Pregnant women usually recognize fetal movement around 20 weeks of pregnancy, but of course, due to individual differences, some will be earlier and some will be later.
Fetal movement refers to the fetal body activity, counting fetal movement is a simple, economical and effective way for pregnant women to self-evaluate the condition of the fetus in the womb. In general, pregnant women in about 20 weeks of pregnancy began to consciously fetal movement, and with the increase in weeks of pregnancy gradually strengthened, 32 to 34 weeks of pregnancy to reach the peak, after 38 weeks of pregnancy gradually decreased. Fetal movement is often more active in the afternoon and at night.
Fetal movement is relatively regular, every hour in about 3 to 5 times, 12 hours fetal movement in about 30 to 40 times. If there is a significant change in fetal movement, intrauterine hypoxia may be present, and fetal heart rate monitoring and obstetric ultrasound need to be performed in a timely manner to determine whether the fetus is suffering from hypoxia in the uterus.