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Chesterfield Health Department has a joint partnership with VCU Health<\/a> <\/i> to provide maternity care for Chesterfield County clients at the Health Department. Our prenatal clients receive medical visits, post-partum care, and nurse office visits as necessary. Delivery, acute high-risk care and emergency care are provided at VCU Medical Center. VCU Health doctors provide 24-hour, on-call care for Chesterfield Health Department prenatal clients. Spanish-speaking interpreters may be available at the Health Department. Chesterfield Health Department and VCU Medical Center provide maternity care for some HMO Medicaid programs. Fees are determined on a sliding scale based on income. Fees for VCU Medical Center services are determined by the hospital and may be scaled according to VCU Health.<\/p>\n

Services are available by appointment only. <\/strong>For information, contact us<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See the agency’s Maternal Health<\/a> website for more information.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Patient education by trimester:<\/p>\n

1st<\/sup> Trimester:
\n<\/strong>How Your Fetus Grows During Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nNutrition During Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nExercise During Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nDuring Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nObesity and Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nSafe Meds in English (virginia.gov)<\/a>
\nMedicamentos seguros en espa\u00f1ol (virginia.gov)<\/a>
\nIs it safe to keep a cat during pregnancy? | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nTobacco, Alcohol, Drugs, and Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i><\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup> Trimester:
\n<\/strong>How Your Fetus Grows During Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nNutrition During Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nExercise During Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nPreterm Labor and Birth | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nInfographic: Preeclampsia and Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nGestational Diabetes | ACOG<\/a> <\/i><\/p>\n

3rd<\/sup> Trimester:
\n<\/strong>How Your Fetus Grows During Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nNutrition During Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nExercise During Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nKicking: The Top 6 Pregnancy Questions I Hear From First-Time Moms | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nPreparing for Newborn: Preparing for Birth (virginia.gov)<\/a>
\nNewborn Care: Resources for You | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nPostpartum Depression | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nHow to Tell When Labor Begins | ACOG<\/a> <\/i>
\nSkin Conditions During Pregnancy | ACOG<\/a> <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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