Prof Henry says, ideally the first pregnancy check-up, which is a consultation with a general practitioner (GP), should be within the first 10 weeks of pregnancy and definitely no later than the ...

While in 2000 only 1 in 5 women in rural areas had an antenatal check-up, more than 1 in 3 women attended an antenatal check-up in 2011. Women are now having fewer births—the total fertility rate fell ...

To claim it, the only requirement was to visit a midwife or GP for an antenatal check-up from the 25th week of pregnancy and fill in a form. The aim of the grant was to help women afford high-quality ...

Exclusion criteria also included stillbirths, multiple pregnancies, and patients who did not have regular antenatal check-up. All diabetic patients who required insulin were regularly reviewed in ...

Health practitioners say that starting antenatal check-ups early in pregnancy can ... that condition or risk of that condition is picked up the earlier you can take preventative action yourself ...