The fourth month of pregnancy is almost 16 weeks of pregnancy and is the time for routine blood pressure, weight, uterine height, abdominal circumference, fetal heart rate and other tests; at the same time, Down’s syndrome screening is required.
There are more checkups throughout the pregnancy, which are divided into several stages.
The fourth month of pregnancy is the mid-pregnancy, pregnant women need to assess their weight to avoid excessive weight gain; measure the pregnant women’s blood pressure and urinary routine, to understand whether there is a combination of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy; also check the uterine height and fetal heart rate, to see how the development of the fetus; the most important thing is that at this stage need to carry out the Down’s Syndrome Screening, to see whether there is a chromosome-related abnormality in the fetus.
For different pregnant women, the situation is different, if there are some other tests need to be carried out, please follow the doctor’s instructions.