Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB-GYN)
OB-GYN provider choices - New Prague
At Mayo Clinic Health System, an entire team of expert and specialized staff work together to serve you. Brief videos are available to help you select a health care provider whose approach to care aligns with yours. Provider types vary by location.
Learn about the health care team:
Family Medicine providers
Family medicine physicians and advanced care providers are trained to care for people of all ages. They provide preconception counseling and prenatal care. Typically, the family medicine physician who cares for you in clinic will deliver your newborn. They care for the medical needs of infants, children and your entire family.
Nurse midwives
Nurse midwives are advanced-practice providers with specialized training, education and certification in obstetrics and gynecology care, primarily for low-risk patients. Nurse midwives provide preconception counseling, prenatal care, and labor and delivery care for low-risk pregnancies. They assess most patients when they arrive for labor and delivery, provide labor support and management, perform deliveries, and care for patients in the postpartum period both in the hospital and afterward. They also provide care outside of pregnancy, including preventive exams, contraception counseling and management, and other gynecologic concerns.
Nurse practitioners
Nurse practitioners are advanced care providers who specialize in pregnancy care; disorders of the reproductive system; breast health; and preventive medicine, including sexual function and contraception.
OB-GYNs
Physicians who have completed specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology are commonly referred to as OB-GYNs. They specialize in normal and high-risk pregnancies; disorders of the reproductive system; breast health; and preventive medicine, including sexual function and contraception. OB-GYNs are specially trained to handle high-risk situations, including vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections.