UCSF provides world-class care for women who are pregnant or considering becoming pregnant. Each pregnancy is unique. That's why collaboration with individuals is the core of our approach. We listen to your needs, provide information and support, and guide you through the process of having a child, from the early stages of family planning through pregnancy, delivery, postpartum recovery and beginning life as a new parent.
What Sets us Apart
Clinic Locations
Ron Conway Family Gateway Medical Center
1825 Fourth Street, 3rd floor
San Francisco, CA94158
United States
1001 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA94110
United States
Ron Conway Family Gateway Medical Center
1825 Fourth Street, 3rd floor
San Francisco, CA94158
United States
2356 Sutter St. 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA94115
United States
Leading the Conversation
“We represent interdisciplinary collaboration at its best,” said Naghma Farooqi, MD, medical director of the UCSF Birth Center. “Our providers share a common goal of safety, equity and excellence, and work with each patient through constant communication and multiple daily huddles.”
For ob-gyn Katherine Brown, MD, fighting injustice has always been at the heart of her work, which specifically centers on the care of Black women and birthing people.
In the U.S., studies show that women planning to deliver at home have fewer medical interventions like induced labor or cesarean delivery, and their babies have a higher rate of death, seizure or other serious medical conditions.
UCSF gynecologist cut through the confusion.
New UCSF research offers hospitals a way to track and ultimately reduce the risks of surgical complications.
Key takeaways:
Live birth rates were similar for women with uterine fibroids who underwent radiofrequency ablation or myomectomy.
Nearly 50% of pregnancies after radiofrequency ablation resulted in vaginal delivery.
the United States, adverse birth outcomes are most prevalent among Black women and birthing people, who are known to experience increased mistreatment and disrespect in care. The purpose of this paper is to describe findings from a study that used two validated scales to examine factors associated with experiences of person-centered care during pregnancy and birth among Black birthing people in California.
Preterm birth is a major cause of infant mortality and morbidity in the US and is marked by racial and ethnic and socioeconomic inequities. Further research is needed to elucidate the association of risk and protective factors with trends in PTB rates and with related inequities.
Objective: To describe the association of PTB rates with inequities as well as related risk and protective factors over the past decade in a US population-based cohort.