Subsidised Route

Hello parents who decided to go through the subsidised route! Could you give me a brief run through on what to expect? It’s my 3rd pregnancy but 2nd (hopefully viable pregnancy) baby and for both, I went through the private route because I had a miscarriage before and really needed that extra care. Now that I’m pregnant again (I’m 8w3d), we’ve decided to go to KKH through the subsidised referral using CHAS from our GP. Our first prenatal appointment is scheduled on the 26th Feb and we’re not sure what to expect. How often are ultrasounds conducted? What about bloodwork and everything else? Thanks in advance!

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appointments are monthly, first scan is a dating scan, then another scan a few weeks after will be for first trimester screening (down syndrome screening) subsequent important scan is at 20 weeks which checks for fetal anomalies. the next important scan is 32 weeks growth scan. appointments are usually every month, some are checkpoints for blood tests/diabetes screening/fetal doptone to check baby’s heart rate

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5d ago

Ok thank you for your input! However I’ll be 10 weeks by the first appointment. Based on my previous pregnancies, the screening for down syndrome was optional, is this the same for KKH or is it compulsory and included? Thanks!

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