Though pregnancy is a normal physiological phenomenon, it is important to know about the changes happening at this time and how best we can tackle any problems .By and large, we maintain a doctor’s visit and checkup schedule to once every month till the first 7 months, then once in 15 days till 36 weeks and weekly till delivery. In exceptional situations or high-risk pregnancy sometimes we may ask a pregnant woman to visit the doctor more frequently.

It is important to take folic acid supplementation in the first three months of pregnancy (ideally the supplementation should start 3 months before you conceive) to avoid certain problems in the baby.

If you are overweight or vegetarian and mostly stay indoors then you should also take at least 10 micrograms of vitamin D supplementation.

You would be given some diet related advice during your first visit. Please see our “Diet tips in pregnancy” section…