To Make an Appointment with a Health Care Provider:
If you'd like a referral to one of our physicians, please call
Obstetrics Services:
(415) 353-2566
Follow this link to the complete UCSF Obstetrics Services pregnancy guidebook, Caring for Yourself During Pregnancy and Beyond
CenteringPregnancy®Healthcare
The CenteringPregnancy® Healthcare alters routine prenatal care by bringing women out of exam rooms and into groups for their care. Women have their initial intake into their obstetric care in the usual manner with history and physical examination occurring within the office/clinic space. Then they are invited to join with 8-12 other women/couples with similar due dates in meeting together regularly during their pregnancy. The groups form between 12 and 16 weeks of pregnancy.
CenteringPregnancy® was piloted from 1993–1995 by Nurse Midwife, Sharon Schindler Rising, in a hospital clinic, a community health center, and a private office. Now there are sites in almost all of the 50 states and some foreign countries.
Listen to a podcast with CenteringPregnancy® facilitators Sharon Wiener and Suzanne Seger.
CenteringPregnancy groups promote:
- Self-Care
- Prolonged provider and patient contact time
- Empowerment of participants
- Support and friendship
- Learning
- Better birth outcomes
- Fun!
UCSF currently offers CenteringPregnancy® at all three Women’s Health locations: Serramonte, Mount Zion and Mission Bay, 1855 4th St., Ste. A3473. Contact us at415.919.7297 or centeringpregnancy@ucsf.edu.
In CenteringPregnancy® prenatal groups, women:
- Know when all their appointments are scheduled and never wait to be seen
- Spend quality time with their health provider
- Enjoy healthy snacks and refreshments
- Discuss health concerns and expectations in a supportive setting
Come in and try it!
For more information about OB services or to make an appointment, contact Obstetrics and Perinatal Services at (415) 353-2566.
Read testimonials from members of Centering Pregnancy® groups
Link to other Obstetrics Services at UCSF.
Our complete January to June 2018 Great Expectations Class Catalog is available for download here as a PDF file. Classes fill up quickly – link to a list here. Please sign up WELL IN ADVANCE. |
UCSF Women's Health Resource Center
2356 Sutter Street, 1st Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143-1750 (94115 for deliveries)
Phone 415.353.2667
Mission Bay Campus - Betty Irene Moore Women's Hospital
1855 4th St./16th St., Ste. 3473
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone 415.514.2670
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Last updated:
November 8, 2017
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