Care That Follows You, Week by Week
Every pregnancy is different. Some need reassurance and a scan; others need close monitoring, a specialist plan and a doctor who answers the phone. Dr. Diana provides both.
Pregnancy Planning
Preconception review, folic acid and vitamin D, rubella and thyroid checks, chronic disease optimisation and cycle tracking before you start trying.
Antenatal Care
A full schedule of visits with blood pressure, urine, growth and wellbeing checks — plus the time to ask everything you have written down.
High-Risk Pregnancy
Gestational diabetes, hypertension, previous caesarean, twins, thyroid disease, recurrent loss and advanced maternal age, managed with closer surveillance.
Ultrasound Scanning
Dating, viability, nuchal, anomaly follow-up, growth, Doppler and presentation scans performed in clinic by Dr. Diana herself.
Normal Delivery
Support for vaginal birth including VBAC where appropriate, with a birth plan agreed in advance and honest discussion of pain relief.
Caesarean Section
Planned and emergency caesarean with careful surgical technique, cosmetic closure and a clear recovery plan for the weeks after.
Postnatal Care
Wound and perineal healing, bleeding, pelvic floor recovery, mood screening, contraception and your six-week review.
Breastfeeding Support
Latch, supply, engorgement, mastitis and nipple pain — practical help rather than pressure, whatever feeding choice you make.
What Happens, and When
A guide to the standard pathway in Abu Dhabi. Your own schedule may include extra visits or scans depending on your history.
First Visit & Viability Scan
Confirm the pregnancy, check the heartbeat, date it accurately, and take booking bloods including blood group, haemoglobin, thyroid and infection screening.
First Trimester Screening
Nuchal translucency scan with combined or NIPT screening, and a discussion of what the results mean before you have them.
Progress Review
Blood pressure, urine, growth check and a repeat haemoglobin. Many women feel their first movements around now.
Detailed Anomaly Scan
A careful look at the heart, brain, spine, kidneys, limbs and placenta, plus cervical length where indicated.
Glucose Test & Anti-D
Screening for gestational diabetes, repeat blood count, and anti-D immunoglobulin if you are Rhesus negative.
Growth & Position
Fortnightly visits, growth scans, kick counting from 28 weeks and your birth preferences discussed in detail.
Group B Strep & Final Plan
Swab, presentation check, and confirmation of your delivery hospital, admission process and what to pack.
Weekly Review to Delivery
Weekly checks, membrane sweep or induction discussion if you go past your date, and clear signs of when to come in.
Postnatal Review
Recovery check, smear if due, contraception, mood screening and clearance to return to exercise or intimacy.
When to Call Immediately
Never wait for your next appointment if any of these happen. Call the clinic, and if you cannot reach us, go to the nearest emergency department.
- Vaginal bleeding at any stage of pregnancy
- Severe or constant abdominal pain
- Reduced or absent fetal movements after 28 weeks
- A gush or steady trickle of fluid
- Severe headache with blurred vision or sudden swelling
- Fever above 38°C, vomiting that will not settle, or fainting
Pregnancy Tools
Work out your due date, track your week and understand what is happening inside — free, and no sign-up needed.
Expecting, or hoping to be?
Book your first antenatal visit, or a preconception review if you are still planning. Dr. Diana will take it from there.