First trimester
- Obstetrician/Gynaecologist consultation
- Blood group and Rh
- Pap (smear) test
- Testing for toxoplasmosis, rubella, and cytomegalovirus antibodies
- Testing for HIV, VDRL, HBs antigen, HCV, and TSH
- Complete blood count
- Urinalysis
- Pregnancy ultrasound scan (before 10 weeks gestation)
- Pregnancy ultrasound scan (11-14 weeks gestation) – genetic screening
- Fasting blood sugar test
Second trimester
- Obstetrician/Gynaecologist consultation
- Pregnancy ultrasound scan (18-22 weeks gestation)
- Complete blood count
- Urinalysis
- Immune antibodies – only patients who are Rh negative
- Blood sugar (75 g glucose tolerance test)
Third trimester
- Obstetrician/Gynaecologist consultation
- Complete blood count
- Urinalysis
- VDRL, HBs antigen
- Immune antibodies – only patients who are Rh negative
- Pregnancy ultrasound scan (28-32 weeks gestation)
- Pregnancy ultrasound scan (34-36 weeks gestation)
- Vaginal swab for culture of Group B Streptococcus (GBS)
- Cardiotocography – CTG