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First antenatal care visit

What to expect from your first antenatal care visit or booking appointment with your midwife, with information on pregnancy screening tests and checks that may be carried out.

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Your booking appointment will automatically be sent to you after you have told your GP that you are pregnant. This appointment usually takes place at the hospital maternity unit or at the community midwives' antenatal clinic, which might be at a local health clinic or at your local GP/midwife unit. This appointment is usually scheduled for between the 10th and 12th week of your pregnancy.

A booking appointment at an antenatal clinic usually lasts two hours. You will possibly only see one midwife during the appointment, although in some areas you see a midwife and a doctor or obstetrician. One of the first questions you will be asked is the date of your last period. From this, the midwife will determine your 'Estimated Date of Delivery (EDD)' using a special chart. This date can then be confirmed by the dating scan you will probably have at about 12 to 13 weeks.

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I share your sentiments Brollywoman! My first appointment with the midwife at my local surgery this week was totally disappointing. She just thrust loads of forms on to me and told me to choose whether I wanted a scan locally and wait 6 weeks for the results, or w hether i wanted to go all the way to London and get the results after 2 days - I chose London. She didn't give me any information about any of the screening tests and told me to read the info pack. This is my first pregnancy and I wanted some information about what was happening to my body etc. I got more information and care from the internet. I really don't want this woman as my midwife.
added by Jill85 [Mon 28th Jan 2008 @ 18:13:33]
This was a really positive experience, since my first appointment with the midwife was rather disappointing, to say she was disinterested would be to understate the point. In the hospital, the midwife was a real sweetie. She explained exactly what she was doing and why and gave the opportunity to ask those really silly questions, I needed to know the answers to. My hubby and I were overwhelmed by the dating scan, I couldn't speak and began to cry when I saw our little poly move and play with their fingers.
The midwife in my GP's surgery insisted to know which of the 3 hospitals in the vicinity I wanted to give birth in, I told her I hadn't any experience of any of the hospitals as i have not lived in this area for long. She told me just to chose. She gave me no advice or information on the local hospitals or what type of care they could offer. She asked me if i minded if she left early as I was her last appointment that day and besides, she wouldn't be my named midwife anyway, so it was pointless getting to know her. I thought, thank god for that!
added by Brollywoman [Wed 23rd Jan 2008 @ 10:39:33]

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