Adapted from the Perinatal Society of Singapore's Guidelines published in 2020 1. Physical activity and exercise are beneficial during...

Both the mother (up to 10%) and the father (up to 5%) can experience mental health issues during the pregnancy and after birth. It is...

What is iron deficiency in pregnancy? During pregnancy, your body produces more red blood cells to support the growth of the fetus. Iron,...

Ectopic pregnancy occurs in 1% of pregnancies. This usually presents with vaginal bleeding with or without moderate to severe abdominal...

Both the mother (up to 10%) and the father (up to 5%) can experience mental health issues during the pregnancy and after birth. It is...

1. Blood pressure and urine for protein at every visit - Screens for pre-eclampsia 2. Full blood count, serum ferritin, and 3-point oral...

Monitoring of fetal movement You may want to count fetal movement from 28 weeks onwards. By 28 weeks, you would have a mental idea about...

Adapted from the Perinatal Society of Singapore's Guidelines published in 2020 1. Physical activity and exercise are beneficial during...

Adapted from the Perinatal Society of Singapore's Guidelines published in 2020 1. Physical activity and exercise are beneficial during...

12-23 weeks pregnancy is the best time to travel. Plan your holiday around this time. In the second trimester, the risk of miscarriage is...

Adapted from the Perinatal Society of Singapore's Guidelines published in 2020 1. Physical activity and exercise are beneficial during...

Both the mother (up to 10%) and the father (up to 5%) can experience mental health issues during the pregnancy and after birth. It is...

There is an information leaflet available from Royal College of Anaesthetists. The following is adapted from an addendum jointly prepared...

The following is adapted from an addendum jointly prepared by the Singapore Society of Anaesthesiologists, Obstetrical Gynaecological...

There are numerous physiological changes that occur during the pregnancy. I will highlight some of the changes here that seem to bother...

Intravenous sedation is sometimes used to perform minor procedures. For us, intravenous sedation is only performed by qualified...

Nausea / vomiting of pregnancy (or "morning sickness") Morning sickness is a misnomer as this can occur at any time. It affects about 80%...

Second Trimester Screening Scan or Fetal Anomaly Scan at 18-22 weeks This scan typically takes 30 minutes but may take longer if the baby...

Possible complications in Third Trimester include: Preterm labour This is the onset of regular painful contractions after 24 weeks and...

Delivery may be accomplished by normal vaginal delivery, assisted vaginal delivery or Caesarean section. Normal vaginal delivery We...