What to Expect at The Typical Pregnancy Visit

FIRST TRIMESTER

  • EARLY FIRST TRIMESTER U/S FOR DATING PURPOSES
  • PRENATAL LABS AT YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT
  • SICKLE CELL SCREENING
  • CYSTIC FIBROSIS SCREENING
  • ASHKENAZI SCREENING
  • DISCUSSION ABOUT PRENATAL TESTING INCLUDING:
    • 1ST TRIMESTER SCREENING FOR CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITIES
    • 2ND TRIMESTER SCREENING FOR CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITIES
    • CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING (CVS) AND/OR AMNIOCENTESIS
  • DOPTONES FOR FETAL HEARTBEAT AND URINE DIPS
  • VISITS CONTINUE MONTHLY


SECOND TRIMESTER

  • CONTINUED PRENATAL TESTING
  • 2ND TRIMESTER ULTRASOUND FOR ANATOMY
  • DISCUSS CLASSES, TOURS AND PEDIATRICIANS
  • ONE HOUR GLUCOSE SCREENING AT 28 WEEKS
  • ADMINISTRATION OF RHOGAM IF INDICATED
  • FUNDAL HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS, URINE DIPS, AND DOPTONES
  • VISITS CONTINUE MONTHLY


THIRD TRIMESTER

  • VISITS BEGIN EVERY 2 WEEKS
  • BIRTH PLANS REVIEWED
  • BETA STREP  AND GENITAL CULTURES AT 35-36 WEEKS
  • LABOR INSTRUCTIONS REVIEWED
  • CERVICAL EXAMS BETWEEN 38-40 WEEKS