Patient's question:
My wife is about a month pregnant. She said it's not necessary to go for prenatal care yet. I want to understand, at what month of pregnancy does prenatal care usually begin?Doctor's answer:
Now, since it's just recently that you've become pregnant, if you're not experiencing any discomfort, you can skip the prenatal check-up at the hospital. However, around the seventh or eighth week of pregnancy, you'll need to go to the hospital for an ultrasound examination to check if the baby has a heartbeat and a fetal pole, which is to see if the baby is developing normally. Around the 12th week of pregnancy, you'll need to have an NT screening.