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About ANTENATAL CARE CONSULTATION

WHAT IS ANTENATAL CARE CONSULTATION?

This is the advice, information you receive from your doctor/ medical consultant while you're pregnant to make sure you and your baby are as well as possible.

  • When to check the your health and your baby’s

  • Get useful information to help you have a healthy pregnancy, including advice about healthy eating and exercise

  • Know your options and choices for your care during pregnancy, labour and birth

  • Get answers to any questions you may 

  • Plan pregnancy ultrasound scans at 11 to 14 weeks and 18 to 21 weeks

  • Plan antenatal screening tests to find out the chance of your baby having certain conditions, such as Down's syndrome

  • Plan blood tests to check for syphilis, HIV and hepatitis B

  • Plan screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia

  • You may also be offered antenatal classes, including breastfeeding workshops.

Questions you might be asked

  • The date of the first day of your last period

  • Your health

  • Any previous illnesses and operations you have had

  • Any previous pregnancies and miscarriages

  • The ethnic origins of you and your partner to find out whether your baby may be at risk of certain inherited conditions

  • Whether your family has a history of twins

  • Your job, your partner's job and what kind of accommodation you live in to see whether your circumstances might affect your pregnancy

  • How you're feeling and whether you have been depressed

 Your antenatal consultation appointments are an opportunity to tell your doctor if you're in a vulnerable situation or if you need extra support.

ANC (ANTENATAL CARE)

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