CPMC Labor and Delivery Services

When it’s time to deliver your baby, you want an experienced, compassionate labor and delivery team at your side. At California Pacific Medical Center, obstetricians and midwives help deliver nearly 5,000 babies each year. They’re committed to helping you have a safe, healthy birth.

Featured Services

Welcoming Your Baby Into the World

The moment you meet your baby happens only once, so you want a place dedicated to extraordinary care. At CPMC, we welcome you and your family to define your birthing experience. Our labor-delivery-recovery rooms provide a homelike, private atmosphere with coaching and comfort.

CPMC’s family-focused birth centers have earned honors including:

Baby-Friendly designated hospital.
Recognition as an Honor Roll Hospital by the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative.
Joint Commission Gold Seals of Approval.
Lower than state and national averages for elective deliveries and c-sections, according to the independent Leapfrog Group and the Department of Health and Human Services Hospital Compare.
Better than target averages for maternal care according to Leapfrog Group measures.

Mission Bernal Campus Labor and Delivery

Collaborative certified nurse midwife and obstetrical teams.
Special Nursery Care unit and immediate transport to Neonatal Intensive Care (Van Ness) if needed.
Breastfeeding education and bedside assistance from an Internationally Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
Ongoing support and education through Newborn Connections.
Register for an in-person tour or take a virtual tour of the Mission Bernal Women’s Clinic Birth Center.

Van Ness Campus Labor and Delivery

Level III NICU.
Comprehensive, professionally staffed lactation consult program through Newborn Connections.
Register for an in-person tour or take a virtual tour of the Van Ness Birth Center.

For more information, visit our pregnancy and childbirth resource library.

Birth Center Tours

To schedule an in-person tour for CPMC Mission Bernal, call (888) 407-8576 or book online. To schedule an in-person tour for CPMC Van Ness call (415) 600-2229 or book online.

CPMC Birth Center Tour

Here’s a short, virtual tour of our Birth Center designed with the amenities and technology that today’s parents want. we’re consistently ranked by readers of Bay Area Parent magazine as one of the best birth centers in San Francisco.

CPMC Birth Center Tour

Tour Our Labor and Delivery Rooms

We offer the space, comfort, safety and support you want to ensure your birth experience is as special as the baby you deliver.

Comfortable Rooms for New Families

Discover why this is the place to start your new adventure, with a cozy bed, baby’s bassinet beside you and nurses right outside your door.

Visit our Mission Bernal Campus

Check out the amazing views from our top floor birthing center! While you view some of the city's most amazing views, learn about your hospital stay.

When Your Baby Needs Extra Care

When in the care of our passionate neonatal intensive care (NICU) team, you get all the support you need to bond with your new baby.

When Your Baby Needs Extra Care

Labor and Birth Preferences

Discuss your ideal labor environment, nutrition and postpartum care with your doctor or midwife.

Birth Preference list (PDF) English | Spanish | Chinese | Arabic

Education and Support

Classes and Events

Family-Centered Birth Services

Our birth centers and hospitals put you and your family’s needs first during labor and delivery.

Neonatal Intensive Care

While most newborns don’t need special assistance after delivery, if they do, our neonatal intensive care teams provide immediate help.

Health and Wellness

Breastfeeding Techniques

Breastfeeding is a learned skill for both mother and infant, requiring time and patience. Here’s how to get started.

Breastfeeding Techniques Breastfeeding Techniques

Patient Stories

Caring for Generations of Babies

Twins Jeni and Beth have nine kids between them—all delivered by Dr. Horowitz, now a friend for life.

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Maternal and Infant Health Research

Maternal and infant health research seeks to improve the process of reproduction by examining ways to improve the rates of a full-term pregnancy without unnecessary interventions, the delivery of a healthy baby, and a healthy postpartum period in a positive environment that supports the physical and emotional needs of the mother, baby and family.

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