What''s a Health Visitor?

Health visitors are nurses who have undergone 12 months further training to provide specialist care to people in the community. They have usually been midwives prior to this further training and are concerned with the health of the whole family. If notified about your pregnancy the health visitor via a GP will come and see you at home before the baby is born. Once the community midwife stops coming she will arrange for the health visitor to come instead. The health visitor will then be assigned to be responsible for your child''s health and development until he or she attends school.

My partner won't come with me to my antenatal appointments, classes, or anything. How can I make him?
My midwife says the baby feels small but the scan shows it''s a normal size. Who is right?
What does a low or high risk pregnancy mean? Why is it important?
I have my first visit at the GP''s this week. What will happen?
My first appointment for the hospital has come through, what will they do to me?
What will I have to do at the booking visit?
Can my partner come to the booking visit?
The midwife phoned to say that she''s coming to my home to ''book me''. What does that mean?
Who is who in pregnancy care?
What''s a midwife?
What's an Obstetrician?
What''s a General Practitioner (GP)?
I won''t know anyone at the antenatal classes.. that worries me
The midwives don''t weigh me each time I see them but they did the last time I was pregnant Why is this?
Our midwife told us that my wife''s cervix was 2cm and 60% effaced. We saw our doctor yesterday and he said it was 1/2cm, and not effaced. When we asked about what the midwife told us, he informed us my wife was 2cm externally and 1/2cm internally. What exactly does this mean?
When you have a cervical smear (pap) test in pregnancy is it normal to bleed for the rest of the day?
What should my average weekly weight gain be?
What should my average weekly weight gain be?
During my first antenatal visit at 8 weeks, the doctor diagnosed bacterial vaginosis and prescribed metrodinazole vaginal gel. I'm now worried that it has harmed the pregnancy.
I am currently 20 weeks pregnant and at the ultrasound scan yesterday they advised me that I have a low lying placenta. What could this mean?
If I'm 20 weeks pregnant and the Doctor measured my uterus as 22 cm when it should be 20 cm does this mean that my dates are wrong?
I visited my midwife today-I'm 27 wks. She heard the heartbeat with a hand held Doppler monitor at bottom and top of bump. Could this be twins?
What does "presentation=ceph" mean?
Do pregnancy dating scans tell you how far pregnant you are and are they accurate?
I've been given two due dates. Which is most accurate-an early 5 week scan or a 12 week scan?
I have had my 16 week check and the midwife couldn't hear the baby's heart beat. She said she will see me again in 2 days-is this OK?
I'm 34 weeks pregnant and am measureing 38cm when they did the fundo-symphysis measurement. I have to have a scan. What are the reasons for this?
I'm approximately 4 weeks pregnant now and I feel a 10 week scan is so long to wait. Is there any way of me checking now to make sure my baby is fine, or am I being paranoid?
I'm 8wks pregnant and my body mass index is 41. My midwife said I need to lose weight but I've got my first dating scan next week and am worried that they might not see or find anything?

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