Premier Services Plus* Available to all Obstetric and Interconceptional Premier OB/GYN of Manatee Patients.
All Premier Patients who are pregnant or between their first pregnancy and are still of childbearing age and able to conceive qualify for Premier Services Plus*. Premier Services Plus, Premier’s new counseling department, offers Nutrition, Tobacco Cessation, Lactation and Psycho-social counseling, along with expanded Obstetric Patient Education and Prenatal Risk Screening and Assessment. These services target obstetric as well as interconceptional patients and provides additional care that will promote healthier habits in women, habits that will produce healthier babies when these women become pregnant.
Our commitment to providing quality health care to our patients has driven us to find innovative ways to expand our services at little or no additional cost. We want your heath care to be convenient and affordable.
New Obstetric Patients
If you are a new obstetric patient, you qualify for Premier Services Plus and will meet with Premier’s knowledgeable Care Coordinator approximately two weeks after your initial office visit. She will discuss questions regarding your health, diet, and everyday activities. She will also conduct a pregnancy risk screening and assessment. This initial screening identifies certain “risk factors” which research has shown may adversely impact your or your baby’s health or well-being. If specific risk factors are identified during the screening process, special services will be offered. Services may also be available for your family as well. Our goal is to give you the tools to have a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby. And of course all of these services are strictly confidential and protected under HIPAA guidelines.
Our Premier Services Plus is provided in addition to our basic Obstetric Education program and offered at no additional cost. Our Care Coordinator will highlight the array of services available to you and encourage you to call with questions or concerns. She will be happy to coordinate an appointment with any one of our licensed and experienced counselors.
Premier Services Plus provides:
- Premier Services Plus Care Coordinator
- Conducts Pregnancy Risk Screening and assessments.
- Provides educational materials on prenatal care, birth and infant care.
- Addresses patients concerns and recommends appropriate professional services as needed.
- Coordinates counseling services per patient’s request or physician’s recommendation.
- Lactation Counseling
- Breastfeeding feeding education and support by certified lactation specialist
- Nutritional Counseling
- All obstetric patients are scheduled to meet with a registered nutritional counselor.
- Nutritional education/counseling will be available in group or individual sessions.
- Licensed Psycho-Social Counseling
- Home visits available by a nurse or professional counseling specialist
- Parent education and support
- Tobacco Cessation Counseling
- Information and referrals to community services
Available to all Premier Patients
- FREE Tobacco Cessation Counseling
- Physicians can refer any patient requiring tobacco cessation counseling to our Care Coordinator for follow up.
Pre-conceptional or Post-menopausal Patients
- Currently these patients do not qualify for Premier Services Plus as outlined above. However, tobacco cessation programs are available at no charge and nutrition counseling may be available at a nominal fee and may be covered by some insurance plans. Funding is currently being sought to expand Premier Services Plus to include all of our patients and hope it will be available in the near future.
Gestational Diabetes Counseling
- Gestational Diabetic Counseling will now be available on site at Premier OB/GYN of Manatee. Although not included in the Premier Services Plus program, gestational diabetes counseling is generally covered by most major insurance companies and will be conveniently scheduled at our office.
*Premier Services Plus is sponsored by Manatee Healthy Start and Florida Department of Health.
