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3 Months Pregnant: Tests, Scans and Checks to Take at Mount Elizabeth Hospitals

Last updated: Monday, December 13, 2021 | 2 min reading time

Welcome to the last lap of your first trimester! We're so excited for you, because this is around the time you're seeing your baby working that cuteness – that is, developing more distinct features through an ultrasound scan! This milestone will follow with a series of scans and tests, to monitor the well-being of both mother and baby.

Let us give you a rundown on the tests you can expect to take at various stages of your pregnancy.

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Avoid soft, unpasteurised cheeses during your pregnancy – such cheeses may contain Listeria, a type of bacteria that can harm unborn babies.

– Dr Watt Wing Fong, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at Gleneagles Hospital

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