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pediatrician question

delbride2006delbride2006
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is your pediatrician going to be at the hospital to do a newborn assessment on your baby, or are you using the hospitalist pediatrician and then yours sees the baby a few days after discharge? thanks!

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  • ivybugivybug
    I believe in my experience you have to have your own pediatrician - they have you put down the name on the paperwork you file once at the hospital...
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  • icyblueeyez19icyblueeyez19 member
    Im pretty sure that your pediatrician or nurse practioner has to do the assessment.
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  • BabyAlgerBabyAlger
    My Pediatrician doesn't go to our particular hospital as it is not an affiliated with the Medical Group (pretty lame I think but I love the Dr. so I'm sticking with her) so my hospital is just going to have an On-Call Pediatrician check her out and discharge her.
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  • Mrs.EMommyMrs.EMommy
    We'll use a hospital pedi...only because the one I chose can't work in that particular hospital.  There are several hospitals in our area...I guess its an insurance thing or something.
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  • Kyla SiscoKyla Sisco
    the pediatrician i picked will be seeing him while he is in the hospital.
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  • JDardenJDarden member
    My pedi said to call when I am in the hospital or when I get home... so I guess whoever is on call at the hospital will check out my baby, although the doctor does have privileges at the location where I am delivering. 
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  • mommiellamommiella

    Our pedi does not see patients at the hospital I'm delivering at, so no. Whoever is on call will see and discharge her. We will have an appointment to see our own pedi with in the first week or two. No big deal, I don't think. I certainly wouldn't change my OB over it.

     

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