I am pregnant for the 1st time and I need to find a doctor. What is the best way to go about that? I have asked friends, but thier doctors are not taking new patients....help!
2006-07-12 07:38:21 · 7 answers · asked by Beth 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Ask your family doctor for a referral
Call different offices and set appointment and interview different doctors
Ask your friends doctors for referrals
call your insurance company for referrals
2006-07-12 07:43:25 · answer #1 · answered by The Invisible Woman 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
try looking in a phone book and calling around - you can ask some questions or set up an interview- if you know a hospital you would like to deliver at, find a doctor who delivers at that hospital
You can go to a family doctor - at least my family doctor does OB/GYN stuff as well - if you really like your family doctor
Spend some time looking into this - you want to be comfortable with your doctor - you will be seeing them alot the next 9 months!
Good luck!!
2006-07-12 14:41:08 · answer #2 · answered by pammy_6201 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may be not so nice, but are you on welfare? If you are, you will have a hard time finding a physician who will take care of you. If that is the case, you need to go to your family physician and get a refferal or go to your local planned parenthood and they can help you find a doctor.
2006-07-12 14:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your insurance company...they'll give you a list of doctors in your area who are accepting new patients. If you're uninsured, just look in the yellow pages under "physicians" and find the ob/gyn section. Keep calling until you find one who is accepting new patients.
2006-07-12 14:42:26 · answer #4 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your regular doctor for a referral. Also, if your friends' doctors aren't taking patients, ask if they have a practice/doctor they recommend. Definitely "interview" them first. It's so important to be comfortable with your doc.
Good luck.
2006-07-12 14:44:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
start calling ob/gyn clinics, and if for some reason you don't like the doctor you got, try another one until you find the one...that's what I did and now I have the best doctor ever.... if you would rather see a female doctor than a male, make sure you let them know otherwise they'll just send you to anyone...
2006-07-12 14:43:14 · answer #6 · answered by lf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the hospital and get a list from them and ask them about who thay think is the best and talk to the docs to find out
2006-07-12 14:41:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋