CONTRACEPTION AND PRENATAL CARE
(410)-479-8000
The goal of family planning services is to promote responsible behavior, reduce unintended pregnancies and facilitate the health of newborns.
For information about birth control and obtaining contraceptives from the Health Department, please call 410-479-8000 and ask for "Family Planning".
Confidential Family Planning services include:
Individualized contraception
Emergency contraception
GYN examinations
Breast and cervical cancer screening
STD testing and treatment
Anemia and hypertension screening
Pregnancy testing
Dispensing of contraception
Referrals for sterilization
Educational counseling
Colposcopy
HIV testing and counseling
Preconception counseling, including the Folic Acid recommendation
Related link
http://mdpublichealth.org/omhfp/(410)-479-8000
Caroline County Health Department provides routine pre-natal care in consultation with the obstetricians in Easton, MD. Care provided by women’s health nurse practitioners and registered nurses.
Services Include:
Comprehensive Obstetrical Exams
Prenatal lab tests, including pap smears and cervical cultures
Alfa Fetal Protein testing for neural tube defects
Screening for gestational diabetes
One on one prenatal education: includes fetal growth and development, pre-term labor warning signs, common discomforts of pregnancy, labor and delivery preparation, breast feeding, infant safety, etc.
Nutritional counseling
Breast feeding information and referral
Application for Medical Assistance, MCHP
WIC referral
Postpartum exam and contraception
High risk pregnancy referrals
Related link www.dhmh.state.md.us
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Leland D. Spencer, M.D. : Health Officer |
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