Antenatal care is a planned visit between a pregnant woman and a midwife or doctor during pregnancy. Antenatal care visits play an important role in the wellbeing of mothers and babies, allowing the monitoring of the health of both mother and baby, provision of advice to promote the health of both mother and baby, identification of pregnancy complications, and provision of appropriate intervention at the earliest time (AIHW, 2024).
The first comprehensive antenatal assessment may occur with a general practitioner when, or shortly after, a woman first finds out she is pregnant. It could also be the initial booking-in appointment in a maternity service. Care should be taken when comparing data on the first comprehensive antenatal visit from different local health districts as there are differences in how hospitals record this information.
In 2023, the majority of pregnant women in NSW commenced antenatal care at less than 20 weeks gestation.
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Source: NSW Perinatal Data Collection (SAPHaRI). Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health.
