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Twitter Facebook. Monitoring devices are strapped over your uterus as you lie down for about 30 minutes. Your doctor might also order an amniocentesis. During this test, a needle is put through your skin into your uterus. A few teaspoons of amniotic fluid are withdrawn into the needle. The fluid is tested to see if it shows the cause of the FGR. The amniotic fluid can detect infection and some chromosomal abnormalities that can cause genetic problems.
If you do have another pregnancy affected by FGR, you may have an illness, such as hypertension. Good control of illnesses before and during pregnancy lowers the risk.
The best way to help your baby is to keep all your prenatal visits with your doctor. You should also monitor how often your baby moves and kicks. A baby who moves around often is usually healthy. Another way to help your baby is to take good care of your body. Eat healthy foods and make sure you eat the recommended number of calories for a pregnant woman.
Try to get 8 hours of sleep or more each night. An hour or 2 of rest in the afternoon is also good for you. Rest will not only help you feel better, it may even help your baby grow. If your baby has FGR, you may give birth early.
The time of delivery depends on how well your baby is doing. Sometimes, babies with FGR appear to be small but healthy. If testing suggests that the pregnancy is not developing well, your doctor may decide that an early delivery could help. In this case, your doctor may want to induce labor. If there are no signs of problems with your baby during labor, a vaginal delivery is okay. If one of the tests isn't normal, your doctor may want to do other tests.
Your doctor may also try to start your labor early induce labor if you might have a problem. If your baby is very small when it's born, your doctor can give it oxygen through a nose tube, fluids through a tube in a vein and, sometimes, antibiotics. You can do five important things to help your baby grow big enough before it's born: If you smoke—quit now. Babies gain one half of their weight in the last three months before being born. If you drink alcohol—quit now. Even one drink a day makes it more likely that you will have a small baby.
You could even have a baby with brain damage caused by the alcohol. This can happen in all months of pregnancy. If you use illegal drugs—quit now. Almost all illegal drugs make babies too small to be strong and healthy. You may need your doctor's help to quit so you don't have withdrawal problems. Already a member or subscriber? Log in. Interested in AAFP membership? Learn more. This handout is provided to you by your family doctor and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Contact afpserv aafp. Your healthcare provider or a technician will use the images to measure the baby. A diagnosis of FGR is based on the difference between actual and expected measurements at a certain gestational age. Doppler ultrasound. You may also have this special type of ultrasound to diagnose FGR. Doppler ultrasound checks the blood flow to the placenta and through the umbilical cord to the baby.
Decreased blood flow may mean your baby has FGR. Management depends on how serious the FGR is. This is based on the ultrasound estimated fetal weight and Doppler ultrasound blood flow to the baby , as well is risk factors and the number of weeks gestation. Frequent monitoring. This means you will have prenatal visits more often, and ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound exams. You may have other tests.
Tracking fetal movements. Your healthcare provider may also ask you to keep track of fetal movements.
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