Fetal movement
It is normal for the pregnant woman to feel the movement of her fetus in her stomach, and feel the movements of his leg and hands, and the mother is happy with this feeling feel her fetus movement reassuring that he is healthy and healthy, and generally move the fetus from 2-3 times in the hour after food or dinner, Sometimes the mother may feel loss of movement of her fetus and begin to worry and anxiety, and usually less fetal movement at the time of birth due to the limited space available to him because of its size, and many women do not know it.
When fetal movement start
- The fetus usually begins in the fifth month, but sometimes the pregnant may feel early in the fourth month or may be delayed a little, and the movements are very light, and in the case of delay pregnant sense of movement of her fetus for this period, Fetal pulse, sometimes may require some cases to perform an ultrasound of the fetus.
- The number and quality of fetal movements vary as pregnancy progresses, and usually in the afternoon and evening are the most periods in which it moves. The fetus sleeps for varying periods of up to 90 minutes in which it is quiet and does not move. The movement increases to the beginning of the eighth month and then stabilizes and decreases its movement as it approaches its birth due to the tightness of the fetus due to its large size.
Asab weakness fetal movement
- Malnutrition and lack of oxygen flow into it either due to poor placental function, presence of calcification that reduces blood exchange between mother and fetus, presence of umbilical cord or high pressure of pregnant mother.
- Take some sedative and sedative drugs that help to sleep.
- Smoking and alcohol.
- Health problems in the fetus as diseases affecting the muscles and nerves prevent him from moving.
Contact your doctor
- If the pregnant mother does not feel the movement of her fetus for an hour.
- When there is a decrease in movement of less than ten movements within 120 minutes when the pregnant woman lying on her left side.
Often, in such cases, the doctor will examine the fetus and determine the cause of the weakness of the movement or lack thereof. Usually, the doctor will perform a sonar to measure the amount of water around the fetus and determine its size. In some cases, The pregnant woman should be alerted to contact her doctor if she senses the frequency of the fetal movement decreases.