Ongoing prenatal care. Nutrition advice, child birth preparation, breast feeding information and personal health education. Delivery and hospitalization services. Care for mothers and babies in the hospital after delivery. Follow-up post partum care, including family planning.
Physicians are available for consultation and referral when necessary.
These professionals are registered nurses who have completed advanced clinical training and are certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives. In addition, they are licensed to practice midwifery in the State of California. For centuries, women have looked to midwives to advise and assist them in childbirth. In addition to specializing in normal pregnancy care, today's nurse-midwives are also highly skilled professionals, able to draw on the resources of modern medicine to give patients the best care possible. Copyright 1998 Fremont-Rideout Health Group.