Prenatal care providers in Calgary include: Family Physicians, Obstetricians and Midwives. All of these services are covered by Alberta Health.

You can start seeing a prenatal care provider in the first trimester. Some Family Physicians offer prenatal care further into the pregnancy and transfer care to a prenatal care provider in the second trimester of pregnancy.

In Calgary there are groups of Family Physicians with special training in Obstetrics. On top of prenatal and postpartum care, we can manage issues within the scope of Family Medicine and we care for your newborn up until 4-6 weeks of age. Family Physicians can care for a number of complications in pregnancy, but if you have medical conditions or develop complications that are out of our scope of care we will refer you to an Obstetrician Gynecologist for care.

Care under Dr. Ooi makes the most sense if you are carrying a single pregnancy, and are planning a vaginal delivery at the Foothills Medical Centre.
Women who have certain medical conditions may require care with an Obstetrician Gynecologist. Before starting your prenatal care, Dr. Ooi will send you an intake questionnaire and schedule an initial phone call to review your medical history.

Women cared for at Ensemble Healthcare deliver at the Foothills Medical Centre. Dr. Ooi has practiced with the Low Risk Maternity Care physicians since 2004, and her patients are under the care of the Low Risk Maternity Care call group.

No, you can book an appointment directly with Dr. Ooi.

If your Family Physician chooses to send a referral to Dr. Ooi more information is provided here.

Prenatal visits are scheduled during the 2 days per week that Dr. Ooi is in clinic. Typically appointments are booked every 4 weeks in the first and second trimesters (up until 28 weeks), every 2 weeks in the third trimester (28-36 weeks), and then every week until you deliver.

After baby is born you can arrange a check-in phone appointment with Dr. Ooi within 1-3 days of going home from hospital. During that phone call you will decide together when to book your first ‘Mom & Baby’ clinic appointment - this is typically within 3-7 days of going home from hospital. You also have the option of a home visit within the first week after delivery with one of the midwives on the Low Risk Maternity Care team.

With Dr. Ooi you will decide on the frequency and timing of phone and clinic appointments up until 6 weeks post-delivery. After 6 weeks, Dr. Ooi will transfer your care back to your Family Physician. If you do not have a Family Physician, Dr. Ooi will help to facilitate ongoing care.

Ensemble Healthcare does not have a receptionist, nor a phone line. Your communications are all directly with Dr. Ooi through a secure online portal. Extra visits, either in-person or virtual (phone or video), can be booked between your regular appointments. You will receive an invitation to the online booking tool where appointments can be booked and managed at your convenience.

A secure messaging portal allows you to email Dr. Ooi with non-urgent questions between appointments, response time is 2-3 days.

For urgent questions and issues you will be assessed by the on-call physician or midwife for the Low Risk Maternity Care call group at the Foothills Medical Centre. Dr. Ooi will provide you with instructions as to how to page the physician on call, or you can present to the triage area of our Labour and Delivery unit where the nursing staff and on-call physician will assess you and care for you.