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Weeks 1 to 12Strong research

Take folic acid every day

Continue to week 12, then switch to iron-folic acid.

By week 12Guideline

Register your pregnancy and get your MCP card

At your Anganwadi, government hospital or your doctor.

Weeks 6 to 10Guideline

Dating scan

Confirms the pregnancy and your due date.

Weeks 6 to 12GuidelineWith your doctor

Do your first blood tests

Hb, blood group, sugar, thyroid, HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis and urine.

Weeks 8 to 24Guideline

Apply for maternity benefits

PMMVY, and in Odisha, MAMATA-PMMVY.

Whole pregnancyGuideline

Learn the danger signs

Bleeding, severe headache, blurred vision, fewer baby movements, leaking fluid, fever.

Weeks 11 to 14 onlyGuidelineWith your doctor

Book your NT scan

An ultrasound, usually with a blood test, to check early growth.

Weeks 11 to 16Strong researchWith your doctor

Ask your doctor if you need low-dose aspirin

For women at high risk of high blood pressure in pregnancy.

Weeks 12 to 24GuidelineLegal step

Plan your maternity leave

26 weeks if you have fewer than 2 children.

Soon after registrationStrong research

Tetanus-diphtheria (Td) injections

Two doses, 4 weeks apart. One booster if vaccinated recently.

Whole pregnancyStrong research

Stay active, 30 minutes most days

Walking or prenatal yoga, if your doctor agrees.

From the second trimesterStrong research

Take iron-folic acid daily

One tablet a day, for 180 days.

Week 14 until 6 months after birthStrong researchWith your doctor

Start calcium from week 14

1 g a day, taken 2 hours apart from iron.

Weeks 14 to 27Guideline

Dental check-up

Treatment is safe, and best in the middle months.

Before week 32Guideline

Plan any flights before week 32

After 32 weeks most airlines want a doctor's fit-to-fly letter, and stop at 36 weeks.

Weeks 18 to 22GuidelineWith your doctor

Anomaly scan

A detailed scan of the baby's organs.

Weeks 20 to 36Strong research

Check how you are feeling

A short mood check, for both parents.

Weeks 24 to 28Guideline

Sugar test (75 g glucose)

Drink glucose, then a blood test after 2 hours.

Weeks 24 to 32Guideline

Choose your hospital and plan the birth

24×7 operation theatre, blood bank and a newborn unit.

Around week 28Strong researchWith your doctor

Anti-D injection, if you are Rh negative

Only if your blood group is negative.

Weeks 27 to 36Strong researchWith your doctor

Tdap and flu vaccines

Where available. Ask your doctor.

From week 28 to birthStrong research

Go to sleep on your side from week 28

Either side is fine. If you wake up on your back, just turn over.

Weeks 28 to 34Guideline

Ask the hospital about your birth choices

A birth companion, pain relief, their C-section rate and the newborn unit.

Weeks 28 to 36Strong researchWith your doctor

Had a C-section before? Decide on VBAC by week 36

A vaginal birth after one caesarean works for about 3 in 4 women.

Weeks 28 to 38Guideline

For the father: book your leave and the night shifts

Apply for paternity leave now and agree who does which nights.

Weeks 32 to 36Common practice

Pack the hospital bag

MCP card, ID, insurance card, clothes, pads and baby clothes.

Weeks 34 to 38Common practice

Know when to leave for the hospital

First baby: contractions every 5 minutes, lasting about a minute, for an hour. Sooner if your waters break.

Last 6 weeks of pregnancyCommon practice

Coastal Odisha: plan for a cyclone warning

If a warning comes in your last month, ask the ASHA to shift you to hospital early.

Weeks 39 to 41GuidelineWith your doctor

Past 40 weeks? Plan induction at 41

WHO advises inducing labour once you reach 41 weeks.

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