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Your antenatal care

During your pregnancy, you'll have a team of health and care professionals looking after you, and regular tests, checks and scans to make sure your baby's growing and developing well.

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Your antenatal team

​The health and care professionals looking after you during your pregnancy

Your booking appointment (booking visit)

Your first midwife appointment between 8 and 12 weeks of pregnancy

Your antenatal care

​How you'll be cared for and your checks, scans and appointments managed

Pregnancy screening

Tests and scans you'll be offered during your pregnancy

Immunisations in pregnancy

Vaccinations you'll be offered during pregnancy to protect the health of your baby

Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC)

Scotland’s approach to help children thrive and grow to be all they can be

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Ready Steady Baby
  • Pregnancy
    • Your baby’s development
    • Looking after yourself and your baby
    • Your antenatal care
    • Health problems in pregnancy
    • Preparing for parenthood
    • Relationships and wellbeing in pregnancy
  • Labour and birth
    • Getting ready for the birth
    • Labour
    • Assisted birth
    • Giving birth
    • After the birth
    • Meeting your new baby
  • Early parenthood
    • Going home
    • Caring for your new baby
    • Getting to know your baby
    • Your wellbeing after the birth
    • Your growing family
    • If your baby's ill