OB/GYN

We offer most forms of contraception. Birth control pills, IUD’s, Nuvaing, Depo Provera, and Nexplanon. Our Ob/GYN MD’s offer bilateral tubal ligations (tubes tied). We do not offer diaphragms, spermicides, or sponges.

We offer prenatal care at most NorthShore Locations with WHNP, Midwives and Physicians. We specialize in high quality low to high risk care. Throughout your pregnancy a Prenatal Nurse will meet with you to provide education on each trimester and will be available to you to answer any questions you may have.

We offer the following resources as needed: Baby items, food assistance, housing assistance, Healthy Families, Healthy Start, maternity items, nutritional programs, pregnancy dental care, transportation, WIC (Women, Infant, Child), 3D/4D ultrasound, hospital education classes, lactation program, pregnancy back brace, car seat program and safe sleep program.

You can contact NW Health to schedule a tour of their unit.

We work with Hoosier Doula.

Yes! talk to your provider about your birth plan.

Typically, up to 3 people are allowed in the delivery room, but if you’d like to have more, talk with your provider and they can individualize all care here at Northshore.

It’s recommended that a pap smear should be done every 3 years from 21-30 and every 5 years from 30-65.

Yes! Talk to your provider about alternative pain management.

3D ultrasounds use sound waves at a pitch much higher than what you or your baby can hear (think of a dog whistle). These sound waves echo back to the ultrasound machine. The 3D ultrasound machine sends these waves at different angles, analyzes the echoes, and forms a 3D image. The 4D portion of the ultrasound is a movie clip of your baby in 3D, where the fourth dimension is time. You can see your baby in 3D moving over time, and this movie is saved as a short video clip.

In 35 years of widespread, almost universal use of ultrasounds, there has not been a single known case of a miscarriage or abnormality attributed to the use of ultrasounds. Its safety profile has been proven over the decades. Note: Women undergoing in vitro fertilization have to receive an obstetric ultrasound every week, and even in these cases, there has been no report of any harm or risk to the baby or mother.

In our experience, the best time to get the clearest images on 3D ultrasound is between 24 and 30 weeks, with weeks 26-28 being ideal. After 30 weeks, the baby may have already begun his or her descent to the outside world.

On the day of the ultrasound have breakfast or lunch, then, if you are not diabetic, drink something with sugar in it just before you come in for the ultrasound. The bladder does not have to be full for the exam.

Because the 3D/4D Ultrasound is an elective non-diagnostic procedure, you are required to pay by cash, credit card, or with our Gift Certificate at the time of your appointment.

For an additional charge, if you have a Physician’s order, the 2D diagnostic ultrasound can be completed during your 3D/4D Ultrasound session. When you call to schedule your 3D/4D Ultrasound appointment, inform the scheduler that you are also interested in having a 2D diagnostic ultrasound at the same time. You can discuss with the scheduler any other preparation steps necessary to complete the 2D diagnostic Ultrasound.

NorthShore Health Center’s can file a claim through your insurance provider. If the diagnostic test is not covered, you are responsible for the charges using NorthShore’s sliding fee schedule.