Is it necessary to do fetal echocardiography?

People often talk about fetal echocardiography, which actually refers to fetal heart color Doppler ultrasound examination. Although color Doppler ultrasound is more expensive, people are now more willing to do color Doppler ultrasound because the results of color Doppler ultrasound examination are more intuitive and accurate. Doing color Doppler ultrasound of the heart in Taiyuan can fully understand the dynamic internal structure of the fetus and the health status of the fetus. So do all pregnant women need to do fetal echocardiography?

Is it necessary to do fetal echocardiography?

According to statistics, in plain areas, about 8-10 children out of every thousand newborns will suffer from congenital heart disease (CHD). Congenital heart disease is not only the most common congenital malformation in newborns, but also the leading cause of death in newborns and infants.

By performing a comprehensive ultrasound examination of the fetal heart during pregnancy, many congenital heart diseases and other heart diseases, especially serious heart diseases, can be detected early. Timely diagnosis and treatment can improve treatment outcomes and the child's prognosis.

The results of a birth defect survey in the United States show that congenital heart disease has ranked first and has been increasing year by year. Today, the incidence rate is close to 1%. At present, doctors can conduct detailed observation and evaluation of the hearts of fetuses over 20 weeks old, and can diagnose congenital heart disease before birth, allowing the diagnosis and monitoring of some serious congenital heart disease to be advanced to the fetal period.

Pregnant women must pay attention to the screening and diagnosis of fetal heart disease. For some high-risk pregnant women, it is best to have a detailed fetal heart examination at 20 to 30 weeks of pregnancy:

1. Elderly pregnant women (over 35 years old);

2. History of abnormal medical conditions, medication, exposure to poisons or radiation during pregnancy;

3. Have a history of adverse fertility or family genetic diseases;

4. Prenatal examination suspected fetal cardiac or extracardiac malformation or chromosomal abnormality;

5. Abnormal intrauterine development of the fetus, too much or too little amniotic fluid.

It is recommended to have a "planned" pregnancy, such as supplementing with adequate folic acid in the first 3 months and the last 3 months of pregnancy. The first 3 months of pregnancy is the period of fetal organ formation. During this period, the fetus is particularly sensitive to teratogens, so pregnant women should pay special attention to health care. Some women do not know they are pregnant and take medicine casually, which is likely to cause fetal teratogens.