First Trimester: What Every Expecting Mother Should Know

The first trimester lays the blueprint for a healthy pregnancy. Start folic acid before conception if planning. Book your first scan by week 8. Eat small frequent meals; morning sickness is best managed with dry snacks before rising. Avoid alcohol, smoking and unprescribed medicines completely. Register at our antenatal clinic by week 12 for a full check-up plan, tetanus immunisation and anomaly scan scheduling.