Women's Health
Skagit Regional Clinics offers women the ability to choose from multiple types of care providers including obstetricians, gynecologists and certified nurse midwives.
Obstetricians and Gynecologists (OB/GYN) are physicians who specialize in women’s health care. They have extensive training and experience in the areas of pregnancy, childbirth, normal and abnormal gynecologic exams, limited infertility, and surgery.
Gynecology Services:
- Pap test
- Evaluation and treatment of abnormal pap smears
- Evaluation and management of pelvic support defects (dropped bladder/dropped uterus)
- Urinary incontinence (leakage)
- Post menopausal healthcare
- Bleeding after menopause
- Surgery of cervix, uterus, ovaries and bladder
- Evaluation and treatment of cancer of the cervix, uterus or ovaries
- Menstrual irregularities
- Ovarian masses and fibroids
- STD testing
- Contraception counseling
- Patient education
- Gynecological exams
Obstetric Care:
- Counseling before conception
- Prenatal care
- Normal pregnancies
- High-risk pregnancies
- Complete maternity care and delivery
- Ultrasound
- Fetal monitoring
- Patient education
- Limited infertility
Midwifery Care:
A certified nurse-midwife (CNM) is a registered nurse with a Master’s degree in women’s health care and midwifery. Nurse-midwifery care includes:
- Prenatal care
- Hospital delivery
- Newborn baby care
- Yearly exams and Pap testing
- Birth control counseling
The word “midwife” means “with woman”. Certified nurse-midwives take the time to be with women:
During pregnancy—taking time to answer questions and to teach
During labor—helping women minimize pain while supporting the labor process
During delivery—to ensure each woman has a joyful birth experience
During recovery—supporting parenting and breastfeeding
During a lifetime—providing well-woman care
Nurse-midwives consider birth a natural event in women’s lives and view childbirth as a healthy, normal process. They intervene in this process only when it is clearly needed. Our CNMs deliver at Skagit Valley Hospital where epidurals are available if needed or desired.
Meet our women's health providers!
Robert Rosenfeld, MD
Mount Vernon and Stanwood
Karyn Tapley, MD
Mount Vernon
Lauren Jaye, CNM
Mount Vernon
Mary Wathen, CNM, MN
Mount Vernon and Stanwood
Natalie Weatherby, CNM, ARNP
Mount Vernon and Stanwood
Our providers attend births exclusively at Skagit Valley Hospital's Family Birth Center. For more information, about the Family Birth Center, please click here.
To pre-register for your birth at Skagit Valley Hospital, please complete the following form:
SVH Family Birth Center Pre-Registration Form
OB/GYN and midwifery services are available at the following locations:
Skagit Regional Clinics – Mount Vernon
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1400 E. Kincaid Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98274
360-428-2575
Located on level 2 of the Maynard L. Johnson Building
Skagit Regional Clinics - Stanwood
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9631 269th Street NW
Stanwood, WA 98292
360-629-1600
