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Obstetrics: Pregnancy, Delivery & Postpartum Care

We are honored to care for you during the exciting journey into motherhood. You can expect care from your first prenatal visit through your six-week postpartum check-in.

Prenatal care is individualized to you, with visits typically every four weeks through month six, then every two to three weeks, then weekly as you approach your due date. Throughout your pregnancy, our team provides:

  • Routine prenatal visits & monitoring
  • Dating & anatomy ultrasounds
  • Nuchal translucency screening
  • Genetic & carrier screening
  • Gestational diabetes screening
  • Group B Strep (GBS) testing
  • Preeclampsia risk monitoring
  • Nutrition & weight management guidance
  • Management of pregnancy discomforts

Some pregnancies require extra attention. Our providers are experienced in monitoring and co-managing high-risk conditions, including:

  • Advanced maternal age (35+)
  • Gestational & pre-existing diabetes
  • Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
  • Multiples (twins & higher-order)
  • History of preterm birth
  • Fetal growth concerns

We partner closely with Tallahassee Memorial Hospital's specialists so higher-risk pregnancies get the added surveillance they need, without leaving your care team.

Our physicians are skilled across all delivery types and deliver exclusively at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. This is the only hospital in the region with advanced neonatal intensive care.

  • Vaginal delivery
  • Cesarean delivery
  • High-risk delivery

Who delivers your baby?
The physician on call at the time you go into labor will most likely deliver you. They will be supported by a collaborative team who has followed your pregnancy from the start.

Due to the high-risk nature of VBAC, we do not participate in the care of such deliveries.

Your care doesn't end at delivery. We follow you through the full six-week postpartum period with:

  • Daily hospital rounding following your delivery
  • Newborn care guidance, safe medications & breastfeeding support
  • Six-week postpartum visit covering physical healing & contraceptive options
  • Postpartum depression screening, with referral to trusted mental wellness professionals

Childbirth Classes

In partnership with Childbirth Educators of Tallahassee, preparing you for labor, delivery, and your birth plan. Learn more at TallyBirthClass.com.

Register for Childbirth Classes

Breastfeeding 101

Taught by Libbie Stroud, LPN & Certified Lactation Counselor, for existing patients and one guest. To register just email breastfeeding@nflwc.com.

Register for Breastfeeding Classes

A North Florida Women's Care physician is on call 24/7 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. For pregnancy emergencies outside office hours: the TMH Emergency Room if you're under 14 weeks, or TMH Women's Pavilion Obstetrical Triage if you're over 14 weeks.

Obstetrics: Pregnancy,
Delivery & Postpartum Care

Congratulations on your pregnancy! We are honored to care for you during the exciting journey into motherhood.

Prenatal Care

We want you to feel supported and cared for throughout these special and exciting months. Prenatal care during each pregnancy is individualized; however, prenatal visits usually occur every four weeks for the first six months, then every two to three weeks for the seventh and eighth months of pregnancy. In the last month, you will visit at least weekly. During these visits, we will perform many tests and screenings, monitor your and your baby’s health, chart your baby’s growth, and guide you on actions for the healthiest pregnancy possible.

Which providers will care for your pregnancy and delivery?

We offer you the benefits of an entire team of collaborative, compassionate obstetricians and advanced-practice providers. The physician you select as your primary obstetrician will lead your prenatal care team and monitor your pregnancy. Our other providers and support staff complete your care team and will provide their services and expertise when needed. To familiarize you with your team, some of your prenatal visits will be scheduled with a variety of our providers. While our nurse practitioners or physician assistant may see you for a routine OB visit, only our physicians conduct deliveries. The physician who is on call at the time you go into labor will most likely be the one who delivers you.

Obstetrical Classes

Childbirth Classes

We partner with Childbirth Educators of Tallahassee to offer childbirth preparation classes. The classes help prepare you for the labor and delivery process, provide useful tools for labor, and help you decide on your birth plan. Learn more at www.TallyBirthClass.com

Breastfeeding Classes

North Florida Women’s Care offers Breastfeeding 101 courses for existing patients and one guest. Instructor Libbie Stroud is an LPN and Certified Lactation Counselor. Learn more here or by emailing breastfeeding@nflwc.com

Emergencies

Our North Florida Women’s Care physician is always on call at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital— ready to care for you if you go into labor or have an emergency—24 hours a day, seven days a week. The obstetrician who is on call will be responsible for your care during labor and delivery. For any pregnancy-related emergencies outside of office hours, please proceed to the TMH Emergency Room (if you are less than 14 weeks gestation) or TMH Women’s Pavilion Obstetrical Triage (if you are more than 14 weeks gestation). A North Florida Women’s Care on-call physician will care for you.

Delivery

Our physicians are skilled in vaginal, cesarean, and high-risk deliveries. We deliver at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, the only hospital in our area with advanced neonatal intensive care facilities. Because of the high-risk nature of vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC), we do not participate in the care of such deliveries. Our physicians rotate on the TMH on-call schedule and are always available for your obstetrical needs. The physician who is on call at the time you go into labor will most likely be the one who delivers you.

Postpartum Care

Your care doesn’t end with the arrival of your new baby. The postpartum period extends for six weeks after delivery, and we will be here for you throughout this time. Following your delivery, our providers will make hospital rounds daily to ensure your health and well-being. If you have a baby boy and you request a circumcision, our physician on call will usually perform this prior to your hospital discharge.

When you are ready to take home your newborn, we make sure you have plenty of knowledge and resources about new baby care, safe medications, breastfeeding, and what to expect as your body heals and recovers. You may undergo physical and emotional changes, and we like to check on these with an office visit about six weeks post-delivery. We will discuss contraceptive options, breastfeeding issues, and your emotional well-being. This includes screening for postpartum depression and connecting you with trusted mental wellness professionals, if needed. We will also check to ensure you are healing physically and will address and treat any complications.

Obstetricians

Justine Bedolla, MD

David J. Dixon, DO

Lisa Engel, MD

Alex Franz, MD

Amy Haddock, MD

Lindsay Hinson, MD

Christopher Sundstrom, MD

Advanced-Practice Providers

Kaylee Cofield, PA-C

Kendra Marcinowski, APRN

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