Everyday Miracles
At Penn Medicine, we’re here for your family from the moment you find out you’re expecting. We support families through routine and high-risk pregnancies. More families choose to deliver at our Philadelphia hospitals than any medical center in the region.
Maternity Care at Penn Medicine: Why Choose Us?
We offer a complete range of maternity care programs and services. Your family benefits from:
Leading childbirth experience
Our doctors deliver more babies in the Philadelphia area than any other hospital. Learn more about:
Diabetes and pregnancy care
Our Penn Medicine Perinatal Diabetes Program provides comprehensive services to help you manage diabetes during pregnancy. If you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, we offer preconception counseling services to promote a healthy pregnancy. We also help if you develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy.
Early Pregnancy Care
The Penn Medicine Pregnancy Early Access Center (PEACE) provides compassionate care and support for individuals navigating family planning decisions, early pregnancy and coping with pregnancy loss. The PEACE team offers specialized services and compassionate, expert support to help manage challenges during pregnancy.
High blood pressure help
Should you develop preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy), you will participate in our Heart Safe Motherhood program. This remote blood pressure monitoring program helps you manage blood pressure from home after childbirth.
High-risk pregnancy care
Our high-risk pregnancy obstetricians (maternal-fetal medicine specialists) are nationally recognized for their expertise. We guide you through potentially difficult pregnancies and deliveries. We have a Prematurity Prevention Program to lower your risk of early birth.
Nurse midwifery services
Our certified nurse midwives help families have the childbirth experience they desire. These women’s health specialists provide complete care from pregnancy through labor and delivery.
Perinatal and postpartum depression services
Our perinatal and postpartum depression services help if you experience problems during:
- Fertility treatments
- Postpartum (after delivery)
- Pregnancy (perinatal)
- Pregnancy loss
Pregnancy and heart disease program
Women who have preexisting heart conditions or develop heart problems during pregnancy receive care through our Pregnancy and Heart Disease Program. Your care team includes doctors who specialize in high-risk pregnancies and women’s heart health.
Request an Appointment
To request an appointment, please call 800-789-7366 or complete our online form.
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Our remote blood pressure monitoring program protects the health of women who have preeclampsia and high blood pressure after childbirth.
Maternal-fetal medicine doctors (perinatologists) provide advanced care for high-risk pregnancies. We help lower the risk of premature birth and complications.
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has OB-GYNs and nurse midwives to provide for a natural childbirth experience. We offer complete maternity care.
OB-GYNs and certified nurse midwives at Pennsylvania Hospital promote a healthy pregnancy and childbirth experience. We offer complete maternity care.
Penn Medicine's Chester County Hospital (CCH), located at 701 East Marshall Street in historic West Chester, is committed to providing a warm and family-centered atmosphere to welcome newborns into the world.
Our SAFE Sleep Program aims to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a form of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). We want all babies to sleep safely.
Our certified nurse midwives offer complete care, including well-woman exams and birth control. We guide women through pregnancy and natural childbirth.
Penn behavioral health specialists help women manage prenatal and postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD or other issues during and after pregnancy.