Title: Prenatal care checkups
Headings: Prenatal care checkups
Prenatal care checkups
KEY POINTS
What is prenatal care and why is it important?
Who can you go to for prenatal care?
How often do you go for prenatal care checkups?
How can you get ready for your first prenatal care checkup?
What happens at your first prenatal care checkup?
What happens at later prenatal care checkups?
How can you get free or low-cost prenatal care?

Content: Being born full term gives your baby the right amount of time he needs in the womb to grow and develop. Don’t be afraid to talk to your provider about personal things. Your provider needs to know all about you so she can give you and your baby the best care. She asks lots of questions about you, your partner and your families. Your medical information and anything you tell her are confidential. This means she can’t share them with anyone without your permission. So don’t be afraid to tell her about things that may be uncomfortable or embarrassing, like if your partner hurts or scares you or if you smoke, drink alcohol, use street drugs or abuse prescription drugs. Who can you go to for prenatal care? You can get prenatal care from different kinds of providers: An obstetrician/gynecologist (also called OB/GYN) is a doctor who has education and training to take care of pregnant women and deliver babies.