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Are you pregnant and have been diagnosed with COVID-19? If so please give our office a call at đ (520) 721-8605
Our team wants to share with you how to manage symptoms at home, when you might need to come to the hospital, and how to do that safely for yourself and our hospital staff. Weâll also be wanting to monitor you and baby even more closely throughout your pregnancy to keep you both healthy.
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Copperstate OB/Gyn is Now Accepting Banner – University Family Care
We recognize that this year has put a lot of hardships on our community.Â
We are committed to providing high quality patient care in the midst of these difficult times, and are pleased to announce that we are now accepting Banner – University Family Care, an Arizona Medicaid Health Plan (âAHCCCSâ) contracted health plan.Â
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If you, or someone you love, is pregnant and preparing for delivery day you may be debating the benefits of delayed umbilical cord clamping. Delayed cord clamping involves waiting to cut the umbilical cord anywhere from 25 seconds to five minutes after the child’s birth.Â
For many years the majority of parents and practitioners practiced immediate cord clamping (umbilical cord cutting within the first twenty seconds of the delivery), but studies are now showing that waiting may have numerous benefits.Â
When it comes to your health care, you may be wondering what kind of practitioner would be best for your needs: an MD or NP? There are some differences between the two that are important to understand before making your choice.
âMDâ stands for âmedical doctorâ or âdoctor of medicineâ, and âNPâ stands for ânurse practitionerâ. Both are often present in hospitals and clinics working together to provide routine and urgent care to their patients.Â
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There are many important decisions to make when youâre getting ready to have a baby, and one of the most important is who to have in the delivery room with you.
Delivering a baby is a magical experience, but it can also be stressful. Once labor begins, you are unlikely to want to make more decisions than absolutely necessary, so itâs important to have a plan for who you want to be with you when the big day comes.Â
Congratulations on your pregnancy! What an exciting time! From the moment you learn you are expecting, itâs fun to think about each phase of the babyâs development and to estimate when your baby is due. Continue reading “Calculating Your Babyâs Due Date”