Pregnancy Care

We also offer group sessions that can help you prepare for birth and caring for a newborn. Visit our group perinatal care program page for more information.

You can find additional Ontario-focused information on pregnancy, birth and early parenting on the OMama website.  

This program is only available to patients of physicians at our Toronto site.

What to expect

You will have several appointments with your primary care providers during your pregnancy. At these appointments, we will focus on monitoring your health and your baby's growth and development. For example, we will record your blood pressure, height and weight, and monitor the baby's heartbeat and movements. We will also recommend prenatal tests. You can learn more about these tests on our prenatal tests page. 

Your appointments are a good time to ask any questions you may have about medications, lifestyle changes and pregnancy symptoms.

You will receive care from both a staff physician and a resident physician. Residents are physicians who are completing two years of specialized training in family medicine under the supervision of experienced family physicians. You will have appointments with each of these physicians to give you the opportunity to get to know both physicians by the time your baby is due.

You will deliver your baby at Mount Sinai Hospital.  There is a large group of family physicians with a shared philosophy that work as a team to provide labour and delivery care at Mount Sinai. At the time of the birth, you will be cared for by both a resident and staff physician although they may not be the same physicians who cared for you during your pregnancy.  

Some patients may experience complications during pregnancy or delivery that require a higher level of care. If this is the case, we work closely with obstetrical specialists at Mount Sinai to provide you with the appropriate level of care.  

Our prenatal resource nurse and other team members are also available to you throughout your pregnancy. 

In case of emergency

If you have a question while you are pregnant, please note who you contact depends on:

• How far along you are in your pregnancy
• The urgency of the question
• Whether it is during or after office hours

During office hours (8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

If you have a non-urgent question for your prenatal care team at any point in your pregnancy, you can call the perinatal nurse at 416-586-4800 ext. 6326.  

If you have an urgent question you can call the office at 416-586-5158

After hours  

If you are less than 20 weeks pregnant  

If you have an urgent question call Health811 at 811 to speak with a registered nurse. If needed, they will be able to put you in touch with the Family Health Team physician on call.

If you are more than 20 weeks pregnant

If you have an urgent question, or are unsure whether you are in labour, please call the Mount Sinai switchboard at 416-586-4200 and ask to speak to the Family Medicine Obstetrics resident on-call.  You can also call the Labour and Delivery Triage department at 416-586-4800 ext. 3210 to speak with a nurse. 

What to bring

• Health (OHIP) card or valid health-care coverage
• A list of your current medications  
• A list of questions you want to ask  
• A support person, if desired 

How to access our services

If you are pregnant and do not have a family physician, you can self-refer for prenatal care with the Mount Sinai Academic Family Health Team. To self-refer for prenatal care, please fill out a prenatal patient registration form (PDF). Please indicate on the form that you are pregnant and wish to receive care from a family physician for your pregnancy.  

We also accept referrals from family physicians for low-risk prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care. Visit our referral criteria for more information.