Pregnancy Services
Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy |
| Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas. |
| Location 770 Welch Road, Suite 201 Palo Alto, CA 94304 |
Phone: (650) 498-4069 Fax: (650) 498-2583 |
Services Overview
Are You Delivering Your Baby at Packard Children's Hospital?
Be sure to complete pre-admission information for Labor and Delivery before your due date.
The Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services consolidates services for mother, fetus and neonate into a fully integrated clinical service line. It formalizes partnerships with physicians and staff dedicated to the health and well-being of child bearing families from conception through infancy. Center clinical services include:Be sure to complete pre-admission information for Labor and Delivery before your due date.
- Prenatal and postpartum care including fetal and genetic counseling and testing
- Diagnosis and counseling for low and high risk pregnancies
- Obstetrical delivery service including 24 hour in-house OB anesthesia coverage
- Neonatal intensive care services for critically ill newborns
- The Mary L. Johnson Development and Behavior Unit provides comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic services for children at medical risk for developmental delay
General Obstetrics
- Includes obstetric care provided by an obstetrician
High-Risk Pregnancy
- Specialists for high risk pregnancies deliver quality care to women experiencing pregnancies with fetal or maternal complications
Genetic Counseling
Genetic counseling is provided for both low- and high-risk pregnancies. Our experienced counselors and geneticists educate patients regarding the risks of:- Advanced maternal age
- Positive alpha fetoprotein screening
- Metabolic, chromosomal or physical abnormalities
- Teratogen exposure including chemotherapy, toxins, infections, alcohol, drugs or other medications
- Ultrasound-diagnosed problems
Perinatal Diagnostic Center
The Perinatal Diagnostic Center provides a number of diagnostic procedures, including high-resolution ultrasound, amniocentesis and non-stress testing. Learn more about the Perinatal Diagnostic Center.Faculty and Staff
Maternal-Fetal Medicine (High Risk Pregnancy)- Natali Aziz, MD
- Yair Blumenfeld, MD
- Usha Chitkara, MD
- Jane Chueh, MD
- Maurice Druzin, MD - Division Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Yasser El-Sayed, MD - Associate Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Deirdre J. Lyell, MD
- Amen Ness, MD
- Mary Norton, MD
- Marcy Rode, MD
- M. Mark Taslimi, MD
- Kimberley Harney, MD
- Christine Ludwick, CNM
- Bobye Sunday, NP
- Jamie Vik, NP
- Linda Walsh
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Mary Badel, RN, CDE
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Susan Carter, MS, RD, CDE
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Erlinda Stern, NP, CDE