Educational pages for patients
Clinical interests
Pages on each of Dr Amal Kehail’s clinical interests: what usually happens, which questions are worth asking, and which signs mean you should seek help.
Pregnancy and birth
From the initial visit to the weeks after birth: the routine checks, pregnancies that need closer care, and the two ways a baby is born.
Antenatal & Postnatal Care
What routine pregnancy check-ups involve, the usual tests and scans, and what to expect in the weeks after birth.
High-Risk Pregnancy
What a high-risk label means, why some pregnancies need closer care, and what extra monitoring and birth planning usually involve.
Normal Delivery
Signs of labour, when to go to hospital, the stages of birth, pain relief and what happens in the hours after a vaginal birth.
Cesarean Section
Planned and unplanned cesarean birth: the reasons, the day itself, benefits and risks, recovery, and options after a previous cesarean.
Gynecology
Gynecological operations: what they treat, how they are done and what to expect afterwards.
Cosmetic & Gynecological Surgery
When gynecological surgery is considered, how it is done, what to ask beforehand, and the evidence on cosmetic genital surgery.
We advise to avail for cosmetic procedures only for therapeutic or reconstructive reasons.
How these pages are written
- Written by Dr Amal Kehail, Specialist Obstetrics and Gynecology, licensed by the Dubai Health Authority.
- Each page names the guidance it rests on, mostly NICE, RCOG, WHO and ACOG, and links to it.
- Each page shows the date it was last updated.
- They are general information on what usually happens and when to seek help, not advice about your own situation.
Shorter reads
Short articles that each answer one question, such as folic acid, your baby’s movements and the warning signs of pre-eclampsia.
- Folic acid and vitamin D: what to take before and during pregnancy
- Your baby’s movements in pregnancy: what is normal and when to get checked
- Pre-eclampsia: what it is and the warning signs to know