Shared maternity care between your GP here and your maternity hospital — free of charge under the Maternity and Infant Care Scheme.
Under the Maternity and Infant Care Scheme, your antenatal care is shared between your GP and your maternity hospital — completely free of charge. Routine check-ups happen here with a doctor who knows you, while your hospital looks after scans, specialist care and your delivery.
A typical schedule of visits through your pregnancy, alternating between your GP and your maternity hospital:
| Stage of pregnancy | Seen by |
|---|---|
| Before 12 weeks — first visit | Your GP |
| 12–16 weeks — first hospital visit | Maternity hospital |
| 24 weeks | Your GP |
| 28 weeks | GP (2nd or later pregnancy) Hospital (1st pregnancy) |
| 30 weeks | Your GP |
| 32 weeks | Maternity hospital |
| 34 weeks | Your GP |
| 36 weeks | Maternity hospital |
| 37 weeks | Your GP |
| 38 weeks | Maternity hospital |
| 39 weeks | Your GP |
| 40 weeks | Maternity hospital |
This is the standard schedule — your GP or hospital may adjust it to suit your pregnancy and health.
Your care continues after the birth, with two postnatal checks here at the practice:
| When | Check |
|---|---|
| 2 weeks after birth | Baby only |
| 6 weeks after birth | Mother and baby |
Yes — the shared GP and hospital antenatal care, and the postnatal checks, are provided free of charge under the Maternity and Infant Care Scheme.
As early as you can, ideally before 12 weeks. Call us on 01 400 5708 to arrange your first antenatal visit.
If this is your first pregnancy, your 28-week visit is at the maternity hospital. For a second or later pregnancy, it's with your GP here.
Yes — the 2-week check (baby) and the 6-week check (mother and baby) are done here. Your baby's routine immunisations then follow — see our Children's Health page.
Book your first antenatal visit — call our reception team or request an appointment online.