Welcome to Stanford Ob/Gyn
Our Mission
Our mission is to improve women's health through innovative and compassionate care, education, advocacy and discovery.
Our faculty is committed to the highest level of basic and clinical research in Obstetric and Gynecologic science. In particular, we are focused on innovative translational medicine; bringing scientific results from the bench to the bedside.
Our faculty practices medicine in a world-class hospital; and are internationally recognized for the medical, surgical and reproductive Obstetric and Gynecologic care they provide to their patients.
Our vision is to be local and global leaders, advancing and transforming women's health across the lifespan.
In The News
– The Zoe Report"How Your Vagina Changes Throughout Your Life — And How To Care For It At Every Stage’”
Dr. Juno Obedin-Maliver shares information about vaginal care for TGD (transgender or gender diverse) people.
– SCOPE"Taking the stigma out of talking about pelvic pain"
Drs. Diana Atashroo and Leah Millheiser talk about pelvic pain and patient care.
Department News
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A four-year effort has reduced the rate of cesarean sections for low-risk, first-time mothers in California…
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Using Virtual Reality to Take a Closer Look at Congenital Fetal Conditions
Physicians from our Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program are pioneering the use of virtual reality to educate patients and train care providers.
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Pilot Evaluation Study of Simulation-Based Training to Improve Emergent Obstetric Procedures in Low Resource Settings within the United States
More women are dying of pregnancy-related complications in America than in any other developed country. To curb the rise of maternal mortality, we must immediately begin changing the ways in which we manage obstetrical emergencies…
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Elective Induction at 39 Weeks Reduces Need for Cesarean Deliveries
Stanford Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics Division Director Dr. Yasser El-Sayed served as PI for Stanford and Clinical Professor Dr. Ronald Gibbs (now at Stanford) served as PI for the University of Colorado.
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Expanding Access to Postpartum Contraception
Stanford’s Family Planning researchers continue to investigate barriers to postpartum contraception access, and their discoveries have the potential to shift current best practice in post-delivery IUD insertion.
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds is on hiatus for the summer (June through September). Thank you for a great year of presentations! We look forward to next year's sessions. Please join us Monday, September 13th for the first session of 2021-2022.
Dunlevie Maternal Fetal Medicine Center
Empowering an arc of research and discovery in maternal-fetal health.
Milestones
Our commitment to women's health spans over a century with groundbreaking innovations and world-class care.
