Before pregnancy
Review health, medicines and pregnancy history.
From first questions to first cries.
Antenatal consultations, investigations, scans and birth planning make more sense when they are considered together.
Review health, medicines and pregnancy history.
Plan consultations, tests, scans and preventive care.
Discuss preferences, safety and practical arrangements.
Review recovery and the next phase of care.
Ongoing consultations and an individual care plan.
→02Preparation before trying to conceive.
→03Regular review through pregnancy.
→04Tests and preventive care in context.
→05Preferences, clinical considerations and practical preparation.
→06Planning when vaginal birth is clinically appropriate.
→07Indications, preparation and recovery considerations.
→08Assessment and compassionate support after loss.
→“A useful plan is not rigid. It gives you a clear starting point and explains when the plan may need to change.”
Medical history, previous pregnancies, current symptoms, scan findings and personal priorities all shape care. Keeping those details connected helps the next decision make sense.
What matters to you and what support you hope to have.
Factors that may influence the safest available options.
Hospital arrangements, when to travel and who to contact.
How decisions may change if new information appears.
The care sequence changes with pregnancy stage, history and new findings.
Contact the clinic after a positive pregnancy test or earlier for preconception planning, especially if you take regular medicine or have a previous complication.
No. A consultation reviews the whole pregnancy, while each ultrasound answers a defined imaging question.
Start the conversation earlier, then refine it in later pregnancy as presentation, placental location, maternal health and preferences become clearer.
No. Preferences guide planning, but clinical circumstances can change the safest available option.
Keep prescriptions, investigation results, scan reports, medicines and any home-monitoring records together.