Our Midwife team Provides excellent care during your pregnancy starting with an initial visit anytime from 12 weeks on. Midwives are the experts at Normal Low Risk uncomplicated pregnancy and Birth. Should complications emerge at any time you would then be referred to the appropriate level of care. The Guidelines for Midwifery Care at Alnisa are based on the State Endorsed Policies and Guidelines.

Ante-Natal care is routine check-ups conducted by our midwives and scans done by our sonographers. Ante-natal wellbeing will also include health education, promotion and dietary needs. Antenatal care comprises of:

1. Dating scan as soon as 8 weeks gestation
2. Nuchal Translucency (NT)scan (optional) @ 13 weeks – Down Syndrome Screening (to assess risk factors)
3. Antenatal screening or first midwife consultation from 12 weeks gestation
4. 20 week follow up midwife consultation and a 20 week scan done by our sonographers
5. 24 week follow up midwife consultation. Your booking history may require a glucose tolerance test which will be booked at Pathcare and you will pay them directly for the test
6. 28 week follow up midwife consultation
7. 32 week follow up midwife consultation & blood tests
8. 36 week follow up midwife consultation
9. 38 week follow up midwife consultation
10. 40 week follow up midwife consultation