Pregnancy & birth

What you can discuss

Antenatal and early pregnancy

• Early pregnancy consultations. Discuss early pregnancy concerns and review your history.
• Antenatal appointments. Review your pregnancy records, questions and monitoring plan.
• Pregnancy test and scan review. Bring reports from previous tests or scans to discuss the findings.
• Follow-up after pregnancy loss. Discuss your recovery and any follow-up after miscarriage or a related procedure.

Higher-risk pregnancy

• High blood pressure and pre-eclampsia. Review your history, blood pressure records and care plan.
• Gestational diabetes. Discuss your results, existing care plan and follow-up needs.
• Fetal growth concerns. Review earlier scan reports and discuss monitoring or referral.
• Twin or multiple pregnancy. Discuss pregnancy monitoring and where care can be coordinated.
• Previous pregnancy complications. Review how a complication in an earlier pregnancy may affect care planning now.

Birth planning and postnatal care

• Birth options and delivery planning. Discuss your preferences, previous births and plans for hospital delivery.
• Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) counselling. Review your previous caesarean and discuss birth options.
• Induction and labour monitoring discussions. Ask what these may involve and how the hospital care team plans them.
• Postnatal check-ups and recovery. Review your recovery and follow-up after a vaginal or caesarean birth.
• Contraception after birth. Discuss family planning options during postnatal follow-up.