Think You're Pregnant? What Next?
We all have different emotions at the thought of being pregnant. Some women are wildly excited while others may be upset. Some women will want to have comfirmation that they are pregnant and to find out all their options so they can make informed decisions on what to do next. Others will be happy to wait till their bodily signs make them sure that they are pregnant.
Community Birth Services provides free pregnancy tests, just call in to see us, no appointment necessary. If we are closed then try us by phone or email. Tests can be done here with the support of our staff or taken away to be done in the privacy of your own home.
A pregnancy test can be done quite early although it may not be accurate at that stage. A negative pregnancy test might mean that it is too early to detect the pregnancy or that you are not pregnant. In such cases it is best to redo the test in a week or two using the first urine flow of the morning.
Following on from a positive pregnancy test we can help you with what to do next. If you're not pregnant and you would like to be you may like to consider learning more about natural fertility www.naturalfertility.co.nz . If you are pregnant you may want to find out more about
- the maternity system
- finding a Lead Maternity Carer (LMC)
- eligibility for non-NZ residents www.moh.govt.nz/eligibility
- home birth www.homebirth.org.nz
- waterbirth
- adoption www.cyf.govt.nz/adoptions.htm
- termination/abortion
- options for labour and birth
- Pregnancy and Parenting (Antenatal) classes info@communitybirthservices.org.nz
- issues around pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding
- parental leave www.ers.dol.govt.nz or www.infoline.govt.nz
- your rights as a pregnant worker www.hrc.co.nz
- immunisation www.ias.org.nz or www.moh.govt.nz/immunisation.html
- ultrasound
- vitamin K
- healthy eating
- food safety in pregnancy
- breastfeeding www.lalecheleague.org.nz