The total fee of $ 5500 includes complete
prenatal, birth and postpartum care, newborn care at birth and all newborn screening tests, birth supplies (including use of our complete birth pool kit) and a travel fee that
allows your midwife to provide home
visits for
prenatal and postpartum care.
Choose an obstetrician or health care provider Interview potential doctors Contact health insurance company about coverage Start and pregnancy and birth budget Discuss financial effects of pregnancy and baby with partner Stop smoking Stop drinking Stop using street drugs Talk to your physician about any prescription medications Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day
Visit the doctor at least once per month or every 4 weeks Do not dye or perm hair Stop drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages Exercise daily Start taking
prenatal vitamins Eat foods rich in folic acid Eat iron rich foods Increase daily intake of whole grains, fruits and vegetables Nap as much as possible as fatigue is common Eat fish with low levels of mercury no more than 2 days per week Do not eat undercooked meats Do not eat unpasteurized dairy producs Do not eat cold cut deli meats
Allow someone else to clean out the kitty litter, if applicable Limit exposure to chemicals Try to limit stress and tension Complete all
prenatal tests — HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Anemia, Blood Typing, Sickle Cell Anemia, Urine Screening and Rubella.
March 27, 2018 • In a program called OB Nest, The Mayo Clinic has been using a telemedicine program that
allows low - risk expectant mothers to forgo some standard
prenatal visits.
The CalWORKs Baby Wellness and Family Support Home
Visiting Program would fund
prenatal home
visits, and postpartum
visits until the child is two - years - old, but Dubransky said the funding will
allow them to help a lot more mothers, regardless of socioeconomic status.