Okay I already pre-registered at the hospital that I was gunna have my baby at, but I've heard bad reports plus being there twice once when they need to check the baby after I fell on my belly once, and the other was awhile ago I had an early u/s cause I wasn't able to keep anything down and felt horriable (dumb morning sickness) Anyways we no longer are going to have our baby there, and are planning on going somewhere else do I need to tell my doctor that and I'm assuming I will have to register at the other hospital correct?
Re: ?'s on registering or pre-registering at the hospital
But you have a doctor PRACTICE you go to, correct? You don't just wander the countryside, heading into OB offices at will. So, yes, you DO have a doctor (a practice), and you need to make sure that they deliver at the hospital you want to switch to. When people talk about "your" doctor they know that you have different doctors you see over hte course of your pregnancy and you're delivered by whatever member of the practice happens ot be on call. That is standard OP.
I am delivering at a hospital nearly a half hour from my home because my doctor's office doesn't deliver at the hospital near my house.
And yes, you need to pre-register at the NEW hospital as well (pre-registrations don't "transfer" - -they are facility-specific), AND you need to make sure this is all resolved with your insurance, as one side-effect of registering at the old hospital might be that your insurance limits your OB needs to that hospital. Because the hospital I'm delivering at is so far from my house, we had to talk to my insurance and explain to them that all my OB needs would be met at THAT hospital, even though ther was one I was "zoned for" closer to me.