Maternity

MLK Community Healthcare tops Cal Hospital Compare’s Maternity Honor Roll for a seventh year.

Lactation Educator Lydia Boyd dedicates herself to educating the mothers of South LA to ensure no one else faces breastfeeding challenges alone.

Tammy Turner became a mother at age 16 and was determined to break the cycle of poverty she had been born into by successfully pursuing a career in nursing.

Cathy’s priority is to “trust the process,” giving mothers the time, support, and space they need to have a healthy, safe birth.

What is gestational diabetes? Who is at risk to develop this condition? What can you do if you have it? Find out.

True or false: You have to eat for two when you’re pregnant. Find out if common pregnancy myths are fact—or fiction.

This May, the foundation invited the community to join us in support of healthy families through its Happy Birthday Campaign. Learn more and get involved. 

MLKCH has been awarded a grant to implement the Welcome Baby Program, an initiative created by First 5 LA to help give children the best possible start in life. 

Without MLKCH maternity services, more than half of the women in South Los Angeles travel far from their community to obtain maternity care. 

The David & Lucile Packard Foundation awarded a grant of $800,000 in support of the hospital’s expansion of maternity services and programs. 

Turn your Mother’s Day wish into a gift. Now through May 13, each Mother’s Day e-card sent generates a $5 gift to our hospital. 

Are you having a baby, or planning to get pregnant? Our maternity doctors share tips to help you have a healthy pregnancy.