A field guide to the
forty weeks.
A short, practical hub for our pregnant patients. Three chapters for the three trimesters, plus the fourth — the part of pregnancy that everyone forgets but our patients always remember.
First trimester
The confirmation visit, baseline labs, first ultrasound, prenatal vitamins, what to expect with nausea and fatigue, and the early genetic screening conversation.
Read the chapter →Second trimester
The anatomy ultrasound, gestational diabetes screening, glucose tolerance test, fetal movement, and a settled rhythm of monthly visits.
Read the chapter →Third trimester
Group B strep screening, growth scans when indicated, weekly visits in the final month, and the birth-plan conversation.
Read the chapter →Fourth trimester
The six-week visit, lactation support, mood and recovery check, contraceptive plan, and the things no one warned you about.
Read the chapter →When pregnancy needs a closer eye.
Diabetes, hypertension, prior loss, previous cesareans, multiples, advanced maternal age. Pregnancies in any of those categories benefit from a physician with high-risk training — and most of the time, they do not need to leave town.
Read about high-risk careThe on-call physician is one of us.
For obstetric emergencies after office hours, our main line forwards directly to whichever of us is on call. Not to a service. Not to a covering practice. To one of the two physicians you have already met.
(979) 733-0095