Dr Edward Mullins
Consultant Obstetrician
Specialist expertise: Obstetrics, Gynaecology.
Pre-pregnancy Counselling
Our pre-pregnancy counselling consultations offer valuable health insights and advice to help you optimise your chances of conceiving and having a healthy pregnancy and birth.
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What is pre-conception counselling?
At OneWelbeck, we offer women who are planning pregnancy, soon or in the future, a holistic consultation to help them optimise their health and address any pre-existing conditions.
This consultation aims to optimise your health to boost your chances of conceiving and having a healthy, low-risk pregnancy and birth, and improve the overall health of your child.
This consultation allows you to explore how a pregnancy and any health conditions may affect each other, what medications are safe to continue in pregnancy and how best to plan pregnancy, including contraception advice and support.
Who is pre-pregnancy counselling for?
Our pre-pregnancy counselling service is for anyone planning to have a baby. Whether you’re trying for the first time or already have children, pre-conception counselling can help you plan and prepare for a future pregnancy.
This service offers consultation with experienced obstetricians who specialise in maternal medicine and the care of women with pre-existing and new conditions in pregnancy, to give you peace of mind when planning a family.
What happens at a pre-pregnancy counselling appointment?
At your appointment, your consultant will ask you some questions to gain insight into your priorities for your future, overall health, medical history and lifestyle.
During this consultation, your specialist will develop a personalised plan to optimise your health before pregnancy, including advice on nutrition, optimising any pre-existing conditions, safe medications for pregnancy and family planning if requested.
If you’re affected by any mental health or physical conditions, your consultant will also offer specific pre-conception advice, discuss your care in future pregnancies and consider whether further investigations or referral to specialist colleagues would be helpful.
What happens at a pre-pregnancy counselling appointment?
At your appointment, your consultant will ask you some questions to gain insight into your priorities for your future, overall health, medical history and lifestyle.
During this consultation, your specialist will develop a personalised plan to optimise your health before pregnancy, including advice on nutrition, optimising any pre-existing conditions, safe medications for pregnancy and family planning if requested.
If you’re affected by any mental health or physical conditions, your consultant will also offer specific pre-conception advice, discuss your care in future pregnancies and consider whether further investigations or referral to specialist colleagues would be helpful.
Private pre-pregnancy counselling at OneWelbeck
At OneWelbeck, our women’s health and obstetric consultants work with you and your specialists to help ensure you have the best possible start to your pregnancy. With consultations taking place in our state-of-the-art Women’s Health Clinic, we’re able to offer same-day and next-day appointments, so you don’t have to wait to receive the information and advice you need.
With all our speciality centres under one roof, our consultants are also able to refer within the OneWelbeck ecosystem if needed to ensure you receive the best possible treatment as quickly as possible, all under one roof.
All appointments, testing, treatment, and follow-up appointments also take place within our single central London location, enabling us to quickly deliver accurate diagnostics and advanced treatments if required.
How much does pre-pregnancy counselling cost?
An initial pre-pregnancy counselling appointment costs £275, with follow-ups costing £150.
Our consultants are recognised by the major health insurance companies. If you have private health insurance, your treatment at OneWelbeck can begin once your provider has confirmed authorisation. We also provide care to self-paying patients. Learn more about the different payment options at OneWelbeck.
Book a private consultation
Pre-pregnancy counselling is available through self-referral or via referral from your GP, a healthcare professional (e.g. physiotherapist, nutritionist, etc.), or a consultant within or outside of OneWelbeck.
To find out more about pre-pregnancy counselling at OneWelbeck or to make an appointment, call our Women’s Health Centre directly on 020 8015 1638 or email bookings.womenshealth@onewelbeck.com.