Antenatal (Pregnancy) Care
How we can help
Our specific GPs provides essential antenatal care by confirming pregnancy, discussing care options, and performing initial health checks like blood pressure and urine tests.
They also provide lifestyle advice, arrange for necessary tests and scans, monitor maternal health for complications, and can refer you to specialists like obstetricians or hospitals for birthing..
And if you’re expecting a baby, it’s important to understand the various pregnancy and birth care options available to you.
• Supplements – Please note you may wish to start taking a pre-conception Folate supplement and Iodine supplementation in the month prior to conception,
or as soon as you see a positive pregnancy test until the end of pregnancy or as advised by your GP.
• If you eat a balanced diet, you are unlikely to require regular multivitamin supplementation during your pregnancy.
• Genetic Carrier Tests – You may wish to discuss with your partner and consider having a carrier genetic screening test (preferably done before they get pregnant),
and women can organise this themselves via the Victorian Clinical Genetics Service (VCGS).\