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PAMF Labor and Delivery Services

When it’s time to deliver your baby, you want an experienced, compassionate labor and delivery team at your side. Obstetricians and midwives at Palo Alto Medical Foundation help deliver more than 10,000 babies each year at 10 hospitals.

COVID-19 Information for Labor and Delivery Patients

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Labor and Delivery Services within the Sutter Health network

The Sutter Health network has doctors and services in more than 100 California cities.

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    Welcoming Your Baby Into the World

    Your obstetrician or midwife at PAMF can help you deliver your baby at any one of 10 hospitals throughout the Peninsula and South Bay, providing caring and convenient care near your home.

    Hospitals include:

    • Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame
    • Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City
    • Lucille Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto
    • El Camino Hospital in Mountain View
    • Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose
    • Washington Hospital in Fremont
    • ValleyCare in Pleasanton
    • Sovah Health in Danville
    • Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center in Santa Cruz
    • Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz

    Family-centered birth centers throughout Sutter Health have earned honors including:

    • Baby Friendly Hospital Designations.
    • Joint Commission Gold Seals of Approval.
    • “A” Grades in The Leapfrog Group’s® Spring 2015 Hospital Safety Score℠.
    • Lower than state and national averages for elective deliveries 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 the independent Leapfrog Group measures.

    If you opt for one of the many forms of natural childbirth, staff is there to offer coaching and comfort. Should you decide that you want something more for pain, many of our locations offer obstetrical anesthesiologists 24 hours a day.

    Helpful Resources

    • Prenatal Forms and Handouts

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    When It's Wise to Induce Pregnancy

    PAMF's Tara Hulbert, D.O., explains when and why induction is recommended.

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    How to Know You're Going Into Labor

    Kris Ayer, a nurse midwife at PAMF Santa Cruz, covers everything you need to know abut going into labor.

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    All About Cesarean and Vacuum Extractor Delivery

    PAMF obstetrician Peggy Moore, M.D., discusses these common labor interventions.

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    How to Stay Comfortable During Labor

    Laetitia Oderman, M.D., an obstetrician at PAMF, suggests surrending to the process and receiving labor support.

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

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    Doctors at Palo Alto Medical Foundation

    The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site.
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    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Stephanie F. Kong, M.D., FACOG

    Stephanie F. Kong, M.D., FACOG

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Nicole Wilcox, M.D., MPH

    Nicole Wilcox, M.D., MPH

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Demetra L. Burrs, M.D.

    Demetra L. Burrs, M.D.

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    John Chung-Kai Chan, M.D.

    John Chung-Kai Chan, M.D.

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Andrew Jurow, M.D.

    Andrew Jurow, M.D.

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Julia Fridland, M.D.

    Julia Fridland, M.D.

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Maria A. Rodriguez Ballestas, M.D.

    Maria A. Rodriguez Ballestas, M.D.

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Nicole A. Jeffrey-Starr, M.D., FACOG

    Nicole A. Jeffrey-Starr, M.D., FACOG

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