Prenatal Care
- Overview
- Preparing for Pregnancy
- Choose a Prenatal Care Provider
- Prenatal Visits
- Healthy Choices
- For Dads & Partners
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Choose a Prenatal Care Provider in Albert Lea
Starting or growing a family is a very exciting time. One of the many steps to preparing for baby is to select a provider who cares for you during pregnancy, labor and delivery.
In Albert Lea, Minnesota, women can choose from family medicine physicians, advanced care providers and OB-GYNs for their maternity care. Beyond your primary provider, an entire team of experts and specialized staff work together to serve you. Brief videos are available to help you select a healthcare provider whose approach to labor, delivery and pain management aligns with yours.
Women who receive prenatal care in Albert Lea and Austin typically deliver in Austin.
Nurse practitioners
Nurse practitioners are advanced care providers who specialize in pregnancy care; disorders of the reproductive system; breast health; and preventive medicine, including sexual function and contraception.
OB-GYNs
Physicians who have completed specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology are commonly referred to as Obstetricians, OB-GYNs, or simply OBs. OB-GYNs provide preconception counseling, fertility, prenatal care, and labor and delivery care for low- and high-risk pregnancies. They only provide women's healthcare.
The OB-GYN team rotates labor and delivery call; the physician who is on call at the time of your delivery will deliver your newborn. OB-GYNs provide additional services beyond maternity care.