When
Ideally done before 10 weeks.
Purpose
Risk assessment
Collecting and documenting information
Age, weight, past medical and surgical history and your pregnancies history.
Carrier screening
Lab workup
Anticipate recurrent complications
Consider appropriate surveillanc, and screening, or treatment, or both, to minimize the risk of recurrent complications Like preclampsia, cervical incompetence, diabetes, preterm labour and small for gestational age baby.
Working out due date
Examination
Check the wellbeing of your baby
Your health. By examination and by doing your blood and urine workup.
Patients education to keep her healthy during pregnancy
Offering tests and indications
General panel and customized for you
Antenatal care plan
The plan is devised, documented and explained to the patient. Patient has been explained expected course of pregnancy, anticipated schedule of visits, anticipated plan of delivery and additional testing if needed.
Specialized education
Nutrition, exercise, nausea & vomiting, vitamin & mineral toxicity, teratogens, dental care, working and air travel
Lifestyle modifications advice
If applicable regarding obesity, smokipng, alcohol, or etc
Vitamins adviced, If you are on medicine for some preexisting condition they are revised if suitable in pregnancy.
Patient education classes
Information regarding antenatal classes.
Regular antenatal care is likely to positively affect the health of you and your baby