The main aim of antenatal care is to monitor your health during pregnancy, as well as the health and development of your baby. It can help predict possible problems with your pregnancy or birth, so action can be taken to avoid or treat them.
In the CZ, the way antenatal appointments are scheduled is fairly standard, but some areas offer fewer appointments to mums who aren't expected to encounter any problems. You can use the appointments to ask any questions you may have and to share any concerns. If you need advice or investigations between appointments, call your antenatal clinic.
Hospitals where babies are born have antenatal clinics, but not every mum who books to give birth there will have all her antenatal care at that clinic. Other places where you might have your care include:
with your family doctor
with community midwives at a health centre
in your own home, where the midwife or doctor visits you
at another hospital, where there may be special facilities not on offer at your hospital
you may be offered 'share care', where the appointments are split between your doctor and your hospital
Unless there's a problem with your pregnancy, most of your antenatal care will probably take place away from the hospital. You might go to the hospital's antenatal clinic if your doctor or midwife suggests an appointment with an obstetrician; you may also be asked to go there for later antenatal appointments.