Please use this schedule as a guide for prenatal care. Your physician may change this schedule depending on the specific care you need.
6 - 10 Weeks:
- Due date assignment.
- Physical examination and Pap smear.
- Discuss prenatal vitamins.
- Prenatal blood tests drawn.
- Ultrasound - Viability and to determine due date.
12 - 13 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
- Ultrasound - First trimester screening.
(First trimester screening ultrasound per physicians orders)
16 - 18 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
- Penta Screen Drawn
- Amniocentesis Test Amniocentesis Test
(Consultation for Amniocentesis may be scheduled for patients over the age of 34 by request)
20 - 22 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
- Ultrasound - Anatomy Screening.
23 - 26 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
- Instructions for one hour Glucose Tolerance Test to check for Gestational Diabetes
- Bottle of Glucose given for the following visit.
- Hospital registration booklet provided.
- Patients who are interested in taking childbirth education classes should register for these classes at the hospital.
26 - 28 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
- One hour Glucose Tolerance Test and CBC drawn. Follow written instructions.
- Patients are usually notified of test results within 1 week.
- Rhogam injection will be scheduled at the hospital for patients who have Rh negative blood type.
- Review information sheet about warning signs of premature labor and fetal movement counts.
30 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
32 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
- Check baby's position.
- Schedule your remaining appointments well in advance through the week of your due date.
34 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
- Check for the baby's position.
35 – 36 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
- Review labor precautions and when to call the doctor.
- Obtain Group Beta Strep Culture and Cervical Exam.
37, 38, 39 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
- Check for the baby's position
- A cervical examination may be done.
- Discuss management plan for delivery on an individual basis.
40 Weeks:
- Routine OB Visit.
- Check for the baby's position.
- Cervical examination.
Routine OB Visit consists of the following:
- Blood pressure.
- Urine test.
- Weight.
- Listen for fetal heart tones.
- Check uterine size.
This information is provided as a resource for your prenatal care only. Additional exams may be necessary depending on your specific healthcare needs.
