PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for April, 2001: Re: 30 weeks ..with concerns

Re: 30 weeks ..with concerns

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 16:58:44 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 3 Apr 2001, kristie wrote: >
>hello..i made 30 weeks today ..9th pregnancy 2 healthy
>children( misscarried the rest)i see a perinatologist
>every 3-4 weeks ..i have had eclampsia with both pregnancies
>my children have different fathers..ive remarried and pregnant
>i have had severe indigestion and heartburn constantly..and some
>swelling in my hands and feet ,and a little in my face(in my cheecks)
>my blood pressure is normal and i do not have any protienuria,or
>blurred vision..with my other pregnancies i didnt show signs of
>pre-eclampsia until around a few days before i was due.could i be
>getting pre-eclampsia? i have a lot of braxton hicks ,but nothing
>regular.. also i was told at 32 weeks ,i need to be monitored
>nst twice a week until delivery which i am suppose to have the
>baby at 38 weeks via c-section.what is the non-stress test done
>twice a week for??? im paranoid............thanks..
>
>--
>kristie carroll
>

It doesn't sound like PIH yet, but you need to be watched closely. NSTs are predictive of fetal well being for 4-5 days, so if you do them only once a week, there is a gap when the baby could get into trouble without us being aware of it. That is why they are done 2x/week.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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