Department Phone (408) 947-3970
Department FAX (408) 947-3927
Hours of Operation
By appointment only, Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Tuesdays extended hours until 7 pm.
(Patients must be referred by their physician).
OVERVIEW OF SERVICES
- Program for Gestational Diabetes and Type II Diabetes during pregnancy
- Preconception and/or prenatal nutrition therapy and diabetes education for women with diabetes.
- One on One intervention with nurse educator, registered dietician and social worker as appropriate
- Consultation and patient care recommendation provided to primary care physician through sweet Success Team.
- Fetal heart rate monitoring (non-stress tests)
- Level II Ultrasound with a Perinatologist
- Advice nurse available during department hours
- Certified translators
- Educational handouts for the newly diagnosed Gestational Diabetic patients
- We accept all type of insurances: PPO,POS, EPO, HMO, PMG and SCCIPA and MediCal.
During the perinatal period, women with pre-existing and gestational diabetes have special needs. The objective of the O’Connor Hospital Diabetes and Pregnancy Sweet Success Program is to meet these needs by providing a supportive and caring environment and thereby improve the pregnancy outcome for women with diabetes and their babies. The multi-disciplinary Sweet Success team includes physicians, nurses, dieticians, social workers and administrative assistants. All team members work closely with the woman and her family to ensure the goal of a healthy and safe outcome for mother and baby, and are responsible for assessing and teaching women to make lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, stress management and, as needed, medication adjustment) that result in normal glucose levels.