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Antenatal care is the medical care given to a pregnant woman and the foetus. Prenatal care is the regular check-up of a pregnant woman that allow doctors to treat and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy and at the same time helping her to maintain a healthy lifestyles that will benefit both mother and the child. During check-ups the women will receive information from the gynecologist over the physiological changes during pregnancy, the biological changes, and prenatal nutrition requirements. She will also receive counseling on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Routine prenatal care reducesthe risk of miscarriages as well as birth defects, low birth weight, and other preventable health problems. Prenatal care generally consists of: Monthly visits during the first two trimesters (from week 1–28) Fortnightly from 28 to week 36 of pregnancy Weekly after week 36 (delivery at week 38–40) Assessment of parental needs and family dynamic Ultrasound scanning to check the progress of the foetus

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