The Rocky Maternity Program is a group of Physicians and a Registered Nurse who provide prenatal care to women in Rocky Mountain House. Please feel free to discuss the options for care with the Maternity Care Nurse or your doctor in order to choose the care that is best for you.
Maternity Care Nurse & Physician
The Rocky Maternity Program employs an RN, with extra education in prenatal care, who will be fully involved in your care. The nurse will see you before each doctor’s appointment, and will provide some of your care and answer any questions that you may have. You will then have your prenatal visit with your physician. The nurse is able to support women through education and referral about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and baby care.
Appointments can be made for Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thhursdays through the Rocky Medical Clinic.
The Shared Care Maternity Program is a group of physicians who collectively provide your physician care. You may see any of the doctors at each visit.
Traditional Care with Your Physician
If appointments with the Maternity Care Nurse and Physician don’t fit your schedule or your needs, you may still book regular prenatal appointments with your physician whenever he/she is available.
Prenatal Appointments
During your pregnancy you will need to attend approximately 12 prenatal appointments at our clinic. Your first visit includes a complete physical exam and lab work.
Subsequent visits are monthly until 28-30 weeks, every second week until 36 weeks and then weekly until you deliver.
At each visit you will have measurements of your weight, blood pressure, fetal heart rate, and size of your uterus. We will also ensure that all your referrals and education needs are coordinated within your prenatal care.
Your spouse and/or children are welcome to attend your prenatal appointment.
Labor and Delivery
The Shared Care Maternity Physcians have an on-call rotation to assure that a physician is always available when you go into labour. All births through the Rocky Maternity Program occur at the Rocky Mountain House Hospital.
Prenatal Education
We recommend that all first-time parents attend prenatal education classes and we can provide you with the names of some of those programs. Additional resources are available for women requiring nutrition or mental health support during their pregnancy. Please discuss this with the nurse.
As a group of dedicated professionals we want to ensure that our knowledge, skills and experience in the field of maternity care achieve our goal:
A safe pregnancy and a healthy Mom and Baby.
Physicians available for prenatal care:
Shared Care Maternity Program Physicians
Dr. Dewet Dowling
Dr. Kathleen Game
Dr. Joanna Mundell
Dr. Kim Rogers 
Dr. Azita Hanjani 
Independent Practice Physicians:
Dr. Dolen Kirstein
Maternity Care Nurse:
Merentia Jeppe, RN 
