Saturday, 3 May 2014

Pregnancy care in the US

So a lot of people have been asking me about pre natal care in the US and what it's like, so I thought I would cover it on a post.

The care out here is consultant led. So instead of seeing a midwife, I see an OBGYN. At 14 weeks I've seen her twice and had two scans, a confirmation scan at 7weeks and then 12 weeks. The quality of care is very high and overall I feel very comfortable here. I will give birth I'm a hospital, attended by one of the OBGYNs from my practice. 

The downside is the care is very medical and clinical, given I'm considered high risk due to Ethan being early that has its advantages. However the US is renowned for having a high level of interventions during labour so I need to do some preparation to ensure I'm ready to stand up for what I want!

And to reduce the risk of another premature birth I will be getting weekly progesterone shots from weeks 17-37. So fingers crossed this one makes it full term!

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