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If you are unsure about your pregnancy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you’re uncertain about your pregnancy and would like to explore your options, support and information are available.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Booking your first appointment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Once you are sure you are pregnant, the next step is to book an appointment with a midwife.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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book an appointment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Common Problems in Pregnancy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Even if you\u2019re having a healthy pregnancy you may still experience some discomfort or health issues. For some women, these are an inconvenience while for others they can be more severe.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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minor ailments and what to do<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Ectopic Pregnancy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ectopic pregnancy puts your health at risk too, and can be very serious if it isn’t treated.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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symptoms of ectopic pregnancy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/widewidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-501","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"NHS Lothian","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/author\/nhs-lothian\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4905,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/501\/revisions\/4905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}