Prenatal Care
in Boca Raton & Boynton, FL

At Women’s Health Partners, we are partners with you throughout your pregnancy. Regular prenatal visits with your OBGYN are important to monitor your health and your baby’s health.

The frequency of prenatal visits depends on how far along you are in the pregnancy and any known health conditions.

Prenatal Instruction Pamphlet

About Prenatal Visits

Your first prenatal visit should be scheduled as soon as you think you are pregnant. As the pregnancy progresses, prenatal checkups will happen more regularly and may include special tests.

A typical schedule for prenatal checkups is:

• Between Weeks 4-28. You’ll have an appointment once a month.
• Between Weeks 28-36. You’ll start having appointments twice a month.
• After week 36. You’ll have weekly appointments.

If your pregnancy is high-risk, which depends on factors like the patient’s age, weight, and other health problems or concerns, your OBGYN may recommend more frequent prenatal visits to closely monitor your pregnancy.

What to Expect During Your Prenatal Visit

During a prenatal checkup, your OBGYN may:

• Get a urine sample
• Review medical history
• Check blood pressure, weight, and height
• Check stress level and lifestyle habits
• Perform blood tests
• Check the fetal heart rate
• Feel and measure the patient’s abdomen
• Take a fetal ultrasound
• Answer any questions or concerns the patient has

Other tests may be done to test to detect signs of possible health problems including infection,birth defects, gestational diabetes, or fetal distress.

Fetal Ultrasound

Fetal ultrasound provides you and your doctor at Women’s Health Partners with a first glimpse of your developing baby. The ultrasound:

• Is a safe, painless and non-invasive test
• Is typically performed between 18 and 22 weeks of pregnancy
• Is used to confirm a pregnancy and its location
• Is used to determine how a pregnancy is progressing, the baby’s growth rate, age and sex
• Is used to determine location and development of the placenta
• Identifies possible fetal abnormalities

To prepare for a prenatal appointment where an ultrasound is necessary, where comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. Most likely, you will need a full bladder. For transvaginal ultrasounds or those in the late stages of pregnancy, a full bladder usually isn’t necessary.

Contact Women’s Health Partners in Boca Raton and Boynton Beach to schedule a prenatal checkup or your first prenatal appointment if you think you are pregnant.

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