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Second trimester checklist (weeks 14 to 27)
Add your due date and each scan, test and jab shows its dates. The planning items at the end are the ones with waiting lists.
Sources read on 5 Nov 2026.
Scans, tests and jabs
Weeks 18 to 22Checks the baby from head to toe for structural problems. KKH does it at weeks 18 to 21, HealthHub gives 18 to 22. Source: KKH, HealthHub
Weeks 16 to 32One dose in every pregnancy, however recent the last one was. It protects your baby against whooping cough. Source: HealthHub
Weeks 24 to 28A fasting blood test, a 75g sugar drink, then blood tests at one and two hours. Allow 2 to 3 hours and do not eat or drink during it. Gestational diabetes Source: HealthHub
Weeks 24 to 28Source: KKH
Recommended in any trimester. Source: HealthHub
Weeks 17 to 24HealthHub places first movements in weeks 17 to 24. Source: HealthHub
Plan ahead
Government-paid maternity leave needs at least 4 weeks' notice to your employer. Maternity leave calculator Source: MOM
Book early if you want a particular nanny or centre. Nanny or centre?
LifeSG Preschool Search shows vacancies and fees before subsidy. Centre visit checklist Source: LifeSG
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Questions parents ask
When is the anomaly scan in Singapore?
Around 20 weeks. KKH schedules it at weeks 18 to 21, and HealthHub gives 18 to 22 weeks.
When do I get the whooping cough jab?
HealthHub recommends one dose of Tdap between 16 and 32 weeks of every pregnancy, regardless of when you last had one.
Where are my ticks saved?
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Sources
- KKH (SingHealth): Your pregnancy journey in KKH (read 5 Nov 2026)
- HealthHub: Pregnancy tests for me and my baby (read 5 Nov 2026)
- HealthHub: DTaP and Tdap vaccine (read 5 Nov 2026)
- HealthHub Parent Hub: Gestational diabetes (read 5 Nov 2026)
- HealthHub: Influenza vaccine (read 5 Nov 2026)
- HealthHub: What happens in the second trimester (read 5 Nov 2026)
- MOM: Planning your maternity leave (read 5 Nov 2026)
- LifeSG: Preschool Search (read 5 Nov 2026)
- HealthHub: When to sound the alarm on your pregnancy (read 5 Nov 2026)
