Antenatal Care — Your Baby’s Best Start
Monthly checkups keep you and baby safe. Dr. Bruce Semo at Irys offers scans, tests, and personal birth plans. Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby.
What is Antenatal Care?
Regular visits from week 8 to delivery to monitor your health and baby’s growth.
We check blood pressure, weight, baby’s heartbeat, and more.
Visit Schedule
| Month |
Visit Frequency |
Key Checks & Tests |
| 1–3 (First Trimester) |
Monthly |
Booking scan, comprehensive blood tests, dating, and viability check. |
| 4–6 (Second Trimester) |
Monthly |
Anomaly scan (detailed anatomy check), glucose (sugar) test, fetal movement monitoring. |
| 7–9 (Third Trimester) |
Every 2 weeks |
Growth scan, iron level check, blood pressure monitoring, and swelling assessment. |
| 9–Delivery (Final Weeks) |
Weekly |
Checking baby's **position**, monitoring fetal **heartbeat** (CTG), and cervical changes. |
What We Check at Each Visit
Mother
- Blood pressure
- Weight
- Urine (sugar/protein)
- Swelling in legs
Baby
- Heartbeat
- Growth (fundal height)
- Position (after 36 weeks)
- Movement count
Ultrasound Scans
8–10 Weeks
Dating scan
Confirms due date
18–20 Weeks
Anomaly scan
Checks organs
28, 32, 36 Weeks
Growth scans
Tracks progress
Blood & Urine Tests
Blood: HIV, syphilis, hepatitis, anemia, blood group, sugar
Urine: Sugar, protein, infection
All done in clinic — results same week.
48-Hour Cure Plan (Pelvic Infection Treatment)
- Day 1: You will receive a combination of 2 strong antibiotics (one injection administered in the clinic, plus tablets to start immediately).
- Day 2: A follow-up check is required to ensure symptoms are improving and the infection is resolving effectively.
- Partner gets treated FREE: Treatment for your sexual partner(s) is provided at no extra cost to prevent reinfection.
- No sex for 7 days: To allow the infection to completely clear and to protect your partner, you must abstain from sexual activity for 7 full days after treatment begins.
- 95% cured in 48 hours: With compliance, the intense symptoms are expected to resolve dramatically within 48 hours, leading to a cure in the vast majority of cases.
Dr. Bruce Semo’s Antenatal Clinic
Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at Irys Medical Center
- First visit free
- Same-day ultrasound
- Blood tests in clinic
- Personal birth plan
- 24/7 WhatsApp support
- Delivery within 7 days of due date
“Your pregnancy, your way — safely.”
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