OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Services

The department of obstetrics/gynecology at IMH is a full service department, which includes:

• Consultation
• Treatment
• Referral for a full range of gynecologic disorders
• normal and high-risk obstetrics.

Physicians in the department believe in the importance of regular medical evaluation for women of all ages and stages of life.

Routine gynecological services include:

• Annual well-women exams
• Pap smears
• Pelvic exams
• Family planning and birth control methods
• Breast exams
• Sexually transmitted infection treatment

Services also include options and lifestyle measures to manage the discomforts and concerns that are sometimes associated with perimenopause and menopause, such as bone mineral loss and cardiovascular disease. Our physicians perform all gynecological procedures including state-of-the-art approaches to hysteroscopy, microsurgery and pelviscopy. Consultation and/or management of gynecological malignancies are conducted by our certified gynecologic oncologists. Pelvic floor disorders, such as urinary incontinence are treated by our fully trained urogynecologists.

Comprehensive prenatal care provides a full range of services for expectant parents. Services include:

• Preconception counseling
• Pregnancy testing
• Ultrasound
• Prenatal diagnosis and screening including biochemical and DNA genetic testing

Our private state-of-the-art maternity wing, utilizing labor and delivery suites, is equipped to provide the comforts of a homelike environment with access to full resources of a major medical center to handle normal and high-risk deliveries. Each spacious suite has the latest in monitoring equipment needed for a safe childbirth. The nursing staff on our postpartum wing is specially trained to prepare expectant families for the new baby. Lactation specialists are available before and after delivery. Our experienced team of neonatologists provides 24-hour coverage in our level-one neonatal intensive unit. Free tours of the labor and delivery suite are available to expectant families.