PRE-CONCEPTION
Check your immunity with tests for rubella, chickenpox and cytomegalovirus (CMC). Have a Pap smear if overdue. Consider genetic screening (e.g. for cystic fibrosis). Optimise your weight. Start taking folic acid every day.
WEEK 0 - First day of your last period
WEEK 4-5 – Positive pregnancy test
WEEK 6-8 – booking blood test
(GP or Obstetrician)
WEEK 8 – Booking Visit
Dating ultrasound performed by Ken
WEEK 10 the fetus is 34mm long
WEEK 10-18 – Optional: NIPS Screening Blood Test
WEEK 12-13 – Nuchal translucency ultrasound
WEEK 15-18 – Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test
Book into Kareena or Sutherland Hospital
for delivery
WEEK 19-20 – Fetal Morphology Ultrasound
WEEK 20 Fetal weight is 450g
WEEK 28 – Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
Vaccination by GP - Whooping cough (pertussis and Fluvax)
WEEK 28 Fetal weight is 1100g
Obstetrician visits for monitoring more frequent from WEEK 30
WEEK 34 Fetal weight is 2200g
WEEK 35 – Swab for Group B Strep
From WEEK 36 Obstetrician Visits are usually weekly
WEEK 40 – 'Due Date'
Timing of birth - the statistics
1% are born before 34 WEEKS
6-7% by 37 WEEKS
40% by 39 WEEKS
60% by 40 WEEKS
93% by 41 & 1/2 WEEKS
Hospital Stay
Kareena 5-7 days
Sutherland 2-3 days
POST-NATAL
Bleeding may occur for 4-5 weeks. Your post natal visit is usually at 6-7 weeks. Return of fertility can be as early as 5 weeks if you are bottle feeding. Contraception will be discussed. Even if you are breastfeeding it is possible to get pregnant before your periods return.