Labor & Delivery

Choosing the right environment to welcome your new baby is one of the most important decisions for expectant parents, and we want your experience to be as safe, comfortable, and joyous as possible. Our innovative laboring options, advanced technology, and world-renowned obstetricians and midwives, make University Hospital the ideal place for you and your baby.

We’re here to help expectant parents create a birth experience that’s right for them. Our labor and delivery providers are equipped to care for the healthiest moms and babies, as well as those who require the most advanced multidisciplinary care.

Our professional nursing team is committed to quality family-centered care, and as the only hospital in Utah to be designated Baby Friendly, we offer the best possible environment for you and your newborn.

Contact Us: OB Triage Line (for Non Emergency Questions) (801) 585-3328 OB Emergency Services: (801) 587-9500 Pregnancy Risk Line: (801) 328-2229 Toll free: (800) 822-2229

If you’d like a personalized tour of our birthing suites just email us or call 801-581-2452

Robert L. Andres, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Zachary S. BowmanTEST, M.D., Ph.D.

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General

D. Ware Branch, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital	(801) 581-8425
University Hospital	(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Genetics/Fetal Diagnosis, Recurrent Miscarriage

Wallace F. Bryner, M.D.

Locations

South Main Public Health Center

(385) 468-4000

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Women's Health

Janice L. B. Byrne, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Clinical Genetics, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Women's Genetic Counseling, Women's Imaging

Kathryn Charyk, M.S.

Locations

Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine

Specialties: Genetic Counselor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Jeanette R. Chin, M.D.

Locations

South Main Public Health Center	(801) 468-3459
University Hospital	(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Erin A. S. Clark, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Amna I. Dermish, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 213-2995

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Contraception and Family Planning

Donna S. Dizon-Townson, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Genetics/Fetal Diagnosis

Michael L. Draper, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Alexandra Grosvenor Eller, M.D., M.P.H.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

M. Sean Esplin, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Genetics/Fetal Diagnosis

Kent W. Farnsworth, M.D.

Locations

South Main Public Health Center

(385) 468-4000

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Women's Health

Keri L. Gibson, M.D.

Locations

Redwood Health Center

(801) 213-8841

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Women's Health

Susan W. Hall, APRN, BC, WHNP, D.N.P.

Locations

South Main Public Health Center

(801) 468-3690

Specialties: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner, OB/Gyn, General, Women's Health

Cara C. Heuser, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Calla M. Holmgren, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Melanie L. Hope, APRN

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner

G. Marc Jackson, M.D., M.B.A.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Janet C. Jacobson, M.D., B.A., B.S.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 213-2995

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Adolescent Gynecology, Colposcopy, Contraception and Family Planning, Endometrial Ablation, General Gynecology, Gynecological Surgery, Menopause, Pediatric Gynecology, Women's Health

Toni V. LaMalfa, C.N.M.

Locations

South Jordan Health Center

(801) 213-4500

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Colposcopy, Contraception and Family Planning, General Gynecology, Menopause, Women's Health

Rixt A. Luikenaar, M.D.

Locations

Greenwood Health Center

(801) 213-8840

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Women's Health

Heather D. Major, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Tracy A. Manuck, M.D., B.A.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Torri D. Metz, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Kristina E. Milan, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Honey M. Newton, C.N.M., M.S.N.

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Women's Health

Rita A. Paegle, D.N.P., M.S.N., C.N.M.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Gordon Park, M.D.

Locations

Greenwood Health Center	(801) 213-8840
Redwood Health Center	(801) 213-8841
Westridge Health Center	(801) 213-8843

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, General Gynecology, General Obstetrics, Women's Health

Jessica H. Pittman, M.D.

Locations

Centerville Health Center	(801) 213-8844
Madsen Health Center	(801) 213-2995

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General

T. Flint Porter, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Brandon L. Reynolds, D.O.

Locations

South Jordan Health Center

(801) 213-4500

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General

Douglas S. Richards, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Stephanie T. Romero, M.D.

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Nancy C. Rose, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Radiology, Women's Imaging

Howard T. Sharp, M.D.

Locations

Madsen Health Center	(801) 213-2995
University Hospital	(801) 213-2995

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Colposcopy, Endometrial Ablation, General Gynecology, General Obstetrics, Gynecological Surgery, Menopause, Pelvic Pain, Women's Health

Robert M. Silver, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Genetics/Fetal Diagnosis, Recurrent Miscarriage

Trece B. Swanson, M.S.N., C.N.M.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Shannon L. Tilly, M.D.

Locations

Redwood Health Center

(801) 213-8841

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Women's Health

Walter Townson, M.D.

Locations

Greenwood Health Center

(801) 213-8840

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Women's Health

Jennifer J. Trauscht-Van Horn, M.D.

Locations

Madsen Health Center	(801) 213-2995
University Hospital	(801) 213-2995

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Gynecological Surgery, Women's Health

David Turok, M.D., M.P.H.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-6170

Specialties: Family Medicine, OB/Gyn, General, Contraception and Family Planning, Women's Health

Michael W. Varner, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Michael W. Varner, M.D.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Catherine J. Wheeler, M.D.

Locations

Madsen Health Center	(801) 213-2995
University Hospital	(801) 213-2995

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Adolescent Gynecology, Colposcopy, Endometrial Ablation, General Gynecology, Gynecological Surgery, Menopause, Pelvic Pain, Women's Health, Women's Midlife Assessment

Sandra E. Whitney, C.N.M.

Locations

University Hospital

(801) 581-8425

Specialties: Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Stephanie Wilder, M.D.

Locations

Madsen Health Center	(801) 213-2995
Redstone Health Center	(435) 658-9262
University Hospital	(801) 213-2995

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Gynecological Surgery, Women's Health, Women's Midlife Assessment

Erin B. Wright, R.N., M.S.N., WHCNP

Locations

Madsen Health Center	(801) 213-2995
University Hospital	(801) 213-2995

Specialties: OB/Gyn, General, Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner

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