Every pregnancy is a unique experience for the mother-to-be. To ensure her comfort and the health of her baby, Sutter Women's Services offers the most complete range of perinatal services available in the greater Sacramento area. At Sutter Memorial Hospial, Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital, Sutter Davis Hospital, and Sutter Roseville Medical Center, women can receive diagnostic services such as ultrasound, amniocentesis and non-stress testing to check on the baby's health. Sutter Memorial Hospital offers additional diagnostic testing for older women, or those with special conditions, through our High-risk Pregnancy program. Care for mothers is provided through affiliated obstetricians with delivery services available at all of the hospitals. Each hospital also offers childbirth education classes. To find out more about the childbirth preparation classes and new mother support groups, please visit the classes and support groups pages.

The vast majority of women experience uncomplicated pregnancies and the delivery of a healthy newborn. Still, it is reassuring to know that, should any complication arise with mother or child, as a patient in the Sutter Health network, you will receive specialized care high-risk pregnancy and the most advanced neonatal care in the region. Sutter Women's Services provide 24-hour transport from 23 counties for mothers and infants who need the extra level of care available.

Our babies.sutterhealth.org web site offers an in-depth look at the process of pregnancy, delivery and post-delivery care. Be sure to visit the My Baby's Growth section to see a baby's month-by-month. Our health information section contains more information about pregnancy, how a fetus grows and develops in the first trimester, second trimester, and third trimester, and childbirth.

In addition, babies.sutterhealth.org offers a series of informational articles on labor and delivery you may also find helpful. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also maintains an extensive website for women with excellent information on healthy pregnancy and childbirth.

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