Dear Patient: Congratulations! Pregnancy is an amazing and wonderful experience. The physicians, midwives and staff at Women First OB/GYN Center are dedicated to providing comprehensive, quality are for our obstetrical patients. Our goal is a healthy mom and healthy baby. We have assembled this packet of information for you to reference during your pregnancy. It contains general information relating to pregnancy and answers many commonly asked questions. While we always encourage our patients to call our office with questions, we ask that you refer to the enclosed information for routine questions before calling the office, especially after hours (i.e., evening, weekend, and holidays). Women First OB/GYN Center is an all-female practice consisting of nine physicians (MDs), five Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs), one Nurse Practitioner (NP) and one Physician Assistant (PA). You can choose to meet with CNMs or MDs for your prenatal visits as appropriate to your care and needs. For patients who desire pain medication such as an epidural, both physicians and our CNMs perform births in labor & delivery. For women seeking a natural birth, our NMs also perform births in the Karmanos Natural Birth Center (KNBC) at Royal Oak Beaumont. Whether you choose a CNM or an MD, we encourage you to rotate through the team of providers. There is always a physician and a midwife on call together each day. We firmly believe that this team approach works well for our patients. Please keep in mind that we only deliver at Royal Oak Beaumont. In the event that you are in labor and go to Troy Beaumont or any other facility, we will not be able to manage your labor and delivery. We also ask that you call our office before going to the hospital. If you call after hours, you will be given the phone number of our answering service who will contact that physician or midwife on call. This will avoid lengthy and sometimes unnecessary visits to the hospital. As of June 1 st , 2022, we have opened a second office located in downtown Birmingham at 390 Park Street, Suite #109 Birmingham, MI 48009. All nine of our doctors will be rotating seeing our patients between the two locations. You will still be seeing our Midwives, PA & NP at the Royal Oak location only. Sincerely, Women First Ob/Gyn Center