Antenatal appointment attendance performance

Antenatal appointments are optional but strongly recommended to see how the mother/person giving birth and baby are progressing at various stages during the pregnancy. Antenatal appointments help midwives and medical practitioners to provide relevant information to parents. This can assist in making decisions about pregnancy and birth, including decisions about blood and screening tests, and a preferred birthing choice.

It is clinically recommended that an expectant mother/birthing parent carrying a low-risk pregnancy should attend at least 5 antenatal visits before 32 weeks' gestation. Queensland Health report the percentage of mothers/birthing people that attend the recommended number of visits to monitor participation. The higher the percentage, the better the performance.