Antenatal Care What is Antenatal Care? Antenatal care is essential for protecting the health of women and their unborn children. This guideline covers the routine antenatal care that women and their babies should receive. It aims to ensure that pregnant women are offered regular check-ups, information, and support. Dr. Asmita Dongare provides the best antenatal care service in PCMC Pune which helps to detect any underlying infection, nutritional deficiency, or existence of any disease. Through antenatal care, pregnant women can also access micronutrient supplementation, treatment for hypertension to prevent eclampsia, as well as immunization against tetanus. Antenatal care can also provide HIV testing and medications to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Why go to antenatal appointments? Most of the women asked why we need an antenatal appointment. Dr. Asmita Dongare has explained the importance of antenatal appointments which is a great opportunity to ask any questions you have about • • •
your pregnancy such as what’s happening during each trimester, Physical pregnancy symptoms, and the birth itself. Caring for your baby after birth
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Discuss your options and choices for your care during pregnancy, labor, and birth Discuss any problems you might be having at home.
Benefits of Antenatal Care: Some of the benefits include: • • • • • •
To assess the state of health of the mother and the fetus early in pregnancy. To prevent unwanted complications during pregnancy. To prevent maternally and child mortality. To promote the health of the mother and their babies. To foster a good husband, wife, and child relationship. To prevent unwanted pregnancy and other post-delivery complications.
How many antenatal appointments will I have? The number of antenatal appointments completely depends on yours. If this is your first pregnancy and you’re not experiencing any problems, it’s likely you’ll have about 8 to 10 appointments or If this is not your first pregnancy, you’ll probably have 7-9 appointments if you had an uncomplicated pregnancy before.
How to Book an Appointment for Antenatal Care? Dr. Asmita Dongare is one of the best Obstetricians and Gynecologists who provide the best antenatal care service in Pimpri Chinchwad (PCMC), Pune. For more
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