Birth Plan Options for Labor and Delivery for Moms at Intermountain Health
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Angela Anderson is a certified nurse-midwife and lead for Intermountain nurse-midwives and attends births at Intermountain Medical Center and LDS Hospital. SALT LAKE CITY, UT · United States (PRUnderground) September 18, 2026 Pregnant mothers have a variety of options at Intermountain Health hospitals when it comes to prenatal visits, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. Pregnant patients can opt to see a certified nurse midwife, an OB-GYN, or they may see a maternal fetal medicine specialist if their pregnancy is high risk. At Intermountain Health, certified nurse-midwives attend births, provide prenatal and postpartum care, provide women’s health checkups, and care for gynecology and menopause-related concerns. “We provide a team-based approach. If women are looking for an unmedicated or low-intervention birth experience, the midwifery model of care may be a good choice for them,” said Angela Anderson, a certified nurse midwife and lead for Intermountain nurse-midwives, who attends births at Intermountain Medical Center and LDS Hospital in the Salt Lake City area. “However, OB-GYNs can also care for these women during pregnancy and birth. Certified nurse-midwives work in collaboration with physicians so that if a Cesarean is required an OB-GYN or maternal fetal medicine physician will provide that surgical care,” she added. Pregnant patients may have varying...
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Intermountain Health recognizes the need for birth centers and currently operates a birth center in Denver, Colorado and will soon be opening a birth center on the Intermountain Spanish Fork Hospital campus in Utah County.
