Level 2 ultrasound is an essential ultrasound done during pregnancy, in which a lot of information is known about the baby. This ultrasound is done by doctors or expert technicians during pregnancy, let's know about it in detail.
What is Level 2 Ultrasound:
Level 2 ultrasound is an essential sonography done in the second trimester of pregnancy. This sonography scan is also known by another name that is 20 week anatomy scan (20 week anatomy scan). It is called so because this ultrasound is done in the 20th week of pregnancy. Although the 20th week is an average time period for this sonography scan, it can be done anytime between 18 weeks and 22 weeks of pregnancy, depending on the type of pregnancy.
The main purpose of conducting this ultrasound is to find out whether the baby is growing properly, whether the child is developing properly or not or whether the supply of blood or other essential vitamins is reaching it properly. Apart from this, if there is any problem or abnormality in the development of the child, then that too can be detected by this ultrasound.
Before this ultrasound, there is a Level 1 ultrasound, which occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy, in that ultrasound the baby's heart rate (heart beat) and the estimated date of when the baby is going to be born (EDD - Estimated Delivery Date) The detection is done, but in a Level 2 ultrasound, the baby is thoroughly examined from head to toe, and everything is closely observed in every detail.
how to read level 2 ultrasound report
Level 2 Ultrasound: What is detected?
- About baby's heart rate
- About Crown Rump Length (CRL) | CRL - is the complete height of the child.
- Measurements are taken around the baby's body and head.
- What is the weight of the child?
- About the four chambers of the heart.
- Kidney, bladder and heart working properly.
- For the proper development of the child's brain and spinal cord.
- The gender of the child is also known.
- Amniotic fluid is seen in pregnant women - Amniotic fluid is a liquid inside which the baby remains safe.
- About the position of the placenta.
- Chromosomal abnormality is detected.
Ultrasounds done in pregnancy are only for diagnosing the problem, they do not have a solution, there is a separate treatment for the solution of the problem.
What should you prepare?
What preparation should be done before getting a level 2 ultrasound:-
- Drink about 2 glasses of water before leaving so that the scan goes well.
- Carry your id proof along with a photocopy.
- Go wear loose clothes.
- Use mask and sanitizer.
How is Level 2 Ultrasound done?
To do this ultrasound, first the pregnant woman is made to lie down on the examination bed for which a gel is applied on her abdomen, after this with the help of transducer the area around the abdomen is examined.
The sound waves emanating from the transducer shows the images inside the tummy on the monitor, these images are of the child, in which the parts of the child are visible, these images are in 2D format because the computer converts the sound waves into 2D pictures.
As soon as a clear picture of the child is visible during the scan, the computer freezes it, saves it and then the measurement is taken from it.
During the ultrasound, the baby's heart beat is also clearly heard and the arms, legs and different organs are also visible in the child. In level 2 ultrasound, the baby becomes a little bigger and starts making some movements, so in this ultrasound the child is seen with thumb in the mouth or shaking hands, if you want, you can also take a picture of the child by asking the doctor.
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