Antenatal checkup

Antenatal checkup is the routine checkup of pregnant women which is extremely important for the monitoring of the mother as well as the growth of the baby for the pregnancy to progress normally and to ensure the delivery of a healthy baby to a healthy mother.

The first visit to the doctor should be when the pregnancy is first diagnosed or when the period is missed.

During the first 12 weeks, the visits should be monthly(4 weekly)

From 13-28 weeks, it should be 4 weekly.

From 29-36 weeks, it should be 2 weekly.

From 36 weeks till the delivery, it should be weekly.

– Dr. Kriti Shrivastava