Your appointments and scans
Below is a list of the appointments and scans you will be offered during your pregnancy. They are slightly different for those having their first baby and those who have had a baby before.
At each appointment you will see a midwife or sometimes a doctor. Blood pressure and urine tests will be offered at most appointments.
You will be offered more appointments if you need them. For instance, if you are at higher risk of complications, you will be offered additional scans.
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Your antenatal appointments - NHS website
We encourage you to discuss your care and make plans for your pregnancy, birth and early parenting at every appointment.
Booking (first) appointment
Face to face appointment with a community midwife to discuss your history and plan your care. We will talk to you about the screening tests you will be offered during your pregnancy and after birth.
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If you cannot attend we will arrange a telephone appointment. When we are able to see you, we will offer the blood and urine tests and a check of your blood pressure.
11-14 week scan
Face to face appointment with a sonographer at either the John Radcliffe or Horton General Hospital to estimate when your baby is due, check the physical development of your baby, and screen for possible conditions, including Down's syndrome.
16 weeks
Face to face appointment with a community midwife to follow up on any results and discuss you care plan.
18 – 21-week scan, often called the 20-week screening (anomaly) scan
Face to face appointment with a sonographer at either the John Radcliffe or Horton General Hospital to check the physical development of your baby.
25 weeks (only if this is your first baby)
Face to face appointment with a community midwife.
28 weeks
Face to face appointment with a community midwife.
Blood tests will be offered as part of the routine screening.
31 weeks (only if this is your first baby)
Face to face appointment with a community midwife.
34 weeks
Face to face appointment with a community midwife.
We will discuss your options and personalised plan for birth, including providing you with information about vaginal birth and caesarean section birth so you can make an individual decision around your birth preferences.
Blood tests may be offered as part of routine screening follow-up.
36 weeks
Face to face appointment with a community midwife.
Face to face appointment with a sonographer at either the John Radcliffe or Horton General Hospital to review the health of your baby.
38 weeks
Face to face appointment with a community midwife.
40 weeks
Face to face appointment with a community team.
41 weeks
Face to face appointment with a community midwife.
If labour has not started, we can offer you a 'stretch and sweep' and discuss your options for an induction of labour.
Parent education
Our Oxford University Hospitals online antenatal education workshops are led by our Parent Education Midwives.
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