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- Pregnancy - tests and scans
A range of tests and scans are available to pregnant women to confirm pregnancy and monitor the baby's development in the womb.
- Pregnancy and birth services
Involving health services early and understanding your childbirth options will give you the best chance of a successful and rewarding birth experience.
- Conception, pregnancy and birth
Pregnancy, contraception and reproductive information and services. From conception through to labour.
- Pregnancy and birth care options
Pregnant women in Victoria can choose who will care for them during their pregnancy, where they would like to give birth and how they would like to deliver their baby.
- Pregnancy tests - ultrasound
Ultrasound is used during pregnancy to check the baby's development and to help pick up any abnormalities.
- Pregnancy and birth - related emergencies
A medical emergency can happen at any time during pregnancy, labour and birth. Some emergencies can be life threatening for pregnant women and their babies.
- Pregnancy tests amniocentesis
Amniocentesis is a prenatal procedure performed on a pregnant woman to withdraw a small amount of amniotic fluid from the sac surrounding the fetus.
- Medical terms and definitions during pregnancy and birth
Like all areas of medicine, pregnancy and childbirth has a number of specialised terms, many of which you will hear during your own pregnancy and labour, and the birth of your baby.
- Lupus and pregnancy
Lupus can be controlled with medications, so the majority of affected women are able to have children.
- Alcohol and pregnancy
There’s no safe level of alcohol use during pregnancy. It’s safest to not drink at all during pregnancy, when trying to conceive, and while breastfeeding.