Do I need a referral to attend the Partners in
Pregnancy Clinic?
If you have a primary care provider, family doctor or nurse practitioner, you will discuss options
for prenatal care early in your pregnancy and they may refer you to our Clinic. If you do not have a primary care provider or have not seen them for pregnancy care you may still refer yourself. We do need copies of all laboratory results and ultrasounds pertaining to your pregnancy. Please ask your caregiver to forward these to our office prior to your first appointment.
How do I make an appointment to see the Nausea and Vomiting Team?
Frequently Asked Questions
The team consists of a Nurse, Physician Assistant and Dietitian. They are available to all pregnant women in Peterborough. You may want to see your own Family Physician first but self-referrals are also accepted.
Who will deliver my baby?
Our team of family physicians work together to provide your care at the Clinic in pregnancy and also to share coverage of Labour and Delivery at PRHC. One of our doctors will deliver your baby. Your initial appointment may be with our Physician Assistant, an Intake RN and a doctor. Following this, appointments will be with one of the physicians. You may choose to rotate your appointments to meet all of the doctors if you wish. In general appointments with a Doctor are every 4 weeks until 28 weeks of pregnancy and then every 2 weeks until 35 weeks, then every week until delivery.
Should a complication arise in pregnancy, labour or delivery we will consult a specialist physician as necessary. Your PIPC physician will remain a part of the team that will care for you and deliver your baby, including assisting with Caesarean section should that be necessary.
Our team will work together to help address your concerns and needs during your pregnancy. All of the services of the other professionals at PIPC are available to you when you are seeing our doctors for care during your pregnancy and for 6 weeks after delivery. These include a Nausea and Vomiting Clinic, care by a Registered Dietitian for any nutritional or weight concerns, well baby care, breastfeeding support with our Lactation Consultants-Registered Nurses, and counselling with our Social Workers regarding personal, family or work related issues or mood disorder.
Simply mention your concern when you see a physician or speak to our reception staff to book an
appointment for yourself.
How do I make an appointment to see the other members of the PIPC team?
Where do I go for my lab work or ultrasound?
Many tests ordered by our doctors may be done in our building on the first floor at the Turnbull Medical Building. Just walk past the Coffee Shop to find the Lab and Diagnostic Imaging (Ultrasound). Please be aware the Lab is closed at noon, on Stat Holidays, the 3rd Wednesday of each month, and every Friday!
You may also go to the lab facilities associated with your primary care provider.
We do order ultrasounds at various facilities:
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Turnbull Diagnostics on the first floor of our own building, Open Mon-Fri, 9-5
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with our colleague Dr Peter Maskens
Specialized ultrasounds for Integrated Prenatal Screening (NT) are also booked in Port Perry.
Please confirm the location of each ultrasound appointment with our office staff.