After registration, the gynecologist who observes the woman regularly measures the size of her uterus. From this period, he monitors the intrauterine development of the unborn child. In this case, the size of the uterus is measured using a centimeter tape. To do this, a pregnant woman simply lies down on a couch in the office, and the doctor measures the length of the female reproductive organ. You should know that during a physiological (normal) pregnancy, the length of the uterus corresponds to the number of weeks. For example, at 12 weeks the height of the uterus is 12 centimeters. And at this time it is too early to talk about a noticeable rounding of the expectant mother’s tummy. By the way, the observing doctor also measures the abdominal circumference. He enters these indicators into the woman’s medical card.
It should be borne in mind that abdominal circumference is not a constant indicator. It depends on the location of the fetus in the uterus, the amount of amniotic fluid, and largely on the abdominal fat.