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Forty weeks is a long time – and each third has a character all of its own.
In just twelve weeks your baby goes from a single cell to a tiny human with heart, brain, arms and legs. You feel nausea, tiredness and hormonal chaos – but inside, the biggest work of the whole pregnancy is happening.
Nausea eases for most, energy returns and the bump begins to show. Around weeks 16-22 many begin to feel the first movements, and suddenly the pregnancy isn't just something you know, but also something you can feel.
Your baby gains weight, practises breathing and slowly gets ready for life outside the womb. You get heavier, sleep worse and think about the birth every day. This is also when the memories are captured – the face in 3D and the bump as a sculpture.
This is what a standard Danish pregnancy pathway looks like. Enter your date above to see how far along you are.
At the first pregnancy check-up you talk about your health and pregnancy. Among other things your blood pressure is measured, your urine is checked and blood samples are taken. This is also where the doctor sets up your pregnancy record (vandrejournal).
This blood test is combined with the nuchal scan in the first-trimester risk assessment. It must be taken at least a week before the scan so the result is ready.
Offered at the hospital between 11+4 and 13+6 weeks.
You get to know your midwife and make the first plans for the pregnancy and birth. The midwife asks about many aspects of you as a pregnant woman to assess which care you should be offered in the public system. All pregnant women are offered a glucose tolerance test later in pregnancy, and here it is assessed whether you should have it earlier than usual.
The detailed review of your baby's organs at the hospital. The sex can often be seen here, if conditions allow.
Here your blood pressure and urine are measured, and the doctor asks how the pregnancy is going and how you are feeling.
At this appointment you often talk about breastfeeding and whether it is something you would like to do. It is also here that you are offered anti-D if you are rhesus negative and expecting a rhesus-positive baby.
The last routine GP visit before the birth – from here on you see your midwife.
Visits become more frequent in the run-up to the birth and take place roughly every two weeks.
As the mother you can generally start maternity leave 4 weeks before your due date. Some are entitled to start earlier through their collective agreement.
If you go past your due date, you are offered a check-up and a plan for the way forward. Induction may be offered depending on the pregnancy and the birth unit's guidelines.
For guidance only. Your exact pathway is agreed with your GP and midwife and varies between regions. Stork Scan is a private supplement – not a replacement for public care.
Guides and good advice from us. Enter your date above and we will show the ones about your particular week.
Hospital bag, baby essentials and the practical things before the birth. The lists remember where you got to, can be printed and shared with your partner.
