A pregnancy test can confirm pregnancy as early as four weeks into pregnancy.
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Timing of detection using common pregnancy tests in early pregnancy.
Many prenatal providers do not schedule initial prenatal visits until about eight to nine weeks of pregnancy.
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Typical scheduling practices for first prenatal appointments.
In the early stages of pregnancy, clinicians can have difficulty clearly visualizing a pregnancy on ultrasound.
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Limitations of ultrasound imaging in very early pregnancy.
Some clinics delay scheduling early prenatal appointments because they are not set up to provide care for very early pregnancy.
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Operational reasons clinics may postpone early prenatal visits.