Overview

Antenatal care is an umbrella term used to describe the medical procedures and care that are carried out during pregnancy. It is the care a woman receives and is important in helping to ensure a healthy pregnancy state and safe childbirth.

The objective, therefore, of antenatal care is to assure every pregnancy results in the delivery of a healthy baby without impairing the mother’s health.

Major goals of antenatal care are to:

• Promote and maintain the physical, mental and social health of mother and baby by providing education on nutrition, personal hygiene, and birthing process
• Detect and manage complications during pregnancy, whether medical, surgical or obstetrical
• Develop birth preparedness and complication readiness plan
• Help prepare mother to breastfeed successfully, experience normal puerperium, and take good care of the child physically, psychologically and socially
• A customized program and plan of care tailored by our physical therapist and fitness expert according to your needs
• Guidance on appropriate food habits provided by our nutritionist
• Antenatal classes offered by our healthcare professionals (Obstetrician, midwife, obstetric nurse)
• A dedicated pharmacist who works with your obstetrician to optimize your medication management
• An experienced nurse/midwife who will answer your inquiries and assist throughout your pregnancy journey

Intrapartum care is the time period spanning childbirth, from the onset of labour through delivery of the placenta; it refers to both mother and baby.

Intrapartum care is a platform to provide pregnant women with respectful, individualized, women-centered, and effective clinical and non-clinical practices to optimize birth outcomes for the woman and her baby.

The major purpose of postpartum and postnatal care is to maintain and promote the health of the woman and her baby and to foster an environment that offers help and support to the extended family and community for a wide range of related health and social needs.

In addition to all the services available for the antenatal bundle, a special focus will be toward occupational therapy and the presence of an experienced nurse which will meet you either at the hospital or at home to guide you through different critical matters such as breast feeding method, how to look after your baby and much more.