Yes! here are links to our Pregnancy Care packets:
Pregnancy Care
28 Weeks
36 Weeks

Cord Blood Banking is the collection of the blood in a baby’s umbilical cord. The umbilical cord /cord blood contains special cells that can be used to treat a variety of life-threatening diseases including leukemia, other cancers, and blood and immune disorders.

Two hospitals in our area, St. Francis and Glenwood, offer free child birthing classes. You can get more information on their maternity classes here:

You can find out the gender of your baby at a number of time frames:·      

At 10 weeks NIPT (noninvasive prenatal testing)which is a blood draw can be performed.   

At 15 weeks we can do a cash pay ultrasound, called a Gender Scan.

Between 18 and 20 weeks of gestation, you canchoose to find out during your anatomy ultrasound.

Global fee is a term used to describe how most insurance companies require that we bill for your maternity care. This global fee includes all of your routine prenatal visits; the delivery and a post-partum follow up visit. Lab work, ultrasounds, hospital visits, all hospital charges, circumcision, etc. are typically not part of the global fee and are billed separately.

The measurement is called the fundal height: it is taken from the pubic bone to the top of your uterus. It should equal, plus or minus 2 cm, the number of weeks along you are.

The short answer is the maximum is 42 weeks, however, each pregnancy is different so we highly recommend you discuss this with your physician.

It is very common for pregnant women to retain fluid. Many women will find that their feet and ankles will be most swollen at the end of the day and that their hands and face will be more swollen in the morning when they get out of bed. Try elevating your feet and lying on your left side as much as possible during the day. Increase fluid consumption and decrease salt intake to try to flush the salts out of your body. Make sure to watch out for hidden salts which usually you will find in processed food.

There is no harm to the baby or you with sexual activity during a pregnancy unless you think that you have broken your water or you have a pregnancy complication (such placeta previa or pre-term labor) that has been diagnosed by your physician and you have been specifically advised to avoid intercourse.

In general you want to be careful about planes after 34 weeks and long distance driving after 36 weeks; however, you can always discuss at their next visit. Do not plan prolonged stay or activities over 8,000 ft. Traveling during pregnancy does not pose a risk to the pregnancy; however, you need to be prepared to obtain care where ever you are should a problem arise. We recommend you take this into consideration when making any travel plans.

Yes, but you should avoid frequent or prolonged exposure to chemicals.

If you have a positive home pregnancy test, go ahead and call to make an appointment (318-388-4030), keeping in mind that we generally see women when they are near their eighth or ninth week of pregnancy.

Not sure how far along you are? Look back to the first day of your last period– the amount of weeks that have passed since then roughly correspond to your weeks of pregnancy.

Yes, you can eat before. If you are asked to do a 1 hour glucose test we recommend that you eat a protein heavy meal, versus carb and sugar heavy meals (poptarts, donuts, cereal). If you are scheduled for a 3hour glucose test you cannot eat or drink after midnight the night prior to testing.

For your medical ultrasound, there is a 2 person limit. Young children must have an adult other than the patient to supervise them during your examination. During COVID please verify our COVID visitation restrictions by calling 318-388-4030.

Our physicians do perform VBAC’s, however this is considered a high-risk delivery and should be discussed with your physician.

The HPV vaccine can be started at age 9. This vaccine is recommend for most women, including adolescent girls who are not sexually active. The HPV vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women.

You should try to schedule your annual exam for when you are not having your period. However, you can have a pap smear during your period as long as the flow is not very heavy.

Please allow two weeks from the time your specimen was collected. You can also check your results online through the patient portal.

We will call you if your lab results are abnormal. If all lab results are normal we will not contact you regarding your results. You may also check your patient portal.

Once a month, after the end of your menstrual cycle or if menopausal, at your discretion, you should perform a self-breast exam. By conducting a monthly breast exam yourself, its helps you to detect any change or signs of a problem. If there are any lumps, changes or nipple discharges please contact your physician.

Women who have found a lump in one of their breasts should contact our office to schedule an appointment for an evaluation.

You should schedule an appointment with your provider at The Woman's Clinic to discuss your symptoms.

It is recommended that young women have their first Gynecologic visit at the age of 15, or when they become sexually active and have questions about contraception and STI’s. Unless there is a medical problem, you should have your first pelvic exam around the age of 21 years or sooner if you begin sexual activity.