5 Tips to Maximize Every Prenatal Appointment

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

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🗓️ 12 May 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

You see a midwife or OBGYN because they are the experts in prenatal care, pregnancy, and birth. They are trained to identify risks, ensure you and your baby are healthy, and assist you in navigating pregnancy and childbirth. In the nine months you are pregnant, you can expect to have around 14 prenatal appointments. Each appointment allows your care provider to monitor you and your baby, administer tests, and perform procedures. These visits are your opportunity to discuss your symptoms and prenatal care options, plan for birth, and ask questions. There is so much to cover in each of these visits, some of which can be as short as 15 minutes or less. Learning some basic information and applying simple practices will allow you to prepare for your prenatal appointments and make the most out of your limited time with your doctor or midwife.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:07.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode, we're talking about five
0:16.8	tips to maximize every prenatal appointment. You're going to see a midwife or an OPGN because they are the experts in prenatal care, pregnancy, and birth.
0:27.0	They're trained to identify risks to ensure that you and your baby are healthy and assist you in navigating pregnancy and birth.
0:35.4	In the nine months that you're pregnant you're going to have around 14 prenatal
0:39.6	appointments. Each appointment gives your care provider an opportunity to monitor you and your baby, administer tests, or perform procedures.
0:48.0	But these visits are your opportunity to talk about any symptoms that you're experiencing, talk about your prenatal care
0:55.2	options, plan for birth, and of course ask questions. There is a lot to cover in each of
1:02.2	these visits, some of which can be as short as 15 minutes or even less.
1:08.0	So today's episode we're going to talk about some basic information that you should know ahead of time, and some simple information that you should know ahead of time and some simple things that you can
1:15.2	apply to not only prepare you for your prenatal appointments but to really make the most out of your
1:21.2	limited time with your doctor or midwife.
1:24.4	You can find the complete article and all of the resources for this episode at pregnancy
1:30.9	podcast.com slash appointment.
1:35.0	As soon as you find out you're pregnant you're going to have a million questions.
1:39.0	The good news is that there is an episode of the pregnancy podcast with the answers you're looking for.
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2:03.6	If you're wondering whether or not something is safe during pregnancy,
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