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It's not too early to start online registries and get a head start on researching the baby products you'll want and need. Not only is it safe to get your teeth cleaned during pregnancy , it's highly recommended. Pregnant women are susceptible to inflammation of the gums, which can lead to periodontal disease. BabyCenter's editorial team is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world. When creating and updating content, we rely on credible sources: respected health organizations, professional groups of doctors and other experts, and published studies in peer-reviewed journals.
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Mayo Clinic. Fetal development: The 2nd trimester. Write down the number of centimetres cm from the top of the pubic bone to the top of the uterus. Place the 0 zero of the tape measure here. If you are measuring correctly and you do not find the top of the uterus where you expect it to be, based on the date the woman gave you for her LNMP, it could mean three different things: The due date you got by counting from the LNMP could be wrong.
The uterus and the baby could be growing too fast. The uterus and the baby could be growing too slowly. The mother may have diabetes. The mother may have too much water amniotic fluid in the uterus. The mother may have a molar pregnancy a tumour instead of a baby. The mother may have twins It can be very difficult to know for sure that a mother is pregnant with twins. Signs of twins are that: The uterus grows faster or larger than normal. You can hear two heartbeats.
This is not easy to detect, but it may be possible in the last few months. Here are two ways to try to hear the heartbeats of twins: Figure The mother may have diabetes You learned about the warning signs of diabetes in Study Session 9. If a woman had all the warning signs of diabetes, what would you expect to find? Too much water in the uterus Too much water amniotic fluid is not always a problem, but it can cause the uterus to stretch too much.
Molar pregnancy tumour Sometimes a woman gets pregnant, but a tumour grows instead of a baby. Sometimes there is less water than usual, and everything is still OK.
At other times, too little water can mean the baby is not normal, or will have problems during the labour. The mother may have a poor diet. Find out what kind of food the mother has been eating. If she is too poor to get enough good food, try to find some way to help her and her baby. Healthy mothers and children make the whole community stronger.
The mother may have high blood pressure hypertension. High blood pressure can keep the baby from getting the nutrition it needs to grow well. You learned how to check her blood pressure in the previous study session. The mother may be drinking alcohol, smoking, or using drugs.
These can cause a baby to be small. Try to find some way to help her to stop these damaging behaviours. The baby may be dead. Dead babies do not grow, so the uterus stops getting bigger. How to tell if the baby is dead If you suspect that the baby may have died, refer the mother to a health centre for the stillbirth. Summary of Study Session 10 In Study Session 10, you have learned that: Measuring the fundal height tells you the duration of the pregnancy, how fast the baby is growing, and the probable due date.
Remember to position the woman correctly before measuring the fundal height. The fundus of the uterus grows on average two finger-widths for each month of pregnancy. If the fundal height is not equal to the gestational age, you need to check the duration of pregnancy from the last normal menstrual period LNMP.
Having the wrong date is one of the main reasons for discrepancy between fundal height and gestational age. If the fundal height is bigger than expected for gestational age, the mother may have given you the wrong LNMP, or she may have twins, diabetes, too much water in the uterus, or a molar pregnancy.
If the fundal height is smaller than expected for gestational age, the mother may have given you the wrong LNMP, she may have too little amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus, raised blood pressure, poor nutrition, she may be drinking alcohol or taking other harmful drugs, or the baby may be dead. Case Study Answer a. The gestational age based on the fundal height measurement is seven months.
If Abebech is really seven months pregnant, you would expect her abdomen to measure about 28 cm from her pubic bone to the top of the uterus, i. Remember the measurement may range from cm. Answer The gestational age based on fundal height is one month more than expected from the date of the LNMP. Add your comment Cancel Submit. Close this dialog window Review for. Back to story Comment on this project. Tell us what you think Thanks for adding your feedback.
All rights reserved. Close Sign in. This will likely cause some aches and pains, but they are completely normal. The pressure from your uterus may cause your navel to stick out, but your navel should return to normal after birth. Starting between 18 and 20 weeks your doctor will measure the distance from your pubic bone to the top of your uterus in centimeters.
The top of your uterus is called the fundus, so the measurement is called the fundal height. This number usually corresponds with the number of weeks pregnant you are, give or take two centimeters. For example, if you measure 32 centimeters then you should be about 32 weeks pregnant. If this is not your first pregnancy it is normal for this measurement to be a bit bigger.
If your uterus is the size it should be during your prenatal visits , this is a sign everything is progressing well with your pregnancy. If it is measuring too big or too small, it could mean your due date is off, some kind of pregnancy complication or additional testing may be required.
During your third trimester, the uterus will finish growing and be the size of a watermelon. When you reach full term your uterus will extend from the pubic area to the bottom of your rib cage. As you get ready to give birth your baby should drop lower into your pelvis.
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