Prenatal Clinic
Windham Hospital's Prenatal Clinic is a hospital-based outpatient facility serving pregnant women in 19 towns in Eastern Connecticut. A multidisciplinary team provides care to all of the patients. This team includes a nurse practitioner and bilingual/ bicultural social worker as well as a bilingual patient access associate. All prenatal patients undergo a comprehensive medical and psychosocial assessment in order to identify medical and social problems that might affect the outcome of the pregnancy. In addition, they also receive a package of services, which may include medical, psychological and educational components. The clinic staff works closely with the Generations Family Health Center and Mansfield OB/GYN in order to coordinate the care for all patients.
The Windham Hospital Prenatal Clinic recognizes that prenatal care is a good model for a preventative health care program, which focuses on primary and secondary prevention of diseases and pathological conditions during pregnancy and delivery. The Prenatal Clinic's mission is to:
1. Identify women with current health conditions likely to jeopardize the outcome of a pregnancy such as chronic hypertension, diabetes, or malnutrition.
2. Identify currently healthy women who are at increased risk of health conditions likely to jeopardize the outcome of pregnancy such as very young women or women with a poor obstetrics history.
3. Early detection and treatment of health conditions likely to jeopardize the outcome of pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia, anemia, or a urinary tract infection.
4. Teaching pregnant women and their families about health conditions likely to jeopardize the outcome of pregnancy including smoking, sexually transmitted diseases and preterm labor.
Hours of Operation:
| Monday | 8:30 - 4 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30 am -3 pm |
| Wednesday | Secretary only |
| Thursday | 8:30 am -3 pm |
| Friday | 8:30 am - 3 pm |
Location and phone number:
Third floor (3 West Wing)
860 456-6796
Staff:
Beth E. Cheney, APRN
Juanita Vasquez, social worker
Nidia Caraballo, patient access associate
Frequently asked questions:
How do I book an appointment?
The phone number for the clinic is 860 456-6796. If there is no answer and you think that you have a problem or are in labor, call Maternity at 456-2282. They will tell you what to do next.
Who delivers the babies?
Mansfield OB/GYN delivers all of the babies that are born here at Windham Hospital. The Prenatal Clinic maintains linkages with several area high risk facilities to whom we refer patients on a case by case basis.
Who is eligible for services?
To be eligible for care through the Prenatal Clinic, a woman must:
1. Live in the 19 town catchment area served by Windham Hospital region.
2. Have a positive pregnancy test result through a medical laboratory, Planned Parenthood, private M.D., or Prenatal Clinic.
3. Be ineligible for health insurance that would cover maternity services.
4. If a patient has maternity insurance or is eligible for maternity insurance, she will be referred to a private Obstetrician.
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