Here is what you can expect at your upcoming appointment and at this stage of pregnancy. Some of this information may vary depending on your personal medical history and current situation.

The provider will check fetal heartbeat and fundal height measurement, as well as answer any questions you may have. You may also discuss the need for a Tdap (whooping cough) vaccine at this appointment.

Tdap is a vaccine recommended by the CDC for all pregnant women in their 3^rd trimester. After receiving the vaccine, your body will create protective antibodies and pass some of them to your baby before birth. These antibodies provide your baby some short-term protection against whooping cough in early life.

At Which Hospital(s) Can I Deliver?

Each provider group has specific hospitals that they are credentialed to deliver at. It is the patient’s responsibility to check with their insurance to know which hospitals are covered by their insurance.

We encourage you to contact your insurance and ask them what hospitals you can go to with your insurance plan. Once you know what hospitals your insurance allows you to go to, you’ll want to make sure it is a hospital that your provider group delivers at. Our staff and providers are not able to tell you what hospitals you can go to with your insurance- we want to make sure that you have the correct information directly from your insurance to avoid any expensive out of network costs that can occur by going to a hospital not covered by your insurance plan.