Program Features

Our goal is to help you every step of the way and ensure the best outcomes for you and your new baby. Along with your
doctor we provide:

  • Personalized education
  • Help with medications or home health services
  • Care coordination with OB team
  • A program with no cost to join

For important pregnancy information, you may download the educational material below:

Pregnancy Education Program Brochure

Pregnancy Questionnaire

Enroll in Healthy Expectations

Contact AvMed Case Management as soon as your doctor has confirmed your high-risk pregnancy: 800-972-8633, Option 2

AvMed Case Management

Healthy Expectations is just one type of case management AvMed offers. We are ready with added help for any Members dealing with complex or rare medical conditions. Find out how the program works and if you qualify.

Case Management

Pregnancy Do's and Don'ts

  • Do's

    • Get early and regular prenatal care
    • Take a multivitamin or prenatal vitamin
    • Get a flu shot
    • Eat a variety of healthy foods
    • Get plenty of sleep and moderate physical activity
    • Ask your doctor before stopping any medicines or starting any new medicines

  • Don'ts

    • Smoke, drink alcohol or use drugs
    • Get x-rays
    • Eat fish with lots of mercury, including swordfish, king mackerel, shark and tilefish

Healthy Expectations FAQ

Prenatal care is the healthcare you get while you are pregnant.

Prenatal care can help keep you and your baby healthy. Babies of mothers who do not get prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight and five times more likely to die than those born to mothers who do get care. Doctors can spot health problems early when they see mothers regularly. This allows doctors to treat them early. Early treatment can cure many problems and prevent others. Doctors also can talk to pregnant women about things they can do to give their unborn babies a healthy start to life.

Your doctor will give you a schedule of all the doctor's visits you should have while pregnant. Most experts suggest you see your doctor:

  • About once each month for weeks 4 through 28
  • Twice a month for weeks 28 through 36
  • Weekly for weeks 36 to birth

If you are older than 35 or your pregnancy is high risk, you'll probably see your doctor more often.

During the first prenatal visit, you can expect your doctor to:

  • Ask about your health history, including diseases, operations or prior pregnancies
  • Ask about your family's health history
  • Do a complete physical exam, including a pelvic exam and Pap test
  • Take your blood and urine for lab work
  • Check your blood pressure, height and weight
  • Calculate your due date
  • Answer your questions

At first visit, you should ask questions and discuss any issues related to your pregnancy. Find out all you can about how to stay healthy.

Later prenatal visits will probably be shorter. Your doctor will check on your health and make sure the baby is growing as expected. Most prenatal visits will include:

  • Checking your blood pressure
  • Measuring your weight gain
  • Measuring your abdomen to check your baby's growth (once you begin to show)
  • Checking the baby's heart rate

While you're pregnant, you also will have some routine tests. Some tests are suggested for all women, such as blood work to check for anemia, your blood type, HIV and other factors. Other tests might be offered based on your age, personal or family health history, your ethnic background or the results of routine tests you have had.

Know When to Call a Doctor

Sometimes physical changes can be signs of a problem. Call your doctor or midwife as soon as you can if you:

  • Are bleeding or leaking fluid from the vagina
  • Have sudden or severe swelling in the face, hands, or fingers
  • Get severe or long-lasting headaches
  • Have discomfort, pain, or cramping in the lower abdomen
  • Have a fever or chills
  • Are vomiting or have persistent nausea
  • Feel discomfort, pain, or burning with urination
  • Have problems seeing or blurred vision
  • Feel dizzy
  • Suspect your baby is moving less than normal after 28 weeks of pregnancy (If you count less than 10 movements within two hours).
  • Have thoughts of harming yourself or your baby

Pregnancy Articles

Through our partner HealthyRoads, AvMed offers pregnancy-related articles that can help you on your journey.

To access articles, log in to the Member Portal.

Hear Her Campaign

AvMed has adopted the "Hear Her" campaign from the CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health. Learn how to recognize warning signs and when to call your obstetrician, during and after pregnancy. Click below for more information.

Hear Her