A positive pregnancy test is both news and a to-do list. You need a due date, a plan for visits, and a Tulsa obstetric team that will still be there when labor starts. Prenatal care at OB/GYN Specialists of Tulsa (OGS Tulsa) is that plan: regular visits in the office, monitoring for you and the baby, and a clear path from first appointment through delivery and the first postpartum check.
We see patients from Tulsa and nearby communities at Bernsen Medical Plaza. This page is for people who are newly pregnant, transferring care, or planning a pregnancy and want to know how obstetric care works here. It is general information from the practice — not a personal care plan and not a substitute for calling if something feels wrong.
Why prenatal care matters
Prenatal care is the ongoing medical care you receive during pregnancy. It is how we confirm the pregnancy, estimate when the baby is due, watch growth and your health over time, and talk through labor, birth, and the weeks after.
You do not have to already “feel pregnant” or have a perfect first-trimester story to start. Early care is useful because many questions — vitamins, medicines you already take, nausea, work and travel, prior losses or surgeries — are easier to handle before the third trimester. Regular visits also give us a baseline. If blood pressure, bleeding, or the baby’s movement later looks different from your usual pattern, we have something to compare.
If you have a known medical condition, a prior complicated pregnancy, twins, fertility treatment, or you are older and have been told that matters for this pregnancy, say so when you call. We can talk about whether you need closer follow-up in our office or coordinated care with a maternal-fetal medicine specialist.
What to expect at OGS Tulsa
Care starts with a phone call or an appointment request. Tell the staff you are pregnant (or think you are) and whether this is a new patient visit or a transfer. Bring a list of medicines and supplements, prior obstetric records if you have them, and your questions. Nothing is too small.
The first prenatal visit is usually the longest. We take a history, review your health and prior pregnancies, do an exam when it is appropriate, and confirm dating. Labs are a normal part of early care. Many people also have an ultrasound in early pregnancy; your physician will tell you if that is part of your first visit or scheduled soon after.
Later visits are shorter and more frequent as you get closer to your due date. At a typical visit we check how you are feeling, review blood pressure and weight, listen to the baby, and talk through symptoms that are common versus symptoms that should prompt a call. In the last part of pregnancy we also check the baby’s position.
Ultrasound, optional genetic screening, and extra monitoring (for example a non-stress test later in pregnancy) are available through the obstetric services we already list as a practice. Not every test is for every patient. We explain what a test is for and what a result would change before you decide.
Between visits, you will leave with a way to reach the office and a sense of what “call us” means for your situation. If you transfer in mid-pregnancy, we still start with history and records — we do not assume another practice’s plan without looking.
When to call the office
Call (918) 712-8700 during office hours for questions that can wait for a nurse or physician callback: medicine questions, persistent nausea, a new symptom you want checked, or trouble getting a scheduled visit.
Do not wait for a callback — seek emergency care or labor-and-delivery triage — if you have symptoms that feel urgent. Examples people should treat as urgent include:
- Heavy vaginal bleeding
- Severe abdominal or chest pain
- A sudden, severe headache, vision change, or swelling that is new and worrying
- Fluid leaking that might be your water breaking
- Contractions that are regular and getting stronger before you have a plan for when to go in
- A clear drop in the baby’s usual movement later in pregnancy
- A fall, a car accident, or a blow to the abdomen
- Fever with illness that is more than a mild cold
- Thoughts of harming yourself
If you are unsure whether something is urgent, call. The staff would rather help you sort it than have you wait it out at home.
Labor and delivery — the short version
This page is about prenatal care and the path into birth. A separate labor-and-delivery service page can cover stages of labor, pain options, induction, cesarean birth, and what to pack in more detail.
At a high level: as you get closer to your due date, we talk about signs of labor, when to go to the hospital, and what you hope for if labor is uncomplicated. Your OGS obstetrician is part of that birth. Plans can change if you or the baby need a different path — induction, a longer labor, or a cesarean. That is still obstetric care, not a failure of the plan.
After birth, we want to see you for postpartum follow-up and to talk about bleeding, mood, feeding, and contraception when you are ready. Bring the questions you did not have time for in the hospital.
Starting care — or transferring
You can begin prenatal care at OGS if this is your first visit of the pregnancy or if you are moving your care from another clinic. Transfers are common. Call with your due date and we will tell you what records to request.
If you are not pregnant yet and want a preconception visit, we can do that too — medicines, cycle timing, and what to start before you try.
We do not use this page to advertise individual doctors. The team at the office will match you with an obstetrician who is accepting new prenatal patients.
Schedule prenatal care
- Request an appointment: ogstulsa.com/appointment
- Phone: (918) 712-8700
- Office: Bernsen Medical Plaza, 1919 S. Wheeling Ave., Suite 700, Tulsa, OK 74104
OB/GYN Specialists of Tulsa is accepting new patients. Request an appointment online or call the office.
