Emergencies
When there is an emergency or urgent problem, please alert the telephone receptionist that the nature of the call is either urgent or emergent. Pregnancy emergencies can include but not limited to the following examples: Bleeding, watery vaginal leakage, discharge, severe abdominal pain, regular contractions or abdominal tightening occurring more than 3 weeks before your due date, decreased or absent fetal movements after 24 weeks gestation. These types of complications will be addressed immediately.
If the call is after regular office hours, the call will be forwarded to the physician on call for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. If you do not receive a call back within 20 minutes, a second call should be made. If the second call is not returned after an additional 15 minutes, call the hospital Labor and Delivery (312) 942-5073 and have the on-call physician for Maternal-Fetal Medicine paged.
If, however, the condition is urgent as in the examples described above, a visit to OB Triage or the nearest hospital emergency room is indicated immediately.
For emergent life threatening situations call 911.