Pregnancy Care Planner

The more you know about your pregnancy and your options, the more you are likely to feel in control. The information given here is based on The Pregnancy Book, which your midwife should give you at your first appointment.

Before you are pregnant

• All about conception and getting pregnant
• Thinking about the next baby?

Your pregnancy and labour

• Week-by-week guide to pregnancy
• 4 to 12 weeks pregnant
• 13 to 27 weeks pregnant
• 28 to 41 weeks pregnant
• Your health in pregnancy
• Common health problems
• Antenatal care and classes
• Choosing where to have your baby
• Labour and birth
• When pregnancy goes wrong

You and your baby

• What happens straight after the birth?
• Your body after the birth
• Your newborn baby
• Early days
• Special care: ill or premature babies

General pregnancy topics

• Feelings and relationships
• Information for partners
• Maternity leave and employment rights
• If you have a long-term condition (such as diabetes or high blood pressure)