Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
MBBS, MS (OG), MRCOG (UK), FRM
Obstetrician, Gynaecologist & Fertility Specialist
High-Risk Pregnancy · Obstetrics
Mon–Sun · 9 AM–7 PM
Pregnancy Care in Mylapore
For first pregnancies and for those that need more attention, such as BP, sugar, thyroid or a past loss, looked after on Luz Church Road in Mylapore.
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Meet the Mylapore obstetricians
Dr. P. Lakshmi Priyaa consults here in high-risk obstetrics and obstetric emergencies.
Pregnancies that need a closer eye
Both doctors here are trained in high-risk pregnancy care. These are common reasons for extra visits.
Raised blood pressure
Readings at every visit, and at home if your doctor asks. Headaches, swelling of the face or hands, or blurred vision mean you should come in the same day.
Gestational diabetes
If the sugar test is high, you will be shown how to check your levels at home, and your diet and medicine are adjusted from those readings.
Thyroid conditions
If you already take thyroid tablets, the dose often needs raising early in pregnancy, so come as soon as the test is positive.
A history of miscarriage
An early scan, a fixed schedule for the first trimester, and the same doctor at each visit.
Past surgery on the uterus
Fibroid or endometriosis surgery can affect how the birth is planned. Dr. P. Lakshmi Priyaa, who does laparoscopic and endometriosis surgery, reviews your operation notes early on.
Check-ups between Anna Salai and Santhome
The centre is at No. 149/1, Luz Church Road. Women come from Alwarpet, R.A. Puram, Mandaveli, Santhome, Abhiramapuram, Gopalapuram and Kotturpuram, and from offices on Anna Salai at Teynampet and Nandanam, Cathedral Road and TTK Road.
Thirumayilai MRTS is a short hop away, and Royapettah High Road and TTK Road make the drive simple from most of Central Chennai. The centre is open from 9 AM to 7 PM every day, so a visit can fit before work or on a Sunday.
A routine check-up here includes your consultation, a scan when one is due, blood tests in the same visit and medicines from the pharmacy on the way out.
A high-risk pregnancy usually means more visits. They still happen on Luz Church Road with the same doctor, with extra BP checks, sugar tests or scans added to your schedule.
Luz Church Road for check-ups, Kilpauk for the birth
At Yaal Mylapore
- Antenatal consultations, routine and high-risk
- Routine pregnancy ultrasound
- Blood tests for sugar, thyroid and iron
- Pharmacy
- Counselling room
At Yaal's Kilpauk hospital
- Labour and delivery rooms
- Operation theatres for caesarean birth
- Neonatal care unit and ICU
- In-patient rooms
Pregnant after fertility treatment?
Many women who conceive with treatment feel nervous in the first weeks. Your antenatal care can continue in Mylapore with the same team, with closer checks early on and routine visits once the pregnancy is well established.
What a closer-watch visit involves
If your pregnancy is high-risk, a check-up usually runs like this.
- 1
BP and urine
Blood pressure and a urine test for protein, which can be an early warning of pre-eclampsia.
- 2
Your home readings
Bring your sugar or BP diary. A week of readings shows your doctor far more than one test on the day, and doses are set from it.
- 3
A scan, when due
Done here to check the baby's growth, heartbeat and the fluid around the baby.
- 4
Blood tests
Taken in the sample collection area in the same visit: sugar, thyroid or haemoglobin, depending on your condition.
- 5
Your next date
You leave knowing when to come back and which symptoms mean you should not wait for it.
Inside Yaal Mylapore
Photographed at the centre.
Expecting mothers come to Yaal Mylapore from
Localities within about 6 km of the Mylapore centre, nearest first.
Under 2 km
- Santhome0.9 km
- Mandaveli1.0 km
- Abhiramapuram1.1 km
- Alwarpet1.4 km
- Foreshore Estate1.4 km
- MRC Nagar1.6 km
- R.A. Puram1.8 km
- Poes Garden1.9 km
2 to 4 km
- Gopalapuram2.1 km
- Teynampet2.3 km
- Royapettah2.5 km
- Nandanam3.0 km
- Kotturpuram3.1 km
- Triplicane3.1 km
- Thousand Lights3.1 km
- Adyar3.2 km
- Besant Nagar3.8 km
- T. Nagar3.8 km
- Chepauk3.8 km
4 to 6 km
- Nungambakkam4.3 km
- Egmore4.5 km
- Saidapet5.0 km
- Kodambakkam5.0 km
- West Mambalam5.3 km
Straight-line distance. Travel time depends on the route and traffic.
Pregnancy Care at other Yaal centres
- Kilpauk · 6 km
- Thiruvanmiyur · 6 km
- Madipakkam · 11 km
- Pallikaranai · 14 km
- Velappanchavadi · 14 km
- Red Hills · 20 km
- Tambaram · 20 km
Related care
No. 149/1, Luz Church Road, Bhaskarapuram, Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004
AlwarpetR.A. PuramMylaporeMandaveliSanthomeAbhiramapuramGopalapuramRoyapettah
Further Reading
Guides on pregnancy health
Doctor-reviewed articles to help you prepare and decide
FertilityDiagnostics
Thyroid and Fertility: How Hormones Affect Conception
Understand how thyroid disorders affect ovulation, TSH levels for IVF, and miscarriage risks. Learn about treatments to optimize your fertility.
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FertilityWomen's Health
Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Miscarriage: Tests & Care
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune clotting condition linked to repeated miscarriage. With aspirin and heparin, most women go on to have a baby.
Dr. Rukkayal Fathima
IVFFertility
Pregnancy After 40: Realistic Options & Fertility Guidance
Considering pregnancy after 40? Learn about your fertility options, the importance of early testing, and how to improve your success rates with expert care.
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Questions We Hear Often
Can a high-risk pregnancy be followed in Mylapore?+
Yes. Dr. P. Lakshmi Priyaa and Dr. Rukkayal Fathima are both trained in high-risk pregnancy care. Your check-ups happen here, and the birth is planned at Yaal's Kilpauk hospital.
Are babies delivered at the Mylapore centre?+
No. Mylapore has no labour ward or theatre. Babies are born at Yaal's Kilpauk hospital, where the labour rooms, neonatal unit and ICU are, and your doctor plans that move with you.
What is the nearest station to the centre?+
Thirumayilai (Mylapore) MRTS station is a short distance from Luz Church Road.
I work on Anna Salai. Can I fit check-ups around office hours?+
Yes. The centre is open 9 AM to 7 PM every day, including weekends, and is a short drive from Teynampet and Nandanam.
I've had a miscarriage before. What will be different this time?+
You'll have an early scan and more frequent visits in the first trimester. Your doctor will also check for causes that can be treated, so the plan fits your history.
What should I bring to my first pregnancy visit?+
Any earlier scan reports, blood test results, a list of medicines you take, and details of past pregnancies if you have had any. If you have a thyroid or sugar condition, bring your latest reports. If you have had surgery on the uterus, bring the discharge summary.
Are the anomaly and NT scans done here?+
The regular pregnancy scans are done in Mylapore. For the NT and anomaly scans, your doctor books the specialised scan for you at the right week.
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