prenatal care center

For pregnant women with high-risk pregnancy factors, insufficient knowledge about pregnancy and childbirth, and lack of family emotional support, professional prenatal care centers operated in compliance with regulations can effectively reduce pregnancy risks and relieve anxiety during pregnancy, and are a very cost-effective choice.； Groups with stable physical indicators, professional knowledge of motherhood and childbirth, and access to sufficient medical resources and family support can choose according to their needs, and there is no need to blindly follow the trend for the sake of "consumption upgrade".

Last week, I met a pregnant mother I had followed up with before who came to issue a birth certificate. She was 34 years old and had her first child. She was diagnosed as high-risk due to polycystic disease and hypothyroidism right after she was diagnosed. The more she read popular science at home, the more panicked she became. She often shed tears in the middle of the night. Her husband was busy at work and couldn't take care of accompanying her to the hospital every time. Later, she chose a prenatal care center under the public maternity and child care center close to her home. Every week, dedicated nurses helped her monitor her nail function, adjust her diet, and do low-intensity exercise during pregnancy. She only gained 22 pounds during the entire pregnancy. In the end, she gave birth to a 6.5-pound baby boy at 39 weeks. Even her attending doctor said that the daily intervention of the nursing center helped her a lot.

Of course, there are always voices of doubt. Many old colleagues in the obstetrics department around me think this thing is "unnecessary consumption" - after all, according to the current maternal health standards, as long as 11 formal prenatal check-ups are completed on time and if there are any problems, go to the hospital in a timely manner, the pregnancy safety of most pregnant mothers can be fully guaranteed. Many institutions package routine weight monitoring and fetal movement counting as "exclusive services" and sell them at high prices. In essence, they charge IQ tax.

This disagreement is actually fundamentally about different definitions of “prenatal care”. Many people have the impression that prenatal care centers are internet celebrity stores located in business districts, decorated in pink and tender colors, and specializing in SPA for pregnant women, prenatal education, flower arrangements, and packaged packages for postpartum repair. Most of these stores are indeed brand premium. But the core of an institution that truly takes the professional route is to fill seats for obstetric services in public hospitals - think about it, it is so difficult to get an obstetrics number in public hospitals now. You have to queue for two hours and see a doctor for three minutes. Do you want to ask, "Is it okay to have swelling in the total leg recently?" "Can eating bird's nest repair a fetus?" "Constipation" Doctors have no time to explain trivial issues like this to you. Asking the elderly when you go home is all based on old experience. It doesn’t matter whether you listen or not. These trivial needs that cannot be solved during the prenatal check-up period are the value of professional prenatal care centers.

There are actually quite a few people who fall into traps. I received an emergency call before. The fasting blood sugar of a 28-week-pregnant mother soared to 7.8. When I asked her, I found out that the Internet celebrity care center she chose recommended a so-called "sugar control drink for pregnant women", which said it could lower blood sugar without any dietary restrictions. She drank it for half a month, gained 8 pounds in weight, and her blood sugar exceeded the standard. Finally, she had to stay in the hospital for a week before being transferred back. To be honest, you really have to be careful when choosing. Don’t just look at whether the decoration is good or not, and whether it comes with a newborn gift package. First of all, you have to check whether it has the qualifications issued by the health department, whether the staff on duty have a nurse certificate, a nutritionist certificate, and whether it can connect information with the hospital where you have prenatal check-ups. If they refuse to accept or follow up on your prenatal check-up reports every time, just turn around and leave.

Of course, there are some that are completely unnecessary. My classmate is a midwife in the delivery room. When she was pregnant with her second child, she could feel the fetal position and listen to the fetal heartbeat. She kept a food diary every day. She controlled her sugar more strictly than a nutritionist. During the entire pregnancy, she didn’t spend any extra money except for prenatal check-ups. She still gave birth to a healthy baby smoothly. She always said, "I can do everything the nursing center can do, so why should I spend so much money?" There is nothing wrong with this.

After all, there is no standard answer to pregnancy. Some people need it and some don't. Some people think it's worth it and some people think it's a loss. These are all normal things. The prenatal care center is neither a "rigid need" for pregnant mothers, nor is it an IQ tax. To put it bluntly, it is just a service that saves you time and energy. The one that suits you is the best.