I'm in Scotland. They don't check cervical length unless they have a reason to. They are also reluctant to do things to appease anxiety as anxious mothers often find something else to worry about. I was referred to a specialist midwife at the hospital (I'm in west central Scotland) who referred me for hypnobirthing classes and gave me loads of resources. It is incredibly selfish to exaggerate symptoms, don't do that. It causes women who have real issues to wait longer for treatment.
This isn't a whimsical thing. I worry because I do check one of the risk factors. All that will happen as with my son is that any pressure I feel below I will end up at triage. That will be more costly and time consuming than a scan that lasts a couple of minutes. I can't block out my anxieties. When they kick in I can convince myself very quickly that my baby is dying or my pregnancy is ending. However absurd that may seem to others it is very real for me in those moments. I wouldn't want to exaggerate my symptoms but I feel my gut instinct, however irrational at times is what I will be going on for the sake of my baby, if that means doing that. When I was pregnant with my youngest son, my anxiety again picked up after 28 weeks and centred around movements and the day assessment local to me was very accommodating to my needs. They were aware I had anxiety. My health, including my mental health is just as important as my unborn child's. I feel that should be accommodated to an extent as part of my care. Xx
I get it, I had anxiety when I was pregnant too, to the point that my resting heart rate was frequently in the high 130s. I had anxiety about losing the baby as I had two miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy - I did get weekly ctg scans due to reduced movements. What I'm saying is that worry isn't rational. In my experience, when one fear is allayed, the anxiety doesn't go. It just transfers to something else. Even though I was being checked for reduced movements, I then started worrying about strep b (for no particular reason)
The point I'm trying to make is they need to find the reason for the anxiety and treat that, rather than treating the anxiety symptoms. For me, the cause of my anxiety was because I had already lost three babies.
And FYI, it's against the rules of the forum to speak about abortion so id maybe edit your post or the thread might be closed.