Antenatal and Pregnancy Care in Werribee
Harpley Doctors offers antenatal care in Werribee from our clinic in Harpley Town Centre, so you can see a pregnancy GP close to home. Our GPs check on you and your baby through pregnancy, arrange routine tests and give the vaccines recommended in pregnancy. Several of our doctors are women and list pregnancy care among their interests. This page explains what to expect and how to book.
Choosing a pregnancy GP in Werribee
Dr Anahita Sepahrad lists pregnancy care among her interests, and Dr Khalida Batool covers antenatal and postnatal care. Seeing the same GP through your pregnancy means your history is known at every visit. Our wider women’s health services sit alongside.
What happens at antenatal visits
The Department of Health’s pregnancy timeline suggests a longer first visit within the first 10 weeks. At each visit your blood pressure and your baby’s heartbeat are checked, and visits become more frequent towards the end of pregnancy.
Routine tests in pregnancy
Healthdirect lists the routine tests most people are offered:
- first-visit blood and urine tests, including blood group and infection screening
- a dating scan at 8 to 14 weeks and a morphology scan at 18 to 22 weeks
- a test for gestational diabetes at 24 to 28 weeks
- a group B streptococcus swab at 35 to 37 weeks
Blood tests can be collected at our on-site pathology on weekday and Saturday mornings.
Vaccines in pregnancy
The whooping cough vaccine is free in each pregnancy, ideally between 20 and 32 weeks, and the flu vaccine is free at any stage. Our post on the whooping cough vaccine during pregnancy explains the timing. Afterwards you stay at the clinic for at least 15 minutes, as the Australian Immunisation Handbook recommends, and you should not drive during that time.
After your baby arrives
Our GPs continue with postnatal care and your baby’s check-ups and childhood immunisations. To make an appointment, book online or call (03) 8731 1330; new patients can fill in the new patient form first.
Frequently asked questions
When should I first see a GP in pregnancy?
As early as you can. The first visit is ideally within the first 10 weeks.
Which vaccines are free in pregnancy?
The whooping cough vaccine, ideally between 20 and 32 weeks of each pregnancy, and the flu vaccine at any stage.
Are antenatal visits bulk billed?
Yes. All consultations are bulk billed.