Because of high flu activity and to safeguard the health of our patients, we request that you reschedule your appointment if you have symptoms of cough, fever or sore throat. Patients with these symptoms will be required to wear a mask. Our established pregnant patients may now use our self-check-in kiosk without going to the front desk. Congratulations on your new pregnancy! This visit is generally scheduled around 7 to 9 weeks of pregnancy and includes an ultrasound to establish your due date and ensure that the pregnancy is healthy.
You will be interviewed by one of our OB Coordinators. She will obtain your health history, past obstetrical history, and your family history. The OB Coordinator will review education materials, medications and discuss specialty testing that can be done during your pregnancy. She will give you information about pediatricians, childbirth classes and hospital registration. Your lab work will also be done at this appointment. For the remainder of the pregnancy low risk patients will be seen every 4 weeks until 28 weeks.
Then appointments with be about every 2 weeks. You will have another ultrasound to check the anatomy of your baby at weeks. The last month of the pregnancy appointments will be weekly until delivery. Appointments are scheduled at the discretion of the care provider.
At these appointments your provider will be checking your urine, vital signs and the fetal heart rate to ensure that you and baby are healthy. After your delivery you will be scheduled for 1 or 2 postpartum visits. At these visits your provider will check to see how you are physically and emotionally recovering from your delivery. You may also discuss breastfeeding issues and future contraception options.
Remember all scheduled appointments are important for you to keep in order for your care provider to provide you with the best obstetrical care.
