I always thought that the baby was born at 39 weeks, but once I occasionally checked the child's birth certificate, which said that I was born at 38 weeks.
The gestational age is calculated from the first day of the last menstruation, not from the time of sexual intercourse, but the length of each woman's menstrual cycle is different. Therefore, it is normal that the difference between the estimated delivery date and the actual estimated delivery date is 1-2 weeks. If the date of conception is difficult to determine, we can only distinguish embryos from fetuses scientifically, but not in actual pregnancy. So sometimes parents may misjudge the fetus for several weeks.
Generally speaking, pregnancy is 37 weeks to 40 weeks, which is usually called full-term pregnancy. Full-term babies have excellent viability. Here I want to remind all mothers: after 42 weeks of pregnancy, it has expired, so be sure to pay attention. Because of long-term pregnancy, the placenta has aged, the fetal skull hardness has increased, the number of women with difficulty in childbirth has increased, and the risk of hypoxia in the fetus will also increase. Therefore, mothers over 40 weeks should pay attention to fetal movement and fetal heart rate.
Some netizens left a message saying that they went to the hospital for caesarean section one week earlier than the expected date of delivery. The child didn't suffocate. Now being imprisoned for a short time, I feel extremely uncomfortable!
I really need to pay attention to this. We were pregnant the year I gave birth to my son. When we have nothing to do, we talk about pregnancy and childbirth together, but when everyone is working, we all have babies.
When I went to the group to announce the good news, a very active expectant mother suddenly quit the group. At that time, we were all surprised and asked why she quit the group. Only then did I know that her child was deprived of oxygen because of her long pregnancy. She is very uncomfortable. I left the group.
Therefore, it is necessary to go to the hospital for diagnosis when the baby is beyond the expected date of delivery and the baby is still very comfortable. Due to the long pregnancy time, the human body is prone to placental and amniotic fluid turbidity, leading to hypoxia and fetal accidents.
Fetal week 37:
The fetus weighs about 3000 grams and is about 5 1 cm long. Respiratory organs such as lungs have matured, body fat has increased to about 8%, and it has increased by about 15% at birth. Many fetuses have a lot of black hair, about 1-3 cm long. Usually in this week, the fetus can continue to turn over and bow its head. The doctor will check whether the fetus has entered the basin in the weekly physical examination.
Fetal week 38:
This week, the thin layer of fluff and most of the white fetal fat on the fetus gradually fell off, and the skin wrinkles gradually disappeared. These secretions will be swallowed by the fetus, enter the abdomen with amniotic fluid, and gradually turn black in the fetus. After the fetus is born, it is excreted in the intestine, which is called? Meconium? . The placenta is slowly aging, and the fetus has gained momentum.
Fetal week 39:
The fetus continues to gain weight this week, and these fat reserves will help the fetus regulate its temperature after birth. Generally speaking, boys are heavier than girls at birth.
Although the fetus can give birth at any time after 37 weeks, the child's immunity will be better if he stays in his mother's stomach for one day. Therefore, it is suggested that when there are signs in 37 ~ 40 weeks, the parturient can give birth normally or by caesarean section.
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