Your complete guide to antenatal checks
October 3, 2008
You go through several tests and scans while pregnancy. Tests and scans would play key role in pregnancy. In order to help you, your complete guide to antenatal checks is here.
If you are first-time mum, then you require at least ten antenatal visits. However, for second-time mothers this reduces to seven to eight time. These sorts of tests are required to get timely information about health of baby. So, these tests help you to be updated with your internal physical conditions. If you are feeling unsure or anxious, then discuss your problem with your spouse, GP and midwifes before going forward.
Here is some information of about specific types of tests:
The risk of abnormality would assess through screening test. Diagnostic test would inform you about the possibilities of any abnormalities within your baby. Doctors offer you this test only if your report of screening indicates that baby has high risk of chromosomal or any other disorder.
Your complete guide to antenatal checks is as follows:
8-14 weeks: Booking-in appointment:
At this time your midwife would perform routine checks. She measures your blood pressure as well as do your urine test. In addition, she also calculates due date, offer blood test and take all your past medical history.
10-14 weeks: Booking/Dating scan:
This test shows heartbeat of your baby as well as his/her development. It also informs you that either you are expecting one baby or more. Some doctors also offer you nuchal-translucency scan that measures Down’s syndrome.
16 weeks: Second antenatal-appointment:
You would have usual blood pressure and urine checks.
18-20 weeks: Foetal anomaly scanning:
This scanning gives each and every detail of your baby. The scan operator would look at baby’s face, head, heart, limbs, spine and bladder. If you would want to know about sex of your baby, then you can also confirm it through this test.
24-28 weeks: Routine appointment:
This is your simple routine check up appointment. Hence, you have similar blood pressure and urine checks.
28-30 weeks: Routine appointment:
If you have your first child then it is required. Under this test your also undergo same test as before. However, if your midwife concludes that you are anemic, then she can give you iron-supplements.
32-40 weeks: Routine appointment:
Routine checks like urine test and blood pressure are repeated. However, if you have second issue then you may possibly have fewer checks often.
41 weeks: Antenatal check up with hospital consultant:
If you are overdue, then your doctor would ask you for having induction only if labour does not start during up coming few days.
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