PRENATAL CARE

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