Checkups, scans and tests during pregnancy

Checkups, scans and tests during pregnancy

At each visit with your healthcare providers, they usually do a checkup on your health, assess how your baby is growing and discuss any questions or concerns you may have about your pregnancy.

First antenatal visit

• Confirming pregnancy and due date
• Dating ultrasound (if dates not clear)
• Medical and family history
• Dietary advice and pregnancy supplements
• Blood pressure, weight and height
• Antenatal screening blood tests and urine test
• Cervical screening (if needed)

10 weeks

• Routine check
• Option for NIPT (Non-invasive prenatal test)

11 - 13 weeks

• Routine check
• Nuchal translucency scan and serum screening (for Down’s Syndrome)

18 - 22 weeks

• Routine check
• Morphology scan (ultrasound) to check baby’s development

24 weeks

Routine check:

• blood pressure
• measure abdomen for baby’s growth
• baby’s heartbeat and movements

28 weeks

• Routine check
• Glucose tolerance test for diabetes
• Full blood count
• Anti-D injection (may be given if Rh negative)
• Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination

30 weeks

Routine check:

• blood pressure
• measure abdomen for baby’s growth
• baby’s heartbeat and movements

32 weeks

Routine check:

• blood pressure
• measure abdomen for baby’s growth
• baby’s heartbeat and movements

34 - 36 weeks

• Routine check
• Vaginal swab for Group B Strep
• Anti-D injection (may be given if Rh negative)
• Assess baby’s position and engagement

37 - 39 weeks

Routine check:

• blood pressure
• measure abdomen for baby’s growth
• baby’s heartbeat and movements

40 - 41 weeks

Routine check:

• blood pressure
• measure abdomen for baby’s growth
• baby’s heartbeat and movements

Depending on your pregnancy, you may not need or want to have all of these checkups, tests and scans. They are not compulsory and every women has the right to make their own informed decisions.