Contents
Registration for pregnancy: tips. Video
In order to receive qualified medical care, every pregnant woman must register for pregnancy in a antenatal clinic. It is recommended to do this before 12 weeks.
How to register for pregnancy
When and how to register for pregnancy
A pregnant woman has the right to register with the antenatal clinic at the place of registration or residence.
Registration should not be delayed for a long time, since an early visit to a gynecologist increases the favorable pregnancy outcome several times. The optimal time for the first visit is obstetric up to 12 weeks.
The period of pregnancy is counted by the doctor from the date of the start of the last menstrual period. If the woman does not know this day, it is possible to determine the term by ultrasound, when viewed on a chair, by blood tests for the level of hCG
To register, you must have:
- passport
- OMS insurance policy
- pension certificate (SNILS)
On examination by an obstetrician-gynecologist, you will need:
- shoe covers
- diaper
- disposable gloves and mirror
When registering a pregnant woman, two documents are entered: an exchange card with which a woman can go to the maternity ward in the future, and an individual card of a pregnant woman and a postpartum woman, which will remain with the doctor. All data on the course of pregnancy, recommendations of a gynecologist and other specialists will be recorded in these cards.
Medical research when registering for pregnancy
When a woman visits an obstetrician-gynecologist for the first time, the doctor should take a history.
To do this, he finds out:
- what was the woman’s menstrual cycle
- whether and how were previous pregnancies
- how many pregnancies ended in childbirth, and how did they go
- whether there were complications during previous pregnancies, childbirth and in the postpartum period
- what is the state of health of the husband
- whether the pregnant woman is affected by various harmful environmental conditions
- what diseases have a woman suffered in the past
- does she have bad habits
The woman takes tests or gives directions for their delivery:
- general blood analysis
- blood sugar test
- general urine analysis
- blood tests for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, group and Rh factor
- general analysis of the microflora of the vagina
- smear analysis for STDs (gonorrhea, chlamydia, ureaplasmosis, mycoplasmosis, gardenellosis, papillomavirus)
A pregnant woman is also sent for examination by specialists: an otolaryngologist, ophthalmologist, cardiologist, dentist, therapist
An obstetrician-gynecologist should clarify information about the presence of genetic and hereditary diseases in relatives, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cancer.
At the first examination of the doctor, the features of the woman’s physique will be clarified (the size of the pelvis, weight and height are measured), the nature of the diet is clarified, the color of the skin and mucous membranes, the state of the lymph nodes and the breast are assessed.
On the gynecological chair, the cervix and the walls of the vagina are examined, the uterus and fallopian tubes are probed.
At the first visit to the doctor’s office, the gestational age and the expected date of delivery and maternity leave are calculated.