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Being proactive during your pregnancy to ensure the well being of your baby is vital. Having your baby’s placenta and umbilical cord visualized during your 20 week routine fetal ultrasound begins the process. Your baby’s umbilical cord is actually visible on an ultrasound as early as 16 weeks! Begin keeping track of your baby’s patterns of movement at this time; start a journal. The next simple and safe step to make sure your baby will enjoy a healthy and safe delivery is to schedule an ultrasound around 28 weeks to again see your baby’s placenta and umbilical cord. This ultrasound will let you and your doctor, midwife or health care team know if your baby’s umbilical cord could pose a problem further along in your pregnancy requiring the need for more frequent monitoring. Read more…