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Antenatal care is the medical care given to a pregnant woman and the foetus.Prenatal care is the regular check-up of a pregnant woman that allow doctors to treat and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy and at the same time helping her to maintain a healthy lifestyles that will benefit both mother and the child.During check-ups the women will receive information from the gynecologist over the physiological changes during pregnancy, the biological changes, and prenatal nutrition requirements. She will also receive counseling on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Routine prenatal care reducesthe risk of miscarriages as well as birth defects, low birth weight, and other preventable health problems.Prenatal care generally consists of:Monthly visits during the first two trimesters (from week 1–28)Fortnightly from 28 to week 36 of pregnancyWeekly after week 36 (delivery at week 38–40)Assessment of parental needs and family dynamicUltrasound scanning to check the progress of the foetus

Colposcopy is a test to look at the vagina and cervix through a lighted magnifying tool (colposcope).Colposcopy is done to:1. Look at the cervix for problem areas when a Pap test was abnormal. If an area of abnormal tissue is found during colposcopy, a cervical biopsy or a biopsy from inside the opening of the cervix (endocervical canal) is usually done.2. Check a sore or other problem (such as genital warts) found on or around the vagina and cervix.3. Follow up of abnormal areas seen on a previous colposcopy. Colposcopy can also be done to see if treatment for a problem worked.4. Look at the cervix for problem areas if an HPV test shows a high-risk type of HPV is present.

Hysteroscopy is a procedure that allows your doctor to look inside your uterus in order to diagnose and treat causes of abnormal bleeding.Hysteroscopy is done using a hysteroscope, a thin, lighted tube that is inserted into the vagina to examine the cervix and inside of the uterus. Hysteroscopy can be either diagnostic or operative.It is performed during the following uterine conditions:1. Polyps and fibroids —Hysteroscopy is used to remove these non-cancerous growths found in the uterus.2. Adhesions —Also known as Asherman’s Syndrome, uterine adhesions are bands of scar tissue that can form in the uterus and may lead to changes in menstrual flow as well as infertility. Hysteroscopy can help your doctor locate and remove the adhesions.3. Septum’s— Hysteroscopy can help determine whether you have a uterine septum, a malformation of the uterus that is present from birth.4. Abnormal bleeding— Hysteroscopy can help identify the cause of heavy or lengthy menstrual flow, as well as bleeding between periods or after menopause.