Antenatal Visits

• Usually around 5-8 weeks, booking appointment with your GP. Routine antenatal investigations, including bloods, urine, dating ultrasound.

• 10-13 weeks: booking appointment with your Obstetrician or Hospital. First trimester screening, including early ultrasound.

• 14-18 weeks: discussion of results, request for morphology scan at 18-21 weeks

• 21 weeks: to discuss scan results, and specific follow-up planning if needed.

• 24-25 weeks: Only for primiparous women

• 28 weeks: Review after 28-week bloods, which includes diabetes in pregnancy test (glucose tolerance test)

• 31-32 weeks: Mainly for primiparous women

• 34 weeks: Routine visit for all pregnant women; request for 36-week investigations given.

• 36 weeks: Routine visit for all pregnant women. Results discussed if done.

• 38 weeks: Routine visit for all pregnant women

• 40 weeks: Mainly for primiparous women

• 41 weeks: If pregnancy has progressed to 41 weeks, discussion and planning for delivery (for ‘post-dates’ or ‘prolonged’ pregnancy) is made.