First contact with midwife or doctor
| Contact a GP or midwife as soon as possible after you find out that you're pregnant
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11 to 14 weeks: dating scan
| This is the ultrasound scan to estimate when your baby is due and offer screening
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16 weeks
| Your midwife or doctor will give you information about the ultrasound scan you'll be offered at 18 to 20 weeks
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18 to 20 weeks
| You'll be offered an ultrasound scan to check the physical development of your baby (20 week scan)
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25 weeks
| You'll have an appointment at 25 weeks if this is your first baby or women receiving increased surveillance
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28 weeks
| Your midwife or doctor should:
- measure the size of your uterus
- measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein
- offer more screening tests
- consider an iron supplement if you're anaemic
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31 weeks
| You'll have an appointment at 31 weeks if this is your first baby or women receiving increased surveillance
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34 weeks
| Your midwife or doctor should give you information about preparing for labour and birth
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36 weeks
| Your midwife or doctor should give you more information about caring for your newborn
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38 weeks
| Your midwife or doctor will discuss the options and choices about what happens if your pregnancy lasts longer than 41 weeks and 5 days
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40 weeks
| You'll have an appointment at 40 weeks if this is your first baby or women receiving increased surveillance
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41 weeks
| Your midwife or doctor should:
- measure the size of your uterus
- measure your blood pressure and test your urine for protein
- offer a membrane sweep
- discuss the options and choices for induction of labour
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42 weeks
| If you have not had your baby by 42 weeks and have chosen not to have an induction, you should be offered increased monitoring of the baby
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