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 Cannon Falls
Starting or growing a family is an 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.
Women can choose from family medicine physicians 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.
Family medicine providers
Family medicine providers are trained to care for people of all ages. They provide preconception counseling and prenatal care. Typically, the family medicine physician who cares for you in clinic will deliver your newborn. They care for the medical needs of infants, children and your entire family.
OB-GYNs
Obstetricians are physicians who have completed specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology. They are commonly referred to as 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.