PRENATAL VISIT SCHEDULE

8-27 weeks (every 4 weeks)
28-36 weeks (every 2 weeks)
37-41 (weekly)
41-42 weeks (bi-weekly)

PRENATAL CARE

 INITIAL VISIT  (average 90 minutes) 

 + Review of family, health, and obstetrical history
+ Physical exam
+ Obstetrical exam (listening to baby’s heartbeat, and fetal growth check)
+ How to maintain a low risk pregnancy (nutritional and exercise counseling)
+ Initial lab work
+ Review resources  

ROUTINE VISIT (average 45-60 minutes)

 + Weight check
+ Fetal growth check
+ Listen to baby’s heartbeat
+ Nutrition and exercise counseling
+ Discuss all questions, or concerns in depth
   

28 WEEK VISIT (average60 minutes)

 + All components of routine visit
+ 28 week labs (including diabetes screen) 

36 WEEK VISIT (home visit; average 60 minutes)

 + All components of routine visit 
+ 36 week labs
+ Invite your birth team to this visit so we can all meet!
+ Planning for the big day, review of your birth preferences
+ Set up weekly prenatal visits until birth 

 + Physical and emotional support for you and your partner throughout labor
+ Continuous monitoring of baby and mothers wellbeing
+ Intermittent fetal monitoring to allow for mobility
+ IV antibiotics available for GBS positive mothers, if desired
+ IV fluids available if indicated
+ Comfort measures such as hydrotherapy, massage techniques, guided position            changes.  
+ Immediate skin to skin contact for mom and baby
+ Delayed cord clamping
+Care providers who know you, are experts in caring for mom and baby in the out-of-hospital setting, and provide  personalized care during your labor and birth.  

 + Routine medications are available with parental consent, (i.e. erythromycin eye ointment, and vitamin K)
+ Breastfeeding support 
+ Newborn physical exam
+ Newborn CCHD screening
+ Newborn metabolic screen 
+ 24-48 hour in-home postpartum and lactation visit
+ 2 & 6 week in-center postpartum visits
+ 24/7 access to your midwives