Routine Antenatal Visits
Prenatal visits
8-10 weeks
12-13 weeks
18-20 weeks
28-38 weeks
Please contact the office as soon as you know of your pregnancy as most hospitals require early bookings to confirm your booking.
Prenatal visit:
Your general health will be discussed as well as checking your immunity to Rubella. Also discussed is folic acid.
8-10 weeks
Review of your medical history and discussion of routine tests. An ultrasound is offered to confirm gestation.
Non-invasive blood tests are done at 10 weeks for the Down syndrome screening which includes the following:
- Full blood examination
- Hepatitis B
- Rubella
- Syphilis
- HIV
- Blood group and antibody screen
- Parvovirus lgG
- Down syndrome screening blood tests
- Midstream urine for microscopy and culture
12-13 weeks
- At this visit the results of your routine blood tests and ultrasound for Down syndrome screening are discussed.
18-20 weeks
- Review of your 18-20 ultrasound
24 weeks
- Routine visit
28 weeks
- Results of the Glucose Challenge test are discussed and if indicated, Anti-D is administered.
31 weeks
- Routine visit
34 weeks
- If indicated a repeat of Anti-D is administered.
36 weeks
- Routine visit with the option of an ultrasound to confirm your baby is coming ‘head first”.
38 weeks
- Routine visit. Then weekly visits until delivery with discussion on induction of labour.