Generally, if your pregnancy is normal, you will visit your caregiver:
- Monthly, from the first visit to 28 weeks.
- Every second week, from 28–36 weeks.
- Weekly, from 36 weeks to delivery.
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The last few weeks of pregnancyThe uterus
During the last weeks of pregnancy your uterus prepares for the birth. It becomes more irritable and contracts more frequently. These Braxton Hicks contractions are felt as hardenings and tightenings of the abdomen and are usually mild and painless.
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