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Obstetrical Calendar

Initial Visit
  • Orientation to the practice
  • Assign due date
  • Discuss prenatal vitamins
  • Order Labs and Ultrasound
  • Get History
About 12 Weeks
  • Discuss prenatal laboratory testing
  • Check weight, BP, and urine
  • Listen for fetal heart tones
  • Perform physical exam (if not already done)
About 16 Weeks
  • Listen for fetal heart tones and check uterine size
  • Order AFP Test
  • Check weight, BP, and urine
  • Sign up for Childbirth Education Classes
  • Order Ultrasound at Radiology office for Aetna/USHC patients
About 20 Weeks
  • Listen for fetal heart tones and check uterine size
  • Check weight, BP, and urine
  • Second Ultrasound
About 24 Weeks
  • Listen for fetal heart tones and check uterine size
  • Check weight, BP, and urine
About 28 Weeks
  • Listen for fetal heart tones and check uterine size
  • Check weight, BP, and urine
  • Order glucose test
  • A Rhogam shot is given to patients who have Rh-negative blood type
About 30 Weeks
  • Listen for fetal heart tones and check uterine size
  • Check weight, BP, and urine
  • Discuss glucose test results
About 32-36 Weeks
  • Listen for fetal heart tones and check uterine size
  • Check weight, BP, and urine
  • Check for the baby's position
  • Group B strep culture of the vagina
About 34 Weeks
  • Listen for fetal heart tones and check uterine size
  • Check weight, BP, and urine
  • A cervical examination may be done
  • Non Stress test
About 40 Weeks
  • Listen for fetal heart tones and check uterine size
  • Check weight, BP, and urine
  •  Non Stress test
  • Cervical examinationDiscuss management plan for delivery on and individual basis