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Why is switching doctors at 7months of pregnancy considered high risk?

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Dr. Marvin Den answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Depends: If you have had no issues and the 2nd doctor gets all your records it should not be a problem. The doctors do need to communicate though.

Answered 4/12/2013

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NOT IF RECORDS TRANS: Not if records are trasfered from the first obstetrician to the new doctor with all the reports, than there is no risk.

Answered 4/30/2013

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