Visits During Pregnancy
Routine prenatal care consists of once monthly visits until your 28nd week of pregnancy. At that point you will be seen every two weeks. You will be seen once weekly for the last month of your pregnancy. We will collect a urine sample at each office visit; your weight gain and blood pressure will be monitored through the pregnancy. Fetal heart tones can be heard in the office after the 12 week of pregnancy. Pelvic exams can be expected during the last month of your pregnancy.
Testing during pregnancy
Test | When | Purpose |
Routine physical exam Prenatal blood work Pap test |
First prenatal visit | Blood tests done are blood count, blood type, sugar screen if needed, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis, rubella, gonorrhea and chlamydia |
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier screen | First prenatal visit | Optional screening test to detect risk for certain birth |
Integrated/Sequential screen (2 step test) |
11 – 13 weeks 16 – 20 weeks |
Optional screening test to detect risk for certain birth defects, Trisomy 21, Trisomy 18, and Neural Tube Defects |
Quad Screen | 16 – 20 weeks | Optional screening test to detect risk for certain birth defects, Trisomy 21, Trisomy 18, and Neural Tube Defects |
Ultrasound | 18-22 weeks | Allows to check growth and anatomy of the baby’s major organs including sex of the baby |
Gestational Diabetes screen Anemia screen Rhophylac injection if Rh negative |
28 weeks | Screen for diabetes in pregnancy Test for anemia in pregnancy Prevent Rh sensitization |
TDAP vaccine | 27-36 weeks | Provided at PCP/local pharmacy |
Group B Beta Strep (GBS) | 35 – 36 weeks | To determine if antibiotics are needed in labor |
NST’s/BBP | >40 weeks | Provided if past due date |
From L to R
(Back)
Randall Starcher, MD
Jason Hoppe, DO
Megan Staub, MD
(Front)
Diane Kreitzer, NP
Julianne Yang Kar, MD
Sunitha Jagadish, MD
Melissa Vassas, DO
Eldy Lazaroff, NP