Pregnancy & Maternity Care
I’m pregnant.
Regular, unhurried antenatal care with the same doctor from the first scan to the delivery room, including pregnancies that need closer watching.
Come in if any of this sounds like you.
- A positive home test, ideally seen at six to eight weeks
- High blood pressure, diabetes or thyroid disease
- Twins, or age above 35
- A previous caesarean or pregnancy loss
- Concerns about the baby’s growth
What we help with
Where would you like to start?
Antenatal care from confirmation to delivery, with the same doctor throughout. Close monitoring where a pregnancy needs it: diabetes, blood pressure, growth concerns, previous losses.
- Antenatal care
- High-risk pregnancy
- Gestational diabetes
- Birth after caesarean (VBAC)
- Postnatal care
Your first visit
What happens when you come in.
Knowing the shape of the appointment makes it easier to book one.
- 01
You talk first
A full history before any test: what has been happening, for how long, what you have already tried, and what you are actually worried about.
- 02
Examination and, where useful, a scan
An examination with a female attendant present. Where a scan or blood test will change the answer, it is done; where it will not, it is not ordered.
- 03
What was found, explained
In Tamil, Kannada, English or whichever language you are most comfortable in. What the findings mean, what they do not mean, and what is likely to happen next.
- 04
The options, including doing nothing
Every reasonable option, with its trade-offs. Watchful waiting is an option and is named as one. You decide, with a clear plan and a date to review it.
Common questions
Questions we are asked most.
General information, not medical advice for your situation. Bring your own question to a consultation.
Ask on WhatsApp- What makes a pregnancy high-risk?
- High blood pressure or diabetes, thyroid disease, twins, age above 35 or below 18, a previous caesarean or pregnancy loss, or concerns about the baby’s growth. It means the pregnancy is watched more closely with extra scans and visits. It does not mean something will go wrong.
- Can I have a normal delivery after a caesarean?
- Often yes. Vaginal birth after caesarean, or VBAC, is possible for many women and depends on why the first caesarean was done, the type of scar on the uterus, the gap since that birth, and how this pregnancy is progressing. It is a decision made together, well before labour.
- When should I book my first antenatal visit?
- As soon as a home test is positive, ideally between six and eight weeks. The first visit confirms the pregnancy and its location, dates it accurately, checks blood pressure and baseline blood tests, and starts folic acid if you have not already.
Appointments
Bring the question you have been putting off.
Tell us your name, a number to reach you on and roughly what it is about. Nothing medical is needed to book. That conversation belongs in the room.