The Benefits of Seeing an Obstetrician During Pregnancy

When you are pregnant, you want to do everything you can to ensure a healthy birth and a healthy baby. Seeing an obstetrician during your pregnancy can help you and your baby enjoy a healthy life together. The doctors at Tri-County Family Medicine Program, in Canaseraga, Cohocton, Dansville, Nunda, Geneseo, and Wayland, NY, provide a wide range of family medicine, obstetrics, and primary care services.

How an Obstetrician Can Help You and Your Baby

Your obstetrician is an expert at prenatal care, and prenatal care can never begin too early in a pregnancy. Prenatal care should begin when you have a positive test result on a pregnancy test. You should begin taking prenatal vitamins and start on a healthy diet.

Seeing your obstetrician as soon as possible when you are pregnant is important because your obstetrician can:

• Identify any medical issues that could result in a high-risk pregnancy
• Ensure you are eating a diet rich in nutrients you and your baby need
• Monitor your baby’s development and growth, to help ensure your baby is healthy and will thrive

During the first trimester of your pregnancy, your obstetrician will:

• Order regular laboratory testing to determine your overall health
• Order your first ultrasound to monitor your baby’s growth and development and provide a tentative due date
• Answer any questions or concerns you have about your health during pregnancy

During your second trimester, your obstetrician will:

• Order your second ultrasound, to check your baby’s development and possible gender
• Evaluate you for gestational diabetes and other concerns
• Discuss prenatal classes and your hospital stay

During your third trimester, your obstetrician will:

• Continue to monitor the growth and development of your baby
• Continue to monitor your overall health
• Discuss your upcoming delivery, care of your newborn, and other concerns

Want To Know More?

To learn more about the benefits of seeing an obstetrician during pregnancy, talk with the experts. Call the doctors at Tri-County Family Medicine Program, in Canaseraga, Cohocton, Dansville, Nunda, Geneseo, and Wayland, NY.

• Canaseraga, NY, by calling (607) 545-2111
• Cohocton, NY, by calling (585) 384-5310
• Dansville, NY, by calling (585) 335-6041
• Nunda, NY, by calling (585) 468-2528
• Geneseo, NY, by calling (585) 243-1700
• Wayland, NY, by calling (585) 728-5131

Call today.