Section 1: Compulsory medical examinations.

There are seven compulsory medical examinations for pregnant women, as provided for in article L. 2122-1, for a full-term pregnancy. The first prenatal medical examination must take place before the end of the third month of pregnancy. The other examinations must take place monthly from the first day of the fourth month until the birth.

Each examination must include a clinical examination and a test for albuminuria and glycosuria. In addition, the following tests are carried out 1° During the first prenatal examination: a) In the case of a first pregnancy, blood group determination (A, B, O, full rhesus and Kell phenotypes) if the patient does not have a complete blood group card (two determinations); b) In all cases, screening for syphilis, rubella and toxoplasmosis…

A postnatal medical examination must be carried out within eight weeks of the birth.