At this point in your pregnancy, it's time to choose a doctor for your baby. You might choose a pediatrician a doctor who specializes in treating children. Or you might choose a family practitioner. If the doctor you are seeing during pregnancy is a family practitioner, and you want him or her to care for your baby, you probably don't need to consider this at all. It's good to meet this doctor before the birth of your baby.
Many pediatricians welcome it.
This gives you the opportunity to discuss matters that are important to you with this new caregiver. You might want to talk to him or her about a circumcision for your baby if it's a boy. You may want to ask questions about breastfeeding, exams, inoculations and vaccinations, emergencies and other things that concern you. It's also good to find out whether a particular doctor shares your views on child rearing. By choosing someone to care for your baby before it's born, you have a chance to take part in deciding who will have that important task.