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With more than 450 obstetricians and nearly 100 specialists in high-risk pregnancy and neonatal care, the Sutter Health network of experts provides compassionate, family-centered support during every stage of your pregnancy and birth. In 2017 alone, our birth specialists helped deliver more than 40,000 babies across Northern California.
Prenatal Care and Testing
Our team of OB/Gyns, certified nurse-midwives and high-risk doctors, called maternal-fetal medicine specialists, offer comprehensive support during your pregnancy. We provide the full spectrum of prenatal care, including diagnostic testing, advanced imaging and neonatal specialty care.
Labor and Delivery
Delivering in one of our hospitals? Get ready for baby by filling out your labor and birth preference form (PDF). Bring it with you to your next appointment to ensure your providers are mindful of your preferences. The form is also available in Spanish, Arabic and Traditional Chinese.
Our family-centered birth centers and hospitals provide everything you need for a safe, healthy delivery. Our facilities have earned accolades including:
- Baby-Friendly Hospital Designations
- Joint Commission Gold Seals of Approval
- “A” Grades in The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2015 Hospital Safety Score
Are you considering having a C-section? Make sure you're well informed. Find everything you need to know in our guide to Cesarean birth (PDF) (Used with permission of National Partnership for Women & Families).
Sutter Health is partnering with the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative to create accessible, informative content around pregnancy and healthy birth. View videos about C-sections and vaginal birth and visit My Birth Matters for additional information.
Newborn Intensive Care (NICU)
When things don’t go as planned, our nine Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICUs) provide 24-hour care by highly experienced, board-certified neonatologists and neonatal nursing teams. Four of our NICUs are Level III care centers, providing complex care and support.
Quality and Safety
Twelve Sutter hospitals received recognition in 2018 for low NTSV C-section rate. Nine of the 12 hospitals received recognition for three consecutive years, based on 2015, 2016 and 2017 hospital discharge data.* Learn more about our quality.
*Source: 2018 Smart Care California Hospital C-Section honor roll.
