Medical Care during Pregnancy

Your Early Pregnancy Visits

Your Health History

Your health care provider can help you have a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby. At the beginning of your pregnancy you should visit your health care provider every four to six weeks.

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Your health care provider will ask you some questions during your first prenatal visit, such as:

• When did your last regular menstrual period begin?
• When was your last Pap test done?
• What is your blood group?
• Have you had a miscarriage? How many?
• Have you had a stillbirth? How many?
• Have you had a live birth? How many?
• Have you had forceps, breech, caesarean section births? How many?
• What are you and your partners’ lifestyle risk factors?
• Do you have any medical conditions that may affect pregnancy? What are they?
• Are you taking any medications? What are they?
• Are you using any herbal remedies? What are they?
• Have you or your partner had or do you have any sexually transmitted infections?
• Have you had German measles (Rubella)?
• Have you had Chicken pox (Varicella)?
• What would you like from your health care provider?
• What questions do you have for your health care provider?

Your Early Pregnancy Visits

Your early pregnancy visits are usually the longest because your health care provider will take a detailed physical history and do a physical examination. Below are some examples of what might happen during your early pregnancy visits: