According to Indian standards ideal birth weight is between 2.5kg to 4kg.
These are a few answers to frequently asked questions. This by itself is not a prescription and not an advice for treatment. For all issues kindly contact for treating doctor.
Total duration of pregnancy is 40 weeks. However in majority of cases fetus will be delivered about one or two weeks before.
Yes. Unborn child breath and swallow the fluid surrounding(liquor) and excrete the same.
Internal or Transvaginal scan(TVS) is absolutely safe. In fact, it is more sensitive and accurate than the routine abdominal scan. Kindly discuss with your gynaecologist for details.
It is absolutely normal. Baby’s movements is not constant throughout the day. However, if you don’t feel ten or more separate movements while lying on your side for two hours, your baby doesn’t start to move in response to noise or some other stimulus, there’s a big decrease in your baby’s movements, or a gradual decrease over several days, you should contact your doctor.
In ultrasound the embryonic movements can be seen from as early as 8 to 9 weeks . However mother can feel the movements by about 20 to 22 weeks(after completion of 5th month).
Expected delivery date assigned in the first scan should be considered.
In majority of twin pregnancy, both the fetuses will be in separate sacs/compartments and there are absolutely no chances of getting attached(conjoined twins). However in few cases where both twins are in single sac conjoined twins is possible. It can be identified in the ultrasound scanning.
Hypertension(BP) during pregnancy is quite common nowadays and it is called pregnancy induced hypertension(PIH). There is no specific reason for this. Most common effect of PIH on fetus is low fetal weight. However in early pregnancy ultrasound scan, we can predict the possibility of PIH. If proper precautions are taken as advised by doctor it can be kept under control. Scanning has some role in these cases, however regarding these issues kindly discuss with your gynaecologist, than with radiologist
It can be sleeping, swallowing, laughing, jumping, rolling, thumb sucking, yawning, etc. It will as naughty as the any other child outside the womb.