When do we need an ultrasound during pregnancy?

There are different types of ultrasound, and a special type is prescribed for mothers based on whether they have normal or abnormal conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, or mothers whose fetuses have not developed well for some reason and are at risk.

For example, there is a type of ultrasound to diagnose cervical insufficiency, which is performed for mothers who have a history of abortions over three and four months, because the uterus may not be able to bear its weight due to the gradual weight of the fetus, or there are types of ultrasound called Doppler of vessels and arteries of the umbilical cord, Doppler of the fetal brain artery, and Doppler of uterine vessels, and other types that are performed in special circumstances and at the doctor's discretion.

In pregnancy, sonography is used to diagnose and follow the development of the fetus, check the health of the mother and the fetus, and determine the pregnancy history. This test is performed in different weeks of pregnancy and may be repeated more than once if needed.

How many times is the ultrasound during my pregnancy?

This issue depends on the results of the doctor's examinations, which are determined according to various factors such as the results of the tests and the physical condition of the mother. If the doctor determines that the condition of the mother is sensitive, he may order an ultrasound once a month.

If the conditions are normal, once in the same eight weeks of the fetus, a second time from the eleventh to the fourteenth week for the first trimester non-flying ultrasound test, a third time between the fifteenth to the twenty-second week for a blood screening test, which of course is done once at the same time as the second ultrasound, and a fourth time in the last month of pregnancy to determine the position of the fetus in the body. The fetus should normally be placed head down in the uterus.

Therefore, a pregnant woman needs an ultrasound four times during the nine months of pregnancy, and more than this is not necessary at all under normal circumstances, and it is better for some mothers who are a little worried and obsessed about this matter to consider this point.