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
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28-35 Weeks: • Visits Every 2 Weeks • Listen for Fetal Heart Tones & Check Uterine Size • Check Weight, Blood Pressure, & Urine
36 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
36-40 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
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