COVID-19 prenatal visit schedule
The Minnesota Birth Center has modified its prenatal visit schedule in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some visits will be offered virtually in lieu of in-person visits. All virtual visits are optional unless otherwise indicated by a midwife, with the exception of those who transferred to MBC after 33 weeks. We ask these “late transfer” clients to keep all virtual visits as well as in-person visits.
We ask that all clients get a thermometer to check their temperature prior to coming to the birth center for in-person visits. The thermometer will also be needed for monitoring postpartum vitals on mom and baby. We also encourage families to get a blood pressure cuff for at-home use, in the event that any in-person visit needs to be delayed. A midwife can write a prescription if that is preferable.
- First visit: virtual with CNM or RN for health history & education
- 12 weeks: in-person for standard new OB labs
- 16 weeks: virtual
- 20 weeks: in-person for ultrasound
- 24 weeks: virtual
- 28 weeks: in-person for gestational diabetes test
- 33 weeks: in-person
- 35- to 37-week Early Home Care class: virtual
- 36 weeks: in-person for group B strep test
- 37 weeks: virtual
- 38 weeks: in-person
- 39 weeks: virtual
- 40 weeks: in-person
- 41 weeks and beyond: in-person for NST/AFI
- 24-48 hours postpartum: in-person home visit
- 1-week postpartum check-in: phone call from nurse
- 2-week postpartum visit: virtual unless in-person needed
- 6-week postpartum visit: virtual unless in-person needed
- Optional: virtual or in-person lactation visits
- Optional: Well Fed weekly virtual meet-up at www.facebook.com/groups/theminnesotabirthcenterwellfedgroup/