Pregnancy Guides

Clear, evidence-based answers to the questions parents ask most – written for India, backed by international guidance.

How Is Pregnancy Calculated?

Why pregnancy is counted from your last period, how Naegele’s rule works, and how doctors adjust dates for cycle length, IVF and ultrasound.

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How Many Weeks Pregnant Am I?

Three simple ways to work out how many weeks pregnant you are – from your last period, your due date or a scan – with examples and a quick lookup table.

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What Is EDD in Pregnancy?

EDD means Estimated Date of Delivery. Learn how EDD is calculated, what EDD by LMP vs EDD by USG means on your report, and how likely birth on the EDD is.

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Early Signs of Pregnancy

The earliest signs of pregnancy – from a missed period and breast changes to nausea and fatigue – when they start, and when to take a test.

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Pregnancy Check-ups, Scans & Tests: The Complete Schedule

Week-by-week schedule of antenatal visits, scans, blood tests and vaccines in pregnancy in India – NT scan, anomaly scan, OGTT and Td/Tdap.

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LMP vs Ultrasound Due Date

Why your LMP due date and ultrasound due date differ, which one doctors trust, the official re-dating thresholds, and what it means for you.

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Due Date With Irregular Periods or PCOS

How to estimate your due date when your periods are irregular, you have PCOS, conceived while breastfeeding or soon after stopping the pill.

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Signs of Labour & When to Go to Hospital

How to recognise the signs of labour – contractions, waters breaking, show – how to tell true from false labour, and exactly when to go to hospital.

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Indian Pregnancy Diet Chart

An Indian pregnancy diet chart by trimester, with vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, key nutrients, foods to avoid and a sample day’s meal plan.

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Government Schemes for Pregnant Women in India

A guide to India’s maternity schemes – PMSMA free check-ups, JSY cash assistance, PMMVY maternity benefit, JSSK free delivery and 102 transport – and how to apply.

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Can You Predict Your Baby’s Gender?

Chinese gender calendars, heartbeat rates and bump shape – do gender predictors work? The science, the myths, and why sex determination is illegal in India.

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