Our office provides FREE prenatal consultation to expecting parents.
We offer in office and telephonic prenatal consultations for your convenience.
Importance: This is the opportunity to meet with the doctor who will be caring for your child over the next 20 years and establish a child’s medical home.
The following issues are discussed during prenatal visit:
We ask about your health history and family health history including diseases, operations, or prior pregnancies.
We perform a complete physical exam, including a pelvic exam and Pap test.
We take your blood and urine for lab work and then we check your blood pressure, height, and weight.
We then calculate your due date
Our Pediatricians will answer any questions at your first visit.
It is important that at your first visit you should ask questions and discuss any issues related to your pregnancy. In the meantime you should find out everything you can about how to stay healthy.
.Later prenatal visits will probably be shorter. Your doctor will check on your health and make sure the baby is growing as expected.
Most prenatal visits will include:
Checking your blood pressure
Measuring your weight gain
Measuring your abdomen to check your baby's growth (once you begin to show)
Checking the baby's heart rate