Your healthcare provider is a hugely valuable resource for you as you head into the home stretch of pregnancy – get your questions ready!
Could this be your last appointment? It’s so hard to know, but for many people, this may be the last routine check-up before labor starts or a scheduled birth occurs. It’s another opportunity for your OB provider to check in on your health, and for you to ask any lingering or new questions about your birth plan and recovery. This is also a great appointment to talk about ways to nudge labor along if you’re interested! It’s common for OB providers to offer a cervical check at this appointment, but remember that these exams cannot predict the future. Even a closed cervix doesn’t mean that labor won’t start mere hours later.
Reviewed by the Ovia Health Clinical Team
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Sources
- Mayo Clinic Staff. “Fetal development: The third trimester.” Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic, 7/11/2014. Web.
- “Prenatal care in your third trimester.” U.S National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus, 6/11/2014. Web.
- Mayo Clinic Staff. “Prenatal care: 3rd trimester visits.” Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic, 7/30/2015. Web.
- Mayo Clinic Staff. “Third trimester pregnancy: What to expect.” Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic, 5/5/2014. Web.
