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Antenatal visit planner
Enter your due date or the first day of your last period. You get your 8 recommended check-up weeks with dates, what is usually checked at each, and a calendar file to download.
Your 8 visit dates will appear here.
- 1
Visit 1 of 8: By 12 weeks
- Blood pressure and weight
- Blood group and haemoglobin
- Urine test (protein, sugar, infection)
- Blood sugar
- HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B screening
- Dating scan (about 11 to 14 weeks)
- Iron and folic acid, tetanus (Td) vaccine
- 2
Visit 2 of 8: 20 weeks
- Blood pressure and weight
- Urine test for protein
- Anomaly scan (about 18 to 22 weeks)
- Baby’s heartbeat and growth check
- 3
Visit 3 of 8: 26 weeks
- Blood pressure and weight
- Urine test for protein
- Blood sugar test (24 to 28 weeks)
- Haemoglobin (anaemia check)
- 4
Visit 4 of 8: 30 weeks
- Blood pressure and weight
- Urine test for protein
- Baby’s growth and position
- 5
Visit 5 of 8: 34 weeks
- Blood pressure and weight
- Urine test for protein
- Baby’s growth and position
- Haemoglobin (anaemia check)
- 6
Visit 6 of 8: 36 weeks
- Blood pressure and weight
- Urine test for protein
- Baby’s position
- Talk about your birth plan and warning signs
- 7
Visit 7 of 8: 38 weeks
- Blood pressure and weight
- Urine test for protein
- Baby’s position and heartbeat
- 8
Visit 8 of 8: 40 weeks
- Blood pressure and weight
- Urine test for protein
- Baby’s position and heartbeat
- Talk about your options if the baby has not arrived by 41 weeks
Tests and timing differ between clinics. Ask your doctor what is planned for you.
This is the minimum, not your plan. Your doctor may schedule more visits, tests or scans, especially in a high-risk pregnancy, and may change the timing. These dates are worked out from your due date and follow a general schedule. Your date and ticks stay in this browser only.
What the 8 contacts are
The World Health Organization recommends at least 8 contacts with a health provider during pregnancy: the first in the first 12 weeks, then at 20, 26, 30, 34, 36, 38 and 40 weeks. This planner turns those weeks into dates from your due date. Your due date is 40 weeks after the first day of your last period (Naegele’s rule), unless your doctor changes it after a scan.
This is the minimum
Your doctor may schedule more visits, especially in a high-risk pregnancy or if you have a health condition. Always follow the schedule your own doctor gives you. Read more in our guide to antenatal care and check-ups month by month.
Guidelines vary. India’s national programme lists a minimum of 4 check-ups and a monthly free check-up day (PMSMA, the 9th of each month, for the second and third trimesters). The NHS offers about 10 appointments for a first baby and 7 for later babies. The WHO figure of 8 is the one used here.
Sources
- WHO, 8 contacts and their timing: Pregnant women must be able to access the right care at the right time (2016).
- India (MoHFW, National Health Mission): antenatal package with physical and abdominal examination, haemoglobin, gestational diabetes screening, thyroid, HIV and syphilis screening, urine investigation, TT/Td, iron and calcium; minimum four visits; PMSMA: NHM, Maternal Health.
- NHS: what is checked at each appointment, scans at about 11 to 14 and 18 to 21 weeks: Your antenatal appointments; HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis screening usually 8 to 12 weeks: Screening tests in pregnancy.
Talk to a doctor
A calculator cannot replace a check-up. Our team can confirm your dates and plan your care.
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Frequently asked questions
How many antenatal visits do I need?
The World Health Organization recommends at least 8 contacts with a health provider during pregnancy: one in the first 12 weeks, then at 20, 26, 30, 34, 36, 38 and 40 weeks. India’s national programme lists a minimum of 4 check-ups, so national schedules differ. Your doctor may ask you to come more often, especially if your pregnancy is high risk.
How are the dates worked out?
Your due date is 280 days (40 weeks) after the first day of your last period, or the date your doctor gave you. Each visit date is the day you reach that week of pregnancy, counted back from the due date. The first visit is shown as the last day of the 12th week, but you should go as early as you can.
Which tests will I have?
It depends on your clinic and on your own health. The list on each card is a general guide drawn from WHO, India’s national programme and the NHS. Ask your doctor what is planned for you.
What if my dates change after a scan?
Scans can move your due date. If your doctor gives you a new due date, choose “I know my due date” and enter it. The visit dates will update.
Is my due date saved or sent anywhere?
Your date and the visits you tick are saved only in this browser, so they are there when you come back. Nothing is sent to us or anyone else. The calendar file is created on your device.
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