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Our expert obstetricians love their jobs!
If you don't already know our team of wonderful physicians, you've probably heard of them! All our physicians are board certified in obstetrics and are renowned in the community for their expertise and heart-felt care. If you are looking for just the right physician for you and your family, we think you have come to the right place.Stages of Pregnancy
We manage the entire spectrum of your pregnancy care, prior to conception to postpartum, including high-risk pregnancy.
Pre-conception: Count on your obstetrician to carry you through every important stage of your pregnancy. Even when you are just beginning to look ahead to becoming pregnant, we can help you with valuable nutrition and fertility issues.
Prenatal Care: Pregnancy can be one of the most exciting times in your life. Our physicians and staff are dedicated to helping you to have a happy and healthy pregnancy. Prenatal care is a very important part of your developing child's life. The sooner you start prenatal care the better for you and the baby.
Here's what to expect at your first prenatal visit:
- Medical history review with the nurse and physician
- Physical exam including a pelvic exam
- Lab work in our in-house lab
- Extensive counseling and patient literature
- Depending on the length of pregnancy, possibly a brief ultrasound.
First Trimester: We can learn so much about you and your baby in the first trimester and get you started on the right course for you and your baby's health. We offer Early Screen® (www.earlyscreen.com),a first trimester prenatal screening and ultrasound exam, that estimates your chance of having a baby with a common chromosomal condition.
Mid-Pregnancy:
Generally, our patients will receive an anatomy ultrasound, which includes visualization of the baby's internal brain anatomy, chambers and valves of the heart, liver, lungs, spine, diaphragm, face, kidneys, and measurements of fetal size. And we're happy to tell you the sex of your baby - if you like. Or we can let it be a surprise! Your choice.
Collection of stem cells from your baby's cord blood is a new technology now available. It is optional and we will certainly provide you with ample information and discuss the value of this lifesaving practice. Three of the leaders in family banking of stem cells are Cord Blood Registry, StemCyte™. and ViaCord.
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Postpartum Care:
Please enjoy your time with your new baby. But remember, it is very important to take care of yourself! Call our office to schedule your 6-week appointment as soon as you are discharged from the hospital. And follow these detailed and important instructions for at-home postpartum care.
Labor and Delivery
We understand that the labor and delivery stage of your pregnancy is a critical time in the health of mom and baby, and a special event for you and your loved ones. Rest assured, we take expert care of mom and baby, with special regard for the whole family. We have eight highly skilled and experienced physicians who love delivering babies.
We are pleased to be affiliated with two excellent hospitals that provide state-of-the-art care for you and your baby, including Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), and skilled nursing teams:
- Seton Medical Center, 1201 West 38th Street, Austin, Texas. Just next door to us, Seton offers expertly designed maternity facilities, which opened in January of 2009. Take a virtual tour of their maternity amenities and expansive labor and delivery rooms.
You will appreciate their new Mother/Baby rooms, private lactating rooms for breastfeeding mothers, Level 3 NICU and their intimate Chapel/Interfaith Meditation Room. The Seton Family of Hospitals in Austin is the only healthcare network in Central Texas with Magnet® hospitals, the highest mark of nursing excellence.
The Institute of Healthcare Improvement, or IHI, has recognized Seton as a national model for obstetrical care. The Joint Commission awarded The Seton Family of Hospitals the Ernest Amory Codman Award for the network’s Perinatal Safety Initiative.
Seton also just recently won the first Maternity Quality Matters award from Childbirth Connection. Expectant moms, new moms and future moms are encouraged to visit Seton’s new maternity website at www.setonbabytalk.com.
- St. David’s Hospital, 919 E 32nd St, Austin, Texas. St. David’s maternity facilities have state-of-the-art equipment, including a Level 3 NICU. They are conveniently located and offer a comfortable environment and a skilled and supportive care team that delivers excellent, family-centered childbirth services. To visit the maternity and new born services section of the St. David’s website, click here. At the Ob/Gyn Group of Austin, each of our physicians strives to deliver their own patients. But if your physician is unavailable, the physician on call has direct access to your health records and the experience to deliver the same personal attention and quality of care as your regular physician.
We hope that our advanced and personalized care, labor and delivery services and hospital affiliations are everything you could ask for. We look forward to serving and getting to know special moms like you!
Fertility / Multiples
Many couples are faced with fertility issues. Infertility can be due to many issues and causes. Some causes are easily diagnosed and treated, while others are not. On occasion a cause cannot be determined. Our physicians offer several fertility services. Deciding to embark in infertility diagnosing and possible fertility treatment is a major decision that should be made by the couple.
Our fertility services include:
- Extensive counseling
- Testing of the patient and spouse to diagnose the cause of infertility
- Assistance with ovulation
- Assistance with conception by Intrauterine Insemination
- Availability of donor sperm
If you do choose fertility treatment and it is successful, rest assured our physicians manage multiples - just in case! Estimates tell us that three in every 100 pregnant women in the United States will conceive twins. Fewer still, triplets or other multiples. We're here with expert strategies and care.
High-Risk Pregnancy
All families look forward to a healthy pregnancy and baby. For most families this is the case, but unfortunately not all. Some patients experience unexpected challenges and difficulties. A high-risk pregnancy means that a patient has a greater chance of complications. Most often these complications are unexpected while others can be planned for, due to known health risk factors with the patient's history. Our physicians have a great deal of experience caring for and treating mothers and unborn babies of high-risk pregnancies.
Seton Medical Center has been the premier hospital in Central Texas for care of high-risk pregnancies, with the finest neonatal intensive care unit in the region. Seton Medical Center has developed a 10-county referral network for patients with high-risk pregnancy. A healthy lifestyle and getting regular prenatal care are ways patients can help in the care of their developing baby.
We also have strong relationships with expert sub-specialists, such as perinatologists, endocrinologists, rheumatologists, nephrologists, general surgeons and others we can all upon when needed.
