MiPATH Overview | Preparing for Virtual Visits | Education | Maintaining Social Support | COVID-19 | Delivering at the Hospital
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Michigan Plan for Appropriate, Tailored Healthcare in Pregnancy (MiPATH)
MiPATH is a tailored prenatal care model that provides patients with options for medical care, education, and support during pregnancy. With MiPATH, you have the opportunity to work together with your doctor or midwife to select the prenatal care plan that meets your needs, including medical care, education, and social support.
Home Devices for Prenatal Care
You will need a blood pressure (BP) cuff for your virtual visits and we will work with you to help you obtain this device. You are not required to purchase a scale or fetal Doppler monitor to check your baby’s heart rate. However, you may choose to purchase these devices for your own reassurance.
Educational Resources
At your first prenatal care visit, you will receive a book, Your Childbirth Experience, that walks you through the full childbirth experience from pregnancy to newborn care. In addition to this book and the prenatal education you will receive at your in-person visits, our team has compiled a number of resources to support your learning throughout each stage of your pregnancy. You will find helpful resources listed below that cover a range of topics such as pregnancy, infant care, comfort measures in labor, proper breastfeeding positioning, baby development milestones, and infant behavior.
When You Find Out You're Pregnant
8-12 Weeks Pregnant
- Physical/Emotional Changes in Pregnancy
- Classes and Support Group List
- COVID-19 Guidelines for at Risk Patients
- COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines for Pregnant Women
- Nutrition During Pregnancy
- Prenatal Care During COVID-19
- Getting and Using Devices for Prenatal Care
- Reasons to Call Your Provider
- Safe Medications List
16-20 Weeks Pregnant
24-28 Weeks Pregnant
- Postpartum Birth Control Options
- Breastfeeding
- Cord Blood Banking
- Diet
- Glucola - Glucose Tolerance Test
- Michigan Medicine 3rd Trimester Videos
- Preterm Labor
- Reasons to Call Your Provider
- Second Trimester Labs
- Tdap in Pregnancy
28-30 Weeks Pregnant
32 Weeks Pregnant
34-39 Weeks Pregnant
- Birth Center Virtual Tour
- Birth Control
- COVID-19 Testing
- Postpartum Depression/Baby Blues
- Reasons to Call Your Provider
Postpartum
Health Education Library
For even more educational resources, visit the comprehensive online health resource library, featuring articles and downloads on a variety of health topics, including pregnancy and childbirth. There are also a number of educational classes and seminars available for new and expecting parents.
For more information, call 734-936-8886 or email UMHS-WHRC@med.umich.edu.
Maintaining Social Support
Stay Home, Stay Connected
To make sure you feel supported, we created Stay Home, Stay Connected - an online group where pregnant and postpartum patients can communicate and share their experiences. The program includes monthly small group check-ins with other patients at similar points in their pregnancy, and online classes on wellness and managing stress in pregnancy. You can preview some of these online classes here. If you are interested in signing up, please fill out the form below.
Social Support
We offer a variety of options for social support to complement your Plan for Appropriate and Tailored Healthcare in Pregnancy (PATH).
COVID-19 Social Services Resource Guide
Our team has collaborated with Social Services to compile a COVID-19 Social Services Resource Guide. The guide contains important information on housing, food access, and other social needs you may have, particularly during difficult economic times.
Delivering at the Hospital is Safer than Delivering at Home
We still recommend that you deliver at the hospital where we have all available resources to help you, not at home. We have infection control procedures in place to help keep all of our mothers and babies safe. Due to the rapid changes to COVID-19 in Michigan, our policies are changing regularly. View our current visitor policy here. If you have questions, you can reach out directly to your doctor or midwife through the patient portal.
