"Perinatal genetic counselors have the privilege of working with people during one of the most significant experiences of their lives. Patients have many expectations, hopes, and dreams as well as fears, anxieties, and worries during a pregnancy. Although a patient's provider (e.g., midwife, obstetrician, perinatologist) will manage the pregnancy and delivery, perinatal genetic counselors need to be aware of basic pregnancy concepts. This chapter provides background information on the components of routine prenatal care and ...
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"Perinatal genetic counselors have the privilege of working with people during one of the most significant experiences of their lives. Patients have many expectations, hopes, and dreams as well as fears, anxieties, and worries during a pregnancy. Although a patient's provider (e.g., midwife, obstetrician, perinatologist) will manage the pregnancy and delivery, perinatal genetic counselors need to be aware of basic pregnancy concepts. This chapter provides background information on the components of routine prenatal care and testing as well as descriptions and instruction on how to document an obstetric history, establish a gestational age and due date, and use a pregnancy wheel and other similar tools"--
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