OP, this is from the NHS website:
You can book an appointment with your GP or directly with your midwife as soon as you know that you're pregnant. Your GP surgery or a Children?s Centre can put you in touch with your nearest midwifery service.
It's best to see them as early as possible. If you have special health needs, your midwife, GP or obstetrician may take shared responsibility for your maternity care. This means they will all see you during your pregnancy.
Your first visit with your midwife or GP is the appointment when you tell them that you're pregnant. At this first visit, you will be given information about:
folic acid and vitamin D supplements
nutrition, diet and food hygiene
lifestyle factors that may affect your health or the health of your baby, such as smoking, recreational drug use and drinking alcohol
antenatal screening tests
They will give you information on keeping healthy, and ask whether you have had any previous health or pregnancy issues, such as complications in pregnancy. It's important to tell your midwife or doctor if:
You've had any complications or infections in a previous pregnancy or delivery, such as pre-eclampsia or premature birth.
You're being treated for a chronic disease, such as diabetes or high blood pressure.
You or anyone in your family have previously had a baby with an abnormality, such as spina bifida.
There's a family history of an inherited disease, such as sickle cell or cystic fibrosis.
Your next appointment should happen when you are 8-12 weeks pregnant. This is called the booking appointment. This will last for up to two hours, and could take place either at a hospital or in the community, for example in a clinic at a health centre, in a GP surgery or at home. You'll see a midwife and sometimes a doctor. You may also be offered an ultrasound scan.
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