Maternity Care
First Visit:
- Orientation to the Practice
- Discuss Prenatal Vitamins
- Gather Patient History
- Assign Due Date
- Discuss Prenatal Laboratory Testing
- Check weight, Blood Pressure, & Urine
- Perform Physical Exam
12-28 Weeks:
- Visits Every 4 Weeks
- Listen For Fetal Heart Tones & Check Uterine Size
- Order Penta Test Between 15 to 20 Weeks if desired
- Check Weight, Blood Pressure, & Urine
- Sign Up For Childbirth Education Classes and Find Pediatrician
About 28 Weeks:
- Listen for Fetal Heart Tones & Check Uterine Size
- Check Weight, Blood Pressure, & Urine
- Order One-Hour Glucose Test
- RhoGAM® Shot for Patients with Rh-Negative Blood Type
28-34 Weeks:
- Visits Every 2 Weeks
- Listen For Fetal Heart Tones & Check Uterine Size
- Check Weight, Blood Pressure, & Urine
35 Weeks:
- Obtain the Group B Strep Culture
- Listen for Fetal Heart Tones & Check Uterine Size
- Check Weight, Blood Pressure, & Urine
- Discuss Labor & Delivery
- Weekly Visits Begin
35-40 Weeks:
- Listen For Fetal Heart Tones & Check Uterine Size
- Check Weight, BP, & Urine
- Cervical Examination Beginning Around 38 Weeks
- Discuss Management Plan For Delivery On an Individual Basis
