Obstetrics

What to expect

WomanKind OB/GYN strives to provide the best care for our patients in a comfortable and educational environment.


With uncomplicated prenatal care, your initial visit will consist of a detailed evaluation including lab work and history. Your insurance plan dictates whether an ultrasound will be performed on your initial evaluation or at a subsequent visit shortly thereafter.


Thereafter, exams are usually every 4 weeks until approximately 32 weeks at which point we will see you in the office every 2 weeks. During your last 4 to 5 weeks of pregnancy, you will be seen weekly.


High risk pregnancies may dictate more frequent ultrasounds and office visits based on your specific management.


Follow the link below to see American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists opinion regarding pregnant and lactating women receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Ultrasound

Ultrasound is a safe, non-invasive imaging procedure that uses sound waves to create an image on a monitor. They are performed in our office and most patients will have an early ultrasound in the first trimester to confirm not only an accurate due date, but also to confirm the presence of a single or a twin pregnancy.


A second ultrasound is performed sometime around 20 weeks to fully evaluate the anatomy. This is also the time that we would most likely be able to determine the gender.



Additional ultrasounds are usually performed based on whether closer follow-up with your pregnancy is needed.

Please refer to our OB handbook regarding additional ultrasound policies.


Patient OB Handbook

Safe Medications During Pregnancy

Pain

 Aspirin and nonsteroidal pain medications including Ibuprofen and Naproxen should not be used as they can have an effect on the growing fetus. Tylenol is safe and should never be taken at a higher dose than recommended on the label.

Nausea and Vomiting

Initial benefit of a dry diet may be helpful along with crackers at the bedside. The combination of over-the-counter vitamin B6 and Unisom are ingredients juice and a common prescription medication taken during pregnancy. Motion sickness wrist bands may also be helpful.

Reflux or Heartburn

Tums may be initially helpful and is a good source of calcium. Generally, you do not need any more than 1000 mg/day along with your prenatal, and any further reflux symptoms can be treated with Pepcid AC or Zantac over-the-counter.

Constipation

 Increasing fiber and fluids, Colace, and occasional use of milk of magnesium. Miralax can be used, however, Castor oil and should not be used as it may stimulate contractions.

Diarrhea

Supportive measures such as hydration and a dry BRAT diet (BRAT = bananas, rice, applesauce, toast) may be used initially. Loperamide (Immodium) can be used as well.

Cold Symptoms

Decongestants such as Sudafed can be taken for cold symptoms. 

Yeast Infections

We recommend  over-the-counter Monistat/Clortrimazole.

For an in-depth guide to your pregnancy download our OB handbook.