Prenatal consultations are done (free of charge) Monday at 1:30 and Saturday at 12:30. These sessions last about 20 minutes and are an opportunity for you to meet one of our doctors and learn more about our practice. We cover general topics of interest to expectant parents.Please call to schedule attendance at one of our prenatal meetings.Your New Baby
Congratulations! The arrival of a new baby into your life is one of the most wonderful things that will ever happen to you. Having a baby is both exciting and anxiety provoking for many new parents. Your life is forever changed in a way no one can explain; it is both the hardest job you will ever have and the most rewarding. This page is designed to help you know what to expect when your baby is born.
Follow your obstetrician's advice about when to call or go to the hospital. When you arrive at the hospital, you will be asked "who is your child's pediatrician:" just give them our doctor's name - that's all you need to do! After your baby is born, the nurses will contact us and give us information and an assessment of the baby's condition. Most of the time, newborn babies are fine, and if this is the case, we will see the baby on rounds the next morning. If the baby is having any problem, we will be down to see the baby or we will have the neonatologist (hospital based doctors who specialize in the care of sick newborns) see your baby. Dr Elias and Dr Lacy make rounds on the newborns at Winter Park Memorial Hospital and Winnie Palmer Hospital. If you deliver at another hospital, we have arrangements for pediatricians on staff to care for your baby, and you would see us in the office after discharge.
While you and your baby are in the hospital, the doctors will come by each day and check the baby and see you; doctors usually round early in the morning or at lunch. We will then see your newborn in the office within a few days after discharge to make certain everything is going well. If you have a boy and choose to have him circumcised, our doctors will do that in the hospital - if we do not see your baby in the hospital, we can do the circumcision in the office after your baby is discharged.
SPECIAL SITUATIONS
If your child was born at a birthing center, please call our office immediately after delivery so we can make arrangements to see your baby.
If your child is adopted or was in the NICU (newborn intensive care unit), please make an appointment to have the baby seen in our office as soon as possible after the baby is discharged from the hospital.
A NOTE ABOUT YOUR INSURANCE: Newborns are not automatically covered on your insurance. You must contact your insurance company to ADD your baby to your plan. This must happen within 30 days of birth. Please add your baby as soon as you get home from the hospital, then call and verify the baby's coverage BEFORE the 30 days has passed.
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