{"id":2236,"date":"2020-04-05T12:29:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T12:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/location\/uchealth-center-for-midwifery-anschutz\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:05:46","slug":"uchealth-center-for-midwifery-anschutz-outpatient-pavilion","status":"publish","type":"uch_location","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-center-for-midwifery-anschutz-outpatient-pavilion\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth Center for Midwifery \u2013 Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Personalized midwifery care<\/h2>\r\nExperience the comfort of holistic, personalized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/womens-care\/midwifery-services\/\">midwifery<\/a> care with the assurance and options of modern medicine.\r\n\r\nAt the UCHealth Center for Midwifery, we care for the low-risk woman throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/womens-care\/pregnancy-childbirth-newborn-care\/\">pregnancy, birth and beyond<\/a>. Our goal is to help you realize the birth experience you envision in a supportive, caring environment.\r\n\r\nWe care for women and families throughout their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/womens-care\/pregnancy-childbirth-newborn-care\/prenatal-care\/\">prenatal<\/a>, labor, birth and postpartum period. Our goal is to help you achieve the birth experience you envision in a supportive, caring environment through a partnership with our midwives and staff.\r\n\r\nWe strive to give you the most updated information and comprehensive care to facilitate an empowering labor and birth experience through high touch, personalized care.\r\n\r\nOur providers deliver babies at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-womens-care-center-university-of-colorado-hospital\/\">University of Colorado Hospital Birth Center<\/a>.\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18.72px;\">Certified Midwife Expertise<\/span><\/h2>\r\nCertified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) are experts in pregnancy and birth using evidence-based approaches within a nurturing supportive environment.\u00a0CNMs can provide care to all women throughout their lifetime.\r\n\r\nAll of our CNMs hold at least a master\u2019s degree and are board certified.\n\n\n<h2 id=\"our-services\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Annual gynecologic exams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/womens-care\/pregnancy-childbirth-newborn-care\/breastfeeding-support\/\">Breastfeeding support.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaboration and coordination of care with other healthcare specialties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/womens-care\/pregnancy-childbirth-newborn-care\/prenatal-care\/\">prenatal care.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/womens-care\/gynecology\/\">Gynecological<\/a> care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health promotion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individualized birth experience unique to each family.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Labor support and management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/diseases-conditions\/menopause-and-perimenopause\/\">Menopause<\/a> care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nitrous oxide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Postpartum care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pre-conception counseling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/womens-care\/midwifery-services\/water-birth\/\">Water birth<\/a>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>University of Colorado Hospital is one of the few hospitals in metro Denver to offer water birth as an in hospital birth option. <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC).<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"our-approach-and-supportive-options\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our approach and supportive options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Providers at the UCHealth Center for Midwifery focus on the natural, healthy aspects of women\u2019s care and work with you to decide what is right for you, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Natural childbirth<\/strong> with or without pain medicine such as epidural anesthesia or intravenous pain relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nitrous oxide<\/strong>, also called \u201claughing gas\u201d for labor. This colorless, odorless and tasteless gas can decrease pain. We were the first and one of the only hospitals in the region to offer this option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Complementary and alternative healing<\/strong>\u00a0options through collaboration with other University of Colorado Hospital specialists and partner services, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prenatal massage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/treatments-procedures\/chiropractic-medicine\/\">Chiropractic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/treatments-procedures\/traditional-chinese-medicine-tcm\/\">Acupuncture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Herbal therapies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aromatherapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doula support services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Childbirth education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/womens-care\/pregnancy-childbirth-newborn-care\/breastfeeding-support\/\">Lactation consultation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check with your insurance company to see if your plan covers these services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Water births<\/strong> for the experience of calmness and relaxation in a birth pool or tub. We are one of the few facilities in the region to offer <a href=\"\/services\/womens-care\/midwifery-services\/water-birth\/\">water births<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"virtual-birth-center-tour\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtual birth center tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"virtual-tour-watch-our-video\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtual tour: watch our video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"University of Colorado Hospital Birthing Center Virtual Tour\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nF19x_W0-8A?feature=oembed&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"have-questions-get-answers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have questions? Get answers!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get helpful information from UCHealth Obstetrics and Gynecology staff members who offer insight into epidurals, breech birth, erythromycin, newborn screenings, preeclampsia, sleep positions, betamethasone, birth control, inducing labor, certified midwifery, what to bring to the hospital and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLtzi2XpYJaIanALvGdZzAeC_bnyeyokn9\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#a6093d;border-color:#850831;border-radius:50px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 24px;font-size:18px;line-height:36px;border-color:#c15378;border-radius:50px;text-shadow:none\"> Watch videos<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"author":2356,"featured_media":7585,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2236","uch_location","type-uch_location","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location\/2236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uch_location"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}