Detailed description
The statutory prenatal care includes a detailed consultation in which your doctor will ask you about personal and family illnesses, your current health and your life situation. As part of the initial physical examination, your weight and blood pressure will also be measured and a blood and urine sample will be taken.
After the initial examination, the doctor will issue you with a maternity record. This record contains all the information that is important for your pregnancy and birth.
After the initial examination, further check-ups will take place, initially at intervals of four weeks. You can also attend these check-ups with a midwife. In the last two months of pregnancy, the interval between check-ups is reduced to around two weeks. At each appointment, the doctor or midwife will check your baby's heartbeat and your weight, for example. The hemoglobin level in your blood will also be monitored.
During the course of the pregnancy, a test for infection with hepatitis B (HBs antigen), an HIV test and a test for gestational diabetes are also offered.
Further offers include a (basic) ultrasound examination in the
- first trimester (9th to 12th week of pregnancy)
- in the second trimester (19th - 22nd week of pregnancy) and
- In the second trimester of pregnancy, this examination can be performed either as a basic ultrasound examination or as an extended basic ultrasound examination.
- in the third trimester of pregnancy (29th - 32nd week of pregnancy).
All prenatal examinations are voluntary – this means that you can refuse an examination or test offered at any time without giving a reason.