Family Doctor For Pregnant Wife

[Keane22]

Finding doctors depends on location especially a GP. In terms of OB it also depends on location and how pregnant you are. What province and city are you moving to? Are you PRs? OBs usually only accept a certain amount of patients based on due dates. No matter what you will have an OB if you go into labour.

Yes we're PRs. We'll be landing next week and my wife is 6 months pregnant. Should we go to a walk-in clinic after getting the OHIP card to be referred to an OB?

Or should i consider midwife? Since we don't need referral for midwives

 

[Keane22]

Yes we're PRs. We'll be landing next week and my wife is 6 months pregnant. Should we go to a walk-in clinic after getting the OHIP card to be referred to an OB?

Or should i consider midwife? Since we don't need referral for midwives

We'll be in toronto north york

 

[canuck78]

Yes we're PRs. We'll be landing next week and my wife is 6 months pregnant. Should we go to a walk-in clinic after getting the OHIP card to be referred to an OB?

Or should i consider midwife? Since we don't need referral for midwives

You are very unlikely to be able to find a midwife accepting patients for women who are 6 months pregnant. It is often even difficult to secure a midwife even in your first trimester because the demand far exceeds the supply of midwives and they are more limited in terms of how many patients they can accept. Many women using midwives don’t deliver in hospitals so don’t have nurses and the on call OB to fall back on and need to limit how many potential deliveries they have per week. You should really call around to try and secure a GP versus visiting a walk-in clinic for continuity of care. In general securing a GP for your wife and eventually your child should be a priority. A local GP will also likely know more about what local OBs are accepting patients and typically accept their referrals. At 6 months pregnant appointments are typically monthly for low risk pregnancy so there is time if you have seen your OB before leaving wherever you are currently living. Once you see a GP you can get a referral to an OB.

 

[Keane22]

You are very unlikely to be able to find a midwife accepting patients for women who are 6 months pregnant. It is often even difficult to secure a midwife even in your first trimester because the demand far exceeds the supply of midwives and they are more limited in terms of how many patients they can accept. Many women using midwives don’t deliver in hospitals so don’t have nurses and the on call OB to fall back on and need to limit how many potential deliveries they have per week. You should really call around to try and secure a GP versus visiting a walk-in clinic for continuity of care. In general securing a GP for your wife and eventually your child should be a priority. A local GP will also likely know more about what local OBs are accepting patients and typically accept their referrals. At 6 months pregnant appointments are typically monthly for low risk pregnancy so there is time if you have seen your OB before leaving wherever you are currently living. Once you see a GP you can get a referral to an OB.

Thank you for the update.

I am worried now since i know people wait for years to get a family doctor. What are my chances of getting one that can refer me to an OB?

What should i do if it's nearing my wife's due date and i still don't have an OB?

Aren't there protocols for emergencies like this?

 

[canuck78]

Thank you for the update.

I am worried now since i know people wait for years to get a family doctor. What are my chances of getting one that can refer me to an OB?

What should i do if it's nearing my wife's due date and i still don't have an OB?

Aren't there protocols for emergencies like this?

Depending on where you live yes it could be very difficult to find a GP so most depend on a walk-in clinic. If you are unable to find a GP after calling 40+ in your are and have contacted the provincial government GP finder program (if it exists in your neighbourhood) then you’ll have no choice but to find a walk-I’m clinic to refer to an OB. They are not as familiar with what specialists are in the area and are accepting patients so would exhaust GP options first. Worst comes to worse if you have any issues with your wife’s pregnancy you can always go to the ER. There is always an OB on call who can treat her or deliver your baby.