Pregnancy & Childbirth Care
Expert, Personalized Care for Mom and Baby
As you get ready to welcome your little one into the world, there’s a lot to consider. From choosing a doctor or midwife to deciding how you want to give birth, we’re ready to support and guide you along the way. At Boulder Community Health, you’ll receive the highest-level pregnancy care, along with many options tailored to your birthing preferences and needs.
- Obstetrician or Midwife — The Choice is Yours
- Comprehensive Care for Moms-to-Be
- Personalized Birth Plans
- Preconception and Fertility Care
- Family Birth Center: For an Ideal Birth Experience
Obstetrician or Midwife — The Choice is Yours
At BCH, you can decide to have either an obstetrician or certified nurse-midwife care for you, starting at the moment you know you’re pregnant to the instant you cradle baby in your arms. Finding the right fit will depend on the type of birth experience you’ve dreamt about and your medical needs.
Obstetricians: Obstetricians-gynecologists, or OB-GYNs, are physicians who’ve spent four years after medical school in a residency program becoming experts in every stage of pregnancy and childbirth. Our welcoming and experienced obstetricians work together to provide exceptional, comprehensive obstetrics care for both routine and complicated pregnancies.
If you decide to become a patient of BCH’s Boulder Women’s Care or Boulder Medical Center in Boulder, you’ll experience a more traditional approach to monitoring your pregnancy and delivering your baby.
Certified Nurse-Midwives: As registered nurses who’ve earned their master's degrees in midwifery and undergone special training, the certified nurse-midwives with Foothills Community Midwives and Boulder Medical Center in Boulder care for women with low-risk pregnancies and seeking a more natural birthing experience. Our nurse-midwives are strong supporters of empowering moms-to-be throughout their journey and bringing a nurturing, emotionally oriented approach to natural childbirth.
Comprehensive Care for Moms-to-Be
A healthy pregnancy starts with quality maternity care. At BCH, you will receive expert, comprehensive care and support — before, during and after childbirth. Our obstetrician and midwife teams offer family planning, preconception care, prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum care.
Low-Risk Pregnancy Care: Our experienced obstetricians and nurse-midwives will help guide you through a low-risk pregnancy. You’ll see a dedicated care team for many regular check-ups and diagnostic tests to track your health and your baby’s growth through pregnancy.
High-Risk Pregnancy Care: Sometimes pregnancies require specialized prenatal care. BCH's obstetricians have the expertise and experience needed for providing a higher level of medical care during a high-risk pregnancy, as well as any interventions needed to deliver babies as safely as possible.
Personalized Birth Plans
We want to help make your pregnancy and the birth of your child everything you’ve dreamed. Our obstetricians and nurse-midwives will guide through your options for childbirth — such as options for pain relief, delivery methods, infant feeding, and newborn care — and help you create a birth plan that supports your wishes for that special day.
Download our guide for creating a birth plan.
Preconception and Fertility Care
Women who take steps to get healthy before pregnancy are less likely to have babies that are born premature, have low birthweight or other disabling conditions. Special care during the time leading up to your pregnancy can also improve your chances of getting pregnant. Our obstetricians and midwives can help you optimize your health prior to pregnancy, with the goal of assisting you in getting pregnant and delivering a healthy baby.
Family Birth Center: For an Ideal Birth Experience
All of our Boulder Women's Care, Foothills Community Midwives and Boulder Medical Center-Boulder's moms-to-be give birth at our Family Birth Center at Foothills Hospital in Boulder.
Recognized for top-quality mother-baby care, our welcoming and experienced obstetricians, midwives and nurses at the Family Birth Center work together to give you the happiest, healthiest birth experience possible — and your baby the best start in life:
- Spacious suites: queen beds, hydrotherapy tubs, mountain views
- Safe, natural pain relief
- Integrative therapies during labor: aromatherapy, self-pay acupuncture
- Baby-Friendly certification
- Boulder County’s first-of-its-kind, family friendly Special Care Nursery (neonatal intensive care unit)
BCH's physician and certified nurse-midwife team
Left to right: Suzanne Dysart, DO; Diane Utz, MSN, CNM; Melissa Kushlak, DO; Samantha Steppat, MSN, WHNP-BC; Samantha McLean, DO; Jeremiah McNamara, MD; Lisa Jamroz, MD; Brenda Price, MD; Paige Swales, MSN, CNM; Martine Tesone, DNP, CNM; and Jessica Dacic, DNP, CNM
Boulder Medical Center in Boulder's physician and certified nurse-midwife team
Left to right: Heather Bright-Hoffmeyer, MD; Erin Harper-Sanchez, CNM; Kathryn Hoch, MD; Andrea Burgess, MD; and Lyndsay Lev, CNM
To schedule an appointment with a Boulder Women’s Care provider, call 303-415-4045 or Foothills Community Midwives at 303-415-4045. To schedule an appointment with a Boulder Medical Center in Boulder provider, call 303-938-4710.
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Boulder Women's Care
4745 Arapahoe Ave # 320
Boulder, CO 80303
(303) 441-0587 More Information -
Boulder Women's Care at Erie Medical Center
101 Erie Parkway , Suite 201
Erie, CO 80516
(303) 441-0587 More Information -
Family Birth Center
4747 Arapahoe Avenue , 3rd Floor
Boulder, CO 80303
(303) 415-7350 More Information -
Foothills Community Midwives
4840 Riverbend Rd , Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80303
(303) 415-4045 More Information -
Foothills Community Midwives at Erie Medical Center
101 Erie Parkway , Suite 201
Erie, CO 80516
(303) 415-4045 More Information
- BCH Foothills Community Midwives: Overview Watch Video
- BCH Foothills Community Midwives - Patient Stories Watch Video
- BCH’s Special Care Nursery at Foothills Hospital Watch Video
- Boulder Women’s Care: OB/GYN Expertise, Compassionate Care Watch Video
- BCH’s Family Birth Center at Foothills Hospital Watch Video
- BCH Foothills Community Midwives: Paige Swales Testimonial Watch Video
- BCH Foothills Community Midwives: Justin Liu Testimonial Watch Video
- BCH Foothills Community Midwives: Erin Bingham Testimonial Watch Video
- BCH Foothills Community Midwives: Cali Simpson Testimonial Watch Video
- BCH Foothills Community Midwives: Diane Utz Testimonial Watch Video