Stage 2 of 6 · Weeks 1–40
Pregnancy
Pregnancy brings a lot of new questions. Regular antenatal visits are the best way to keep you and your baby well — the World Health Organization recommends at least eight contacts with a health worker during pregnancy, starting in the first twelve weeks.
In this stage
- What happens at each antenatal visit
- Iron, folic acid and eating well on a normal budget
- Protecting yourself from malaria in pregnancy
- Common discomforts and what helps
- Signs that mean you should go to a hospital straight away
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Eating well in pregnancy on a normal budget
Simple, affordable foods that give you and your baby what you need — no special products required.
Take these to your next visit.
- When is my next visit, and what will we check?
- Which tests do I need, and what do my results mean?
- Should I take iron and folic acid, and for how long?
- How can I protect myself from malaria while I am pregnant?
- Where will I give birth, and how will I get there at night?
Screenshot this list, or copy it onto the back of your clinic card. Ask one at a time — you are allowed to.
Opens the clinic list, filtered to places that offer this.