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Pregnancy, week by week, with your check-up dates
Enter the first day of your last period. We work out the due date, this week, and when your check-ups fall. Your doctor, ANM or ASHA will confirm the dates with a scan.
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Go to the hospital at once if you have
- Bleeding from the vagina
- Fits (convulsions) or fainting
- Severe headache or blurred vision
- Swelling of the face and hands
- High fever
- Severe pain in the belly
- Water leaking before labour pains
- The baby moves less, or not at all
- Breathlessness, or feeling very weak and pale
Money and free care you can claim
- PMMVY ₹5,000 for the first child; ₹6,000 for a second child if a girl
- JSY Cash help for a hospital delivery (amount by state)
- JSSK Free delivery, medicines, tests, food and transport in government hospitals
General information from official guidance, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor, ANM or ASHA about your own care.
How it works
- The due date is 280 days (40 weeks) after the first day of the last period. A scan in early pregnancy may move it; then enter the scan due date instead.
- MoHFW asks for at least four antenatal check-ups: the first by 12 weeks, then 14 to 26, 28 to 34 and 36 weeks to delivery.
- Under PMSMA, government health centres give a free check-up by a doctor on the 9th of every month in the 2nd and 3rd trimester.
- This page gives general information from official guidance, not medical advice. Nothing you enter leaves this phone.
Questions people ask
What does JSY give?
Janani Suraksha Yojana gives cash help for a delivery in a government or accredited hospital. The amount depends on your state and whether you live in a village or a town; your ASHA will help you claim it.
What does PMMVY give?
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana gives ₹5,000 for the first child in two instalments, and ₹6,000 for a second child if she is a girl, to the mother’s bank account. Register through your Anganwadi worker or ASHA, or on the PMMVY portal.
Is delivery in a government hospital free?
Yes. Under Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) delivery, a C-section if needed, medicines, tests, food and transport (102) are free in government hospitals.
When should I go to the hospital at once?
Bleeding, fits, a severe headache or blurred vision, high fever, severe belly pain, water leaking, or the baby moving less. Call 108 or 102 and go without waiting.
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