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You have just found out you are pregnant. Or you are planning to be. Either way, the questions arrive quickly. When should I see a doctor? Which scans do I need? Does my age change anything? What if I have had a miscarriage before?
Good antenatal care answers those questions early, and keeps answering them as your pregnancy progresses.
At Menovivre, our obstetricians care for you through the whole pregnancy journey: from your first consultation and early scan, through each trimester, to delivery planning and the birth itself at a partner hospital in Dubai.
It is much more than a scan every few weeks.
Throughout pregnancy, your obstetrician monitors both your health and your baby’s development. That includes blood pressure, blood and urine tests, your baby’s growth, screening for gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia, ultrasound and genetic screening, and watching for changes that need closer attention.
It also includes the conversations: nutrition, movement, medications and supplements, mental wellbeing, birth planning, and which symptoms need a call to your team.
Above all, it should be individualised. A healthy woman with an uncomplicated pregnancy follows a routine antenatal schedule. A woman with diabetes, high blood pressure, twins, previous complications or other risk factors may need more appointments, more tests, or another specialist involved.
The First Consultation
Your obstetrician reviews your history and, where appropriate, performs an early pregnancy ultrasound. This confirms the pregnancy is in the uterus, checks viability and heartbeat when visible, shows whether there is one baby or more, and establishes your due date. From there, your tests, scans and follow-up appointments are planned.
A high-risk pregnancy means that a medical condition, your previous pregnancy history, a complication in this pregnancy, or a factor affecting your baby calls for closer monitoring or specialist care. Examples include pre-existing diabetes or high blood pressure, some autoimmune conditions, twins or more, a previous serious complication, concerns about your baby’s growth, and some pregnancies at older ages.
High risk is not a prediction that something bad will happen. It means your care plan reflects the risk: sometimes extra appointments, sometimes extra scans, sometimes coordinated care with another specialist. Read more in our guide to high-risk pregnancy in Dubai.
For most women with uncomplicated pregnancies, staying active is encouraged. What is right for you depends on your previous activity, your pregnancy and your medical history, so this is a conversation with your obstetrician rather than a rule.
Pregnancy is also the time to look after your pelvic floor. Urinary leakage, pelvic heaviness, pelvic or back pain and difficulty exercising comfortably are common, but they should not be accepted as inevitable. At Menovivre, women’s health physiotherapy can be integrated into your pregnancy care when clinically appropriate.
Pregnancy does not happen separately from the rest of your health. PCOS, thyroid disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, autoimmune conditions and weight can all influence pregnancy, and may need treatment or monitoring before conception and throughout. The objective is not to label the pregnancy high risk. It is to understand which specific risk exists and manage it properly.
This is where Menovivre’s wider team matters. When clinically appropriate, your obstetrician coordinates care with our Internal and Lifestyle Medicine Specialist, our functional nutrition service and our women’s health physiotherapy, so that you do not have to connect the different parts of your health yourself.
Many pregnancy symptoms are common and harmless. These are not.
Contact your obstetric or maternity team, or seek urgent assessment, if you experience:
A: Contact your obstetrician soon after confirming your pregnancy so the first appointment can be planned at the right time. The timing of the first ultrasound depends on how far along you are. Women with bleeding or pain, previous complications, recurrent miscarriage, IVF conception or certain medical conditions may need to be seen earlier.
A: Your obstetrician reviews your medical and pregnancy history, medications and supplements, and any existing conditions. An early ultrasound may be performed where appropriate to confirm the location of the pregnancy, check viability and heartbeat, see whether there is one baby or more, and establish your due date. Your tests, scans and follow-up appointments are then planned.
A: The Menovivre pregnancy pathway typically includes a first-trimester scan at around 11 to 14 weeks, a detailed anatomy scan at around 18 to 22 weeks, and a growth scan later in pregnancy, commonly around 28 to 34 weeks. Some women need additional scans depending on age, medical conditions, previous pregnancies or findings during this pregnancy.
A: It changes as pregnancy progresses and depends on your individual pregnancy. An uncomplicated pregnancy follows a routine antenatal schedule. Women with high blood pressure, diabetes, twins, previous complications, growth concerns or other risk factors may be seen more often. Your schedule is planned by your obstetrician and adapted if your needs change.
A: No. Pregnancy risk does not suddenly change on your 35th birthday. Some risks increase gradually with age, but age is only one part of the picture alongside your general health, previous pregnancies and how this pregnancy develops. You may be offered particular screening or monitoring, but being over 35 does not mean something will go wrong.
A: You may. Some risks increase with age, so your obstetrician may recommend additional growth scans or closer monitoring of your baby. Care is still individualised: a healthy 40-year-old with an uncomplicated pregnancy does not have the same needs as a woman of the same age with diabetes, high blood pressure or previous serious complications.
A: Not necessarily. An IVF pregnancy does not mean complications will occur. The reason IVF was needed, your age, whether you are carrying one baby or more, and any existing conditions may influence how your pregnancy is monitored. Your obstetrician reviews the whole picture.
A: Yes. Menovivre provides obstetric care for women who need closer monitoring, with the care plan shaped by the nature and level of risk. Where additional specialist expertise or hospital-based care is required, it is coordinated as part of your pregnancy pathway.
A: Yes. Our obstetricians manage your pregnancy from your first antenatal appointments through monitoring and delivery planning. Through our partnerships with hospitals in Dubai and our doctors’ hospital privileges, your obstetrician continues your care at the partner hospital for delivery where appropriate. Your delivery plan and choice of hospital are discussed with you during pregnancy.
