Pregnancy
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
In partnership with you and your family, we are looking forward to providing your care during the birth of your baby. Every delivery is very special and we want to make you as comfortable as possible.Westside Women’s Care is made up of both male and female board-certified OB-GYN physicians along with certified nurse midwives. We are a group practice which means our doctors and nurses share call and work together to provide you with complete care. We have a physician at the hospital at all times to assist you with your labor and delivery.
We have two offices. One is located south of Lutheran Hospital at 3555 Lutheran Parkway, Suite 210, in Wheat Ridge. Our second location is at 7950 Kipling Street, Suite 201, in Arvada (the southeast corner of 80th & Kipling). We plan to you at specific times throughout your pregnancy. Family members are welcome.
We encourage you to take our prenatal classes offered on a monthly basis. There is a wealth of information on pregnancy and it is impossible for us to review it all. We will discuss major areas of interest but if you have any specific concerns or questions please ask.
Pregnancy Websites
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www.pregnancyweekly.com. These are their descriptions of the
sites below. We have modified the descriptions some.Pregnancy weekly
Pregnancyweekly.com offers a smart weekly e- newsletter that is customized just for you. Enter your due date as well as a few other details about yourself and you’ll get individualized, week-by-week reports about your babies development, important reminders for your next doctors visit, and more. Even chat with other soon-to-be moms at the sites message board. They also give help on finding a name for your new baby.
www.Pregnancyweekly.com
Pregnancy Today
Pregnancytoday.com has “fun” toys on its site. You can visit the sound gallery to listen to baby sounds from inside the womb. You can hear a baby’s heartbeat, a baby with hiccups, and what it sounds like when the baby kicks. It also has a due date calculator and Web cards for announcing your pregnancy.
www.Pregnancytoday.com
Baby Chatter
This site has a Freebies section with a guide to free samples, contests, coupons, and magazines. It also has a complete checklist for child proofing your home, as well as safety alerts and product recall information.
www.BabyChatter.com
Babies Online
Babies Online makes it easy for you to set up a web page to announce your baby’s birth. Friends and family can log in to see pictures of your new bundle of joy.
www.BabiesOnline.com
Baby Name Center
Search thru thousands of choices at BabyNameCenter.com to find the perfect name. You can even search by definition.
www.BabyNameCenter.com
Ask Dr. Sears
After raising eight children and practicing pediatric medicine for more than 30 years, Dr Sears has gained recognition as “America’s Pediatrician” The site allows you to e-mail questions directly to Dr. Sears.
www.askDrSears.com
ACOG website
The American college of obstetricians and Gynecologist (ACOG) is the leading organization of healthcare professions in our nation that provides healthcare to women. This organization is considered the expert on women's healthcare. One primary focus for this organization is to provide the consumer quality information so they may be involved in their care. We have many of their pamphlets in our office, feel free to ask for them at your visit. If you are at home visit their patient website, which has information on a wide variety of issues that women need to be informed about. they also have information in Spanish.
www.acog.org
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Helpful Pregnancy Articles
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