Pregnancy Doubts

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Pregnancy Doubts

Asked for Female, 28 Years

Right now I'm in 38th week of my pregnancy. I'm having a weekly checkup.Last week my AFI WAS 9 and this week it was 8.5.My doc is saying everything is normal and it's quite common s the days gets nearer the AFI will go down. I was advised to drink lots of was water and sure to that i have frequent urination too. My question is my AFI enough for normal delivery or will they go for c section.i have been asked to do a NST test the coming week. Will they do this test for every pregnant women.

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Dr. Astha Agarwal Gynecologist 16 yrs exp Ghaziabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Astha Agarwal

Gynecologist 16 yrs exp Ghaziabad

Yes at term AFI decreases that because the baby s growing.. U cn go for a trial of vaginal delivery at this AFI.. Nd NST is done for fetal surveillance.. Its usually advised at all good centres to ensure baby s alright.. Its not mandatory to do a NST. Depending on the antenatal course its advised..to ensure fetal well being

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