NCLEX-RN Prenatal Visit Timeline Cheat Sheet (Free Printable)

Prenatal care follows a schedule, and the NCLEX-RN likes to test whether you know what happens when. This prenatal visit timeline cheat sheet covers the full sequence, from the first visit through labor and birth: the baseline labs and infection screenings from the first trimester visit, monthly appointments from weeks 4 through 28, the gestational diabetes screen at 24 to 28 weeks, twice-monthly visits from weeks 28 to 36, then weekly visits until delivery, with more frequent visits if you're over 35 or considered high risk. Two stages are flagged as critical: Rh incompatibility prevention during pregnancy, and intrapartum GBS prophylaxis, which prevents early-onset GBS disease, a leading cause of meningitis and bloodstream infection in neonates. The exam tests this because prenatal care is ordered and time-bound; questions will hand you a gestational age or a finding, like protein on a urinalysis, and ask what it means or what comes next. Use the sheet as a quick review before practice questions and again before test day, and keep one thing in mind: exact windows vary by lab and provider, so always follow your facility protocol.

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Windows vary by laboratory and provider - follow your facility protocol; vaccine timing is not covered by these sources.

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