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12/02/2025

What is prenatal care? The most comprehensive private hospital maternity package in Hong Kong

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Dr. Vivian NG Kwun Sin
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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The importance of prenatal care

Antenatal care is an important part of pregnancy and helps to ensure the health of the mother and baby. It reduces the risk of complications; ensures a healthy pregnancy and monitors foetal development.

Pregnant Women at Antenatal Class

The schedule of prenatal checkups

An antenatal checkup involves regular consultations with a trained health professional such as a midwife or doctor, who can monitor the progress of your pregnancy and identify any potential risks or problems. During these visits, your healthcare provider will measure your weight, blood pressure and check the baby's growth. They may also offer advice on nutrition, exercise or other lifestyle factors that can affect your pregnancy.

Key prenatal checkup schedule

To ensure a healthy pregnancy, it is recommended to adhere to the following schedule for prenatal visits:

Gestation Content
6-8 weeks
  • Meeting the obstetrician
  • First Scan
  • Basic assessment and planning
10 weeks
  • Registration and introduction
  • Booking and planning
  • Antenatal blood tests 
    • (Blood Group, Complete Blood Count, Syphilis, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B surface antigen, HIV)
12 weeks
  • Antenatal check
  • Screening for Down syndrome 
    • Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT) and Nuchal Translucency (NT) Scan
16 weeks
  • Antenatal check
20-22 weeks
  • Antenatal check
  • Structural screen
25 weeks
  • Antenatal check
28 weeks
  • Antenatal check
  • Oral glucose tolerance test
31 weeks
  • Antenatal check
34 weeks
  • Antenatal check
  • Labour planning
36 weeks
  • Antenatal check
  • Group B strep test
38 weeks
  •  Antenatal check
  • Labour planning
39 weeks
  • Antenatal check
  • Labour planning
40 weeks
  • Antenatal check
  • Labour planning
41 weeks
  • Antenatal check
  • Labour planning

These check-ups are crucial for monitoring your well-being and ensuring the optimal care for a healthy pregnancy.

Mother take care her newborn baby

Preparing for parenthood

Health education is an integral part in helping prepare for the delivery of a new family member so do make sure to enrol in classes for parents such as an antenatal course , paediatric first aid course and to enroll key carers on courses such as childcare and first aid for domestic helpers. Please visit our website for details.

Delivering at Matilda

Matilda International Hospital provides a seamless, single point of care throughout your pregnancy and delivery as well as providing postnatal care at home. Learn more about our Postnatal Care services. 

Our Patient Service Team will guide you through the process and help you make an informed decision on your pregnancy journey. We can arrange a private maternity tour and help with the pre-authorization with insurance companies. Please contact the Patient Service Centre at 2849 0111 if you wish to arrange a maternity tour.

Information regarding the cost of antenatal care is available here, and details about delivery with a designated obstetrician can be found here. 

 

Articles on this website are for informational purposes only and are not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Matilda International Hospital and Matilda Medical Centres will not be liable for any decisions the reader makes based on this material.

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