Patient Resources
Preparing for your visit
Before your visit, please obtain your medical records of past obstetric or medical events that may be related to why you are seeing us. Information can be sent via fax to 312.695.4425.
We strongly encourage you to pre-register. This allows for a smooth and seamless admission to the Obstetric Triage Unit or Labor and Delivery. Register here.
Create a MyNM Account
With a MyNM account, you will have 24/7 access to a variety of tools. These tools will help you access your medical records, schedule appointments, review bills, make payments and request prescriptions. There is no cost to use MyNM. Create a MyNM account or log in here.
Patient Resources
Before your visit, please obtain your medical records of past obstetric or medical events that may be related to why you are seeing us. Information can be sent via fax to 312.695.4425.
We strongly encourage you to pre-register. This allows for a smooth and seamless admission to the Obstetric Triage Unit or Labor and Delivery. Register here.
Create a MyNM Account
With a MyNM account, you will have 24/7 access to a variety of tools. These tools will help you access your medical records, schedule appointments, review bills, make payments and request prescriptions. There is no cost to use MyNM. Create a MyNM account or log in here.
Patient Resources
First trimester visits (0 to 14 weeks of pregnancy)
You will likely have an ultrasound before or during your first prenatal visit. Your healthcare provider will use it to confirm your pregnancy and due date.
You may also have genetic screening. Find more information on prenatal genetic screening tests.
Screening for pre-gestational diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance:
We will screen you with a blood test (called the hemoglobin A1c) at your first prenatal visit. If your result is normal, we will screen you again at 24 to 28 weeks with a one-hour glucose tolerance test.
Influenza (flu) vaccination
We strongly recommend that you receive the influenza vaccine during pregnancy (if it is flu season). It can protect you and your baby. For more information, please visit:
Routine tests during pregnancy
We recommend a series of routine lab tests at your first prenatal visit. For more information, please visit:
You will likely have an ultrasound before or during your first prenatal visit. Your healthcare provider will use it to confirm your pregnancy and due date.
You may also have genetic screening. Find more information on prenatal genetic screening tests.
Screening for pre-gestational diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance:
We will screen you with a blood test (called the hemoglobin A1c) at your first prenatal visit. If your result is normal, we will screen you again at 24 to 28 weeks with a one-hour glucose tolerance test.
Influenza (flu) vaccination
We strongly recommend that you receive the influenza vaccine during pregnancy (if it is flu season). It can protect you and your baby. For more information, please visit:
Routine tests during pregnancy
We recommend a series of routine lab tests at your first prenatal visit. For more information, please visit:
Second trimester visits (14 to 28 weeks of pregnancy)
Expect the following during the second trimester:
Expect the following during the second trimester:
- Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) screening to check for fetal neural tube defects
- An ultrasound to check your baby’s anatomy around 20 weeks
- Gestational diabetes screening between 24 to 28 weeks
Third trimester visits (28 weeks until birth)
We strongly encourage you to pre-register for your labor and delivery at Prentice Women’s Hospital or Lake Forest Hospital. This allows for a smooth and seamless admission to the Obstetric Triage Unit or Labor and Delivery. Register here.
If you are Rh factor negative, you will receive Rh immunoglobulin (RhoGAM®) around 28 weeks.
You will receive:
The third trimester is a good time to think about your birth control options after delivery. This can establish a safe inter-pregnancy interval or ensure your desired family size. Learn more from Bedsider Birth Control Support Network.
We strongly encourage you to pre-register for your labor and delivery at Prentice Women’s Hospital or Lake Forest Hospital. This allows for a smooth and seamless admission to the Obstetric Triage Unit or Labor and Delivery. Register here.
If you are Rh factor negative, you will receive Rh immunoglobulin (RhoGAM®) around 28 weeks.
You will receive:
- Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) vaccination between 27 to 36 weeks.
- Group B Streptococcus (GBS) screening between 34 to 36 weeks. You may be tested before that if you are at risk for earlier delivery.
- Repeat HIV screening in the third trimester. This is mandated by law in the state of Illinois.
The third trimester is a good time to think about your birth control options after delivery. This can establish a safe inter-pregnancy interval or ensure your desired family size. Learn more from Bedsider Birth Control Support Network.
Preparing for delivery
Instructions for a scheduled cesarean section
A labor and delivery nurse will call you to go over instructions the day before your scheduled surgery. If your surgery is scheduled on the weekend or on a Monday, a nurse will call you the previous Friday.
Your physician may ask you to get blood work before your surgery. Please get your labs drawn at:
Diagnostic Testing Center
Arkes Pavilion
676 North St Clair Street
Second floor, Suite 280
312.926.4200
Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 7:00 am
Saturday, 7:30 am – 12:00 pm
For a scheduled induction of labor
You can schedule a planned labor induction one week before the desired date. Here is more information to help you prepare:
Instructions for a scheduled cesarean section
A labor and delivery nurse will call you to go over instructions the day before your scheduled surgery. If your surgery is scheduled on the weekend or on a Monday, a nurse will call you the previous Friday.
Your physician may ask you to get blood work before your surgery. Please get your labs drawn at:
Diagnostic Testing Center
Arkes Pavilion
676 North St Clair Street
Second floor, Suite 280
312.926.4200
Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 7:00 am
Saturday, 7:30 am – 12:00 pm
For a scheduled induction of labor
You can schedule a planned labor induction one week before the desired date. Here is more information to help you prepare:
Postpartum visit
Discuss birth control options
Consider your contraception or birth control options. This can help you establish a safe inter-pregnancy interval or ensure your desired family size. Learn more from Bedsider Birth Control Support Network.
Screening for postpartum depression
You will receive a questionnaire (called the PHQ-9) to check your mood and symptoms of postpartum depression or blues.
Review immunization status
We will check if you need any vaccinations.
Lactation support
If you are having difficulties with breastfeeding, we can refer you to a lactation consultant. More information can be found on the FAQs page.
Screening for diabetes (if you had gestational diabetes)
If you had gestational diabetes during pregnancy, you will likely be screened again after delivery (six to twelve weeks postpartum). The 75-gram glucose tolerance test must be performed in a fasting state. We recommend that you schedule your postpartum visit in the morning. This will allow you to be screened during your postpartum visit.
Discuss birth control options
Consider your contraception or birth control options. This can help you establish a safe inter-pregnancy interval or ensure your desired family size. Learn more from Bedsider Birth Control Support Network.
Screening for postpartum depression
You will receive a questionnaire (called the PHQ-9) to check your mood and symptoms of postpartum depression or blues.
Review immunization status
We will check if you need any vaccinations.
Lactation support
If you are having difficulties with breastfeeding, we can refer you to a lactation consultant. More information can be found on the FAQs page.
Screening for diabetes (if you had gestational diabetes)
If you had gestational diabetes during pregnancy, you will likely be screened again after delivery (six to twelve weeks postpartum). The 75-gram glucose tolerance test must be performed in a fasting state. We recommend that you schedule your postpartum visit in the morning. This will allow you to be screened during your postpartum visit.