HEALTH SERVICES

Prenatal services

A successful pregnancy means getting prenatal care as early as possible. Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties can help.

Here are some of our prenatal services:

• Check-ups once or more a month throughout your entire pregnancy
  
  
• Tests to check your health and the health of your baby
  
  
• Nutritional guidance
  
  
• Information about where to get financial help (like CalWORKs), health insurance (like Medi-Cal or Healthy Families), and food programs (like WIC or food banks)

We offer:

• Classes and one-on-one visits on pregnancy, childbirth, baby care, and breast-feeding
  
  
• Help with quitting smoking, drinking, or using drugs
  
  
• Personal counseling
  

Your first visit will include:

• Enrolling into the Prenatal Program, receiving prenatal vitamins, education, and lab testing.
  
  
• Lab tests — Some tests will be needed during your first visit. They may include: blood tests, urine tests, or STI tests

Warning signs — call the clinic right away if you have:

• Bad headaches
  
• Swelling of the face, hands, feet or ankles
  
• Vomiting for 24 hours
  
• Vaginal bleeding
  
• Dimness or blurring of the vision
  
• Double vision and/or dizziness
  
• Spots before your eyes
  
• Sudden gush or steady trickle of watery fluid from the vagina
  
• Burning or discomfort with urination
  
• Fever or chills
  
• Suspected labor
  
• Abdominal pain that lasts or keeps coming back
  
• Rashes or sores
  
• Fainting or loss of consciousness
  
• Decreasing or no fetal movement after 24 weeks

To schedule a prenatal appointment, please or call 714.922.4100 (Orange County) or 909.890-5511 (San Bernardino County)