{"id":132,"date":"2025-02-18T07:26:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T07:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obgyn.highpoweredgraphics.com\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2025-02-23T04:01:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T04:01:20","slug":"complete-prenatal-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newdayobgyn.com\/?page_id=132","title":{"rendered":"Complete Prenatal Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<!-- START Slider 2 1 REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.7.34 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_4_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_4_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.7.34\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-10\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/newdayobgyn.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Miramar Broward Florida OBGYN\" width=\"2000\" height=\"809\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/obgyn.highpoweredgraphics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Miramar-Broward-Florida-OBGYN.jpg\" data-panzoom=\"d:10000;ss:135%;se:100;\" data-no-retina>\n<!---->\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-9\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/newdayobgyn.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Miramar Broward Florida Alicia Acon OBGYN\" width=\"2000\" height=\"809\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/obgyn.highpoweredgraphics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Miramar-Broward-Florida-Alicia-Acon-OBGYN.jpg\" data-panzoom=\"d:10000;ss:100;se:135%;\" data-no-retina>\n<!---->\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-11\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/newdayobgyn.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"New Day OBGYN Alicia Acon Miramar Broward County Florida\" width=\"2000\" height=\"809\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/obgyn.highpoweredgraphics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/New-Day-OBGYN-Alicia-Acon-Miramar-Broward-County-Florida.jpg\" data-panzoom=\"d:10000;ss:135%;se:100;\" data-no-retina>\n<!---->\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\tsetREVStartSize({c: 'rev_slider_4_1',rl:[1240,1024,778,480],el:[700],gw:[1800],gh:[700],type:'standard',justify:'',layout:'fullwidth',mh:\"0\"});if (window.RS_MODULES!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider41\"]!==undefined) {window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider41\"].once = false;window.revapi4 = undefined;if (window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal!==undefined) window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal()}\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/rs-module-wrap>\n\t\t\t<!-- END REVOLUTION SLIDER -->\n[vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<div class=\"by\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Prenatal care: First trimester visits<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pregnancy and prenatal care go hand in hand. During the first trimester, prenatal care includes blood tests, a physical exam, conversations about lifestyle and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prenatal care is an important part of a healthy pregnancy. Whether you choose a family physician, obstetrician, midwife or group prenatal care, here&#8217;s what to expect during the first few prenatal appointments.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The 1st visit<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When you find out you&#8217;re pregnant, make your first prenatal appointment. Set aside time for the first visit to go over your medical history and talk about any risk factors for pregnancy problems that you may have.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Medical history<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Your health care provider might ask about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your menstrual cycle, gynecological history and any past pregnancies<\/li>\n<li>Your personal and family medical history<\/li>\n<li>Exposure to anything that could be toxic<\/li>\n<li>Medications you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins or supplements<\/li>\n<li>Your lifestyle, including your use of tobacco, alcohol, caffeine and recreational drugs<\/li>\n<li>Travel to areas where malaria, tuberculosis, Zika virus, mpox \u2014 also called monkeypox \u2014 or other infectious diseases are common<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Share information about sensitive issues, such as domestic abuse or past drug use, too. This will help your health care provider take the best care of you \u2014 and your baby.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Due date<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Your due date is not a prediction of when you will have your baby. It&#8217;s simply the date that you will be 40 weeks pregnant. Few people give birth on their due dates. Still, establishing your due date \u2014 or estimated date of delivery \u2014 is important. It allows your health care provider to monitor your baby&#8217;s growth and the progress of your pregnancy. Your due date also helps with scheduling tests and procedures, so they are done at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>To estimate your due date, your health care provider will use the date your last period started, add seven days and count back three months. The due date will be about 40 weeks from the first day of your last period. Your health care provider can use a fetal ultrasound to help confirm the date. Typically, if the due date calculated with your last period and the due date calculated with an early ultrasound differ by more than seven days, the ultrasound is used to set the due date.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Physical exam<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To find out how much weight you need to gain for a healthy pregnancy, your health care provider will measure your weight and height and calculate your body mass index. Your health care provider might do a physical exam, including a breast exam and a pelvic exam. You might need a Pap test, depending on how long it&#8217;s been since your last Pap test. Depending on your situation, you may need exams of your heart, lungs and thyroid.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lab tests<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>At your first prenatal visit, blood tests might be done to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Check your blood type.<\/strong> <\/span>This includes your Rh status. Rh factor is an inherited trait that refers to a protein found on the surface of red blood cells. Your pregnancy might need special care if you&#8217;re Rh negative and your baby&#8217;s father is Rh positive.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Measure your hemoglobin.<\/strong><\/span> Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein found in red blood cells that allows the cells to carry oxygen from your lungs to other parts of your body. Hemoglobin also carries carbon dioxide from other parts of your body to your lungs so that it can be exhaled. Low hemoglobin or a low level of red blood cells is a sign of anemia. Anemia can make you feel very tired, and it may affect your pregnancy.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Check immunity to certain infections<\/span>.<\/strong> This typically includes rubella and chickenpox (varicella) \u2014 unless proof of vaccination or natural immunity is documented in your medical history.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Detect exposure to other infections.<\/strong><\/span> Your health care provider will suggest blood tests to detect infections such as hepatitis B, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and <u>HIV<\/u>\u00a0the virus that causes <abbr title=\"acquired immunodeficiency syndrome\">AIDS<\/abbr>. A urine sample might also be tested for signs of a bladder or urinary tract infection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;214&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;zoomIn&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Tests for fetal concerns<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Prenatal tests can provide valuable information about your baby&#8217;s health. Your health care provider will typically offer a variety of prenatal genetic screening tests. They may include ultrasound or blood tests to check for certain fetal genetic problems, such as Down syndrome.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lifestyle issues<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Your health care provider might discuss the importance of nutrition and prenatal vitamins. Ask about exercise, sex, dental care, vaccinations and travel during pregnancy, as well as other lifestyle issues. You might also talk about your work environment and the use of medications during pregnancy. If you smoke, ask your health care provider for suggestions to help you quit.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Discomforts of pregnancy<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You might notice changes in your body early in your pregnancy. Your breasts might be tender and swollen. Nausea with or without vomiting (morning sickness) is also common. Talk to your health care provider if your morning sickness is severe.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Other 1st trimester visits<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Your next prenatal visits \u2014 often scheduled about every four weeks during the first trimester \u2014 might be shorter than the first. 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