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Thinking about getting pregnant?

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That Nesting Phase

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"Baby Face"
This is a package is now being offered in our office . It will include still 3/D  pictures as well as a CD burned for ease of e-mailing pictures to your loved ones .  This service will also be offered to mothers who are not currently being cared for at our office.  So tell your friends!!

This is a NON-DIAGNOSTIC TEST! Measurements will not be taken and anatomy will not be evaluated.  Physicians from Cassie Health Center for Women will NOT be reviewing the ultrasound.

You should have a diagnostic ultrasound performed by your primary OB physician prior to participating in a 3D ultrasound.

The price is $150.00 with  service  on a cash basis only.  This ultrasound is not  covered by any insurance.


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What to Expect

Prenatal visits are scheduled every four weeks in the first and second trimester. From 28 weeks on it is every other week; and from 35 weeks on it is once a week. At each visit, maternal health is evaluated including nutritional status, weight gain, and risks of urinary tract infection, diabetes, and hypertension. Fetal growth and well-being is also followed and prenatal testing and ultrasound are performed as indicated. Typical events to expect during a normal pregnancy course here at Cassie Health Center for Women include:

First visit
Complete history and evaluation of medical, genetic, and perinatal risks.
Complete physical exam including Pap and GC/CHL cultures.
Schedule for ultrasound for accurate dating of pregnancy.

Second visit
Prenatal labs including Blood Type and RH, Antibody Screen, Complete Blood Count, H.I.V., Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, RPR, and Rubella.
Screening for genetic conditions such as sickle cell and cystic fibrosis will also be drawn, if indicated and desired.

12 weeks to term
Fetal heart tones are detected at each visit.

16- 19 weeks
Triscreen for Down Syndrome, Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18, Neurotube Defects, and Abdominal Wall Defects, if desired.

18 weeks
Amniocentesis, if indicated and desired.

20 weeks
Ultrasound for fetal anatomy. Fetal gender can be determined at this time.

20 weeks to delivery
Abdominal exams are performed for fetal growth and presentation.

28 weeks
Blood Test for Diabetes and Anemia.
Rhogam injection, if indicated.
Follow up ultrasound for fetal growth and amniotic fluid volume, if indicated.

28 weeks to delivery
Non-Stress Test or Biophysical Profile is performed, if indicated, to evaluate fetal well-being.

36 weeks
Group B strep culture.

37 weeks to delivery
Cervical exam, as indicated.
Membrane Stripping can also be performed to facilitate onset of labor.
Ultrasound is repeated if fetal growth restriction or excessive weight gain is suspected.


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