Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Birth Center
2450 Ashby Ave, Oakland, CA 94705 · (510) 204-4444
View Hospital →Birthing Hospitals in Bay Area
We list 12 major birthing hospitals in the Bay Area area (California). 1 have details reviewed from the hospital's official website.
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Homestead Family Birth Center
700 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051 · (408) 851-1000
View Hospital →Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Johnson Center
725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 · (650) 497-8000
View Hospital →El Camino Health Mountain View Orchard Pavilion
2500 Grant Rd, Mountain View, CA 94040 · (650) 940-7000
View Hospital →CPMC Van Ness Campus Birth Center
1101 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109 · (415) 600-6000
View Hospital →Good Samaritan Hospital Mission Oaks Birth Center
2425 Samaritan Dr, San Jose, CA 95124 · (408) 559-2011
View Hospital →UCSF Birth Center at Betty Irene Moore Women’s Hospital
1855 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94158 · (415) 353-1787
View Hospital →John Muir Health Walnut Creek Birth Center
1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 · (925) 939-3000
View Hospital →Sutter Health Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Family Birth Center
1501 Trousdale Dr, Burlingame, CA 94010 · (650) 696-5400
View Hospital →Washington Hospital Healthcare System Birthing Center
2000 Mowry Ave, Fremont, CA 94538 · (510) 797-1111
View Hospital →Sequoia Hospital Birth Center
170 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA 94062 · (650) 369-5811
View Hospital →Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Birth Center
5555 W Las Positas Blvd, Pleasanton, CA 94588 · (925) 847-3000
View Hospital →Questions to Ask on Your Tour → All California Hospitals →
Frequently Asked Questions
How many birthing hospitals are in the Bay Area area?
We list 12 major birthing hospitals in the Bay Area area, 1 with maternity details reviewed from the hospital's official website.
What should I ask Bay Area hospitals on a maternity tour?
Ask whether postpartum rooms are private, whether your partner can stay overnight, how many support people and whether a doula are allowed, what pain relief is offered (tubs, water birth, nitrous oxide), the NICU level, and which entrance to use in labor.
🌸 Before Your Due Date
Getting Ready to Deliver at a Bay Area-area hospital
Things worth sorting out in your third trimester. We don't collect your details; each link goes straight to the provider.
Breast pump through insurance
Most private health plans must cover a breast pump. Check which pump your plan covers and have it shipped before your due date.
Baby registry
Build one registry for everything, including your hospital bag items. Many registries add a welcome box or completion discount.
Hospital bag essentials
Battery LED candles, a labor gown, a clip-on fan, long phone cable. See our list of what you can bring to Labor & Delivery.
Cord blood: bank or donate
Private banking needs a kit from the bank in your hospital bag. Public donation is free but only offered at some hospitals. Decide by your third trimester.
Find a birth doula
Ask any doula you interview whether they have attended births at your hospital and how it handles doulas and visitors.
Childbirth classes
Many hospitals run their own classes; online courses work if the dates don’t fit. Aim to finish by 36 weeks.
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