Obstetrics

An obstetrician is your dedicated partner in ensuring a smooth and supported journey through pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. With board-certified OB/GYN Timothy Phelan, MD, FACOG, Mandi O'Brien MSN, FNP-BC, and their experienced team on your side, you can expect quality obstetrics care at Creekside OB/GYN of Folsom in Folsom, California. Call the office today or schedule an appointment using the online booking tool to learn more.

Our providers guide you through some of the most important stages of growing your family—from preparing for pregnancy to prenatal care, childbirth planning, and postpartum recovery.

Creekside OB/GYN of Folsom provides personalized obstetric care for patients from Folsom and welcomes patients from El Dorado Hills, Rancho Cordova, Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Granite Bay, Cameron Park, and other communities throughout Sacramento and El Dorado counties.

The practice offers a continuity-focused approach that allows patients to establish an ongoing relationship with a provider who understands their medical history, concerns, and pregnancy goals.

What Is Obstetrics?

Obstetrics is the area of medicine devoted to pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery after delivery. Obstetric care focuses on monitoring the health of the pregnant patient and developing baby, identifying potential concerns, managing symptoms, and preparing families for labor and postpartum life.

Obstetric care can begin before pregnancy. A preconception appointment may help you improve your health, review medications, understand your menstrual cycle, and address conditions that could affect conception or pregnancy.

Creekside’s published obstetrics services include preconception counseling, pregnancy confirmation, trimester-specific monitoring, anatomy ultrasound, gestational-diabetes screening, delivery preparation, and postpartum support.

Preconception Counseling

You do not need to wait for a positive pregnancy test to see an obstetric provider. Preconception counseling gives you an opportunity to discuss your health before trying to conceive.

A preconception visit may include:

• Review of your health history
• Review of previous pregnancies
• Discussion of prior pregnancy complications
• Medication and supplement review
• Recommendations for prenatal vitamins
• Nutrition and exercise guidance
• Discussion of menstrual cycles and ovulation
• Review of chronic health conditions
• Recommended laboratory or preventive testing
• Discussion of when to pursue fertility evaluation

Patients with irregular periods, PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, or previous difficulty becoming pregnant can also discuss whether additional evaluation may be appropriate.

Your First Obstetric Appointment

Contact Creekside OB/GYN after receiving a positive pregnancy test. Your first appointment will be scheduled based on your estimated stage of pregnancy, symptoms, health history, and previous pregnancy experience.

During an early obstetric appointment, your provider may:

• Confirm your pregnancy
• Estimate your due date
• Review your medical and pregnancy history
• Review medications and supplements
• Order blood or urine testing
• Perform or schedule an ultrasound
• Discuss prenatal screening
• Evaluate concerning symptoms
• Recommend strategies for managing nausea or fatigue
• Explain the expected schedule of prenatal visits

Your first visit also provides time to ask questions about diet, exercise, travel, work, medications, and lifestyle changes.

First-Trimester Obstetric Care

The first trimester generally includes weeks 1 through 12. During early pregnancy, your provider confirms the pregnancy, estimates your due date, reviews your health, and begins monitoring development.

Testing may include:

• Pregnancy testing
• Bloodwork
• Urinalysis
• Ultrasound imaging
• Prenatal or genetic screening discussions

Your provider can also help you manage early symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue, breast tenderness, frequent urination, mild cramping, and food aversions.

Creekside’s existing obstetrics guidance states that patients are generally seen about monthly during early pregnancy unless their health or pregnancy requires more frequent appointments.

Second-Trimester Obstetric Care

The second trimester covers approximately weeks 13 through 27. Your baby undergoes significant growth during this stage, and many patients begin noticing fetal movement.

Your care may include:

• Fetal-heartbeat monitoring
• Measurement of fetal growth
• Blood-pressure and weight monitoring
• Review of fetal movement
• Anatomy ultrasound around the midpoint of pregnancy
• Gestational-diabetes screening before the third trimester
• Continued symptom management

You can also discuss back pain, sleep, travel, physical activity, childbirth education, breastfeeding, and preparation for the final trimester.

Third-Trimester Obstetric Care

The third trimester begins around week 28. As your due date approaches, obstetric visits generally become more frequent.

Your provider may:

• Monitor your baby’s growth
• Evaluate fetal position
• Review fetal movement
• Monitor your blood pressure and symptoms
• Discuss signs of labor
• Explain when to seek hospital care
• Review pain-management preferences
• Discuss cesarean delivery when clinically relevant
• Prepare you for postpartum recovery

Creekside’s published care schedule describes increasingly frequent appointments during the third trimester, with weekly visits often beginning around week 36.

Prenatal Tests and Monitoring

The tests recommended during pregnancy depend on your stage of pregnancy, age, medical history, previous test results, and individual needs.

Prenatal care may involve:

• Blood tests
• Urinalysis
• Ultrasound imaging
• Fetal-heartbeat monitoring
• Measurement of fetal growth
• Genetic or prenatal screening
• Anatomy ultrasound
• Gestational-diabetes screening
• Blood-pressure monitoring
• Evaluation of fetal position

Your provider explains why a test is recommended, what it evaluates, and what the results may mean for your care.

Preparing for Labor and Delivery

Labor and childbirth can be unpredictable. Discussing your preferences in advance can help you understand your choices while remaining prepared for circumstances to change.

Topics may include:

• Signs that labor has begun
• When to contact your provider
• When to go to the hospital
• Fetal monitoring during labor
• Pain-management options
• Unmedicated labor
• Epidural or spinal anesthesia
• Vaginal delivery
• Cesarean delivery
• Recovery after childbirth

Your provider can help you develop an informed and flexible plan based on your medical history, pregnancy, and personal priorities.

Delivery Options

Vaginal Delivery

Vaginal delivery is the anticipated approach for many pregnancies. Your obstetric team monitors labor progression and your baby’s well-being while determining whether additional intervention is necessary.

Unmedicated Labor

Patients interested in avoiding or limiting medication may discuss breathing, movement, positioning, and other coping strategies. Medical pain relief remains available if your preferences or clinical needs change.

Medicated Labor

Pain-management options may include an epidural or spinal anesthesia. Learning about these options before labor can help you feel more prepared to make decisions.

Cesarean Section

A C-section may be scheduled before labor or recommended during labor when it is considered the safest delivery method.

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean

Some patients with a previous cesarean delivery may be candidates for VBAC. Your provider will consider your prior surgery, current pregnancy, and other clinical factors before discussing whether it may be appropriate.

Creekside’s existing pregnancy page identifies natural childbirth, medicated childbirth, cesarean delivery, and VBAC among the childbirth approaches patients can discuss.

Postpartum Obstetric Care

Obstetric care continues after delivery. Postpartum visits allow your provider to evaluate your physical recovery, emotional well-being, and adjustment to life after pregnancy.

Your postpartum care may address:

• Healing after vaginal delivery
• Recovery after a C-section
• Bleeding and cramping
• Breastfeeding concerns
• Incision or perineal care
• Urinary leakage
• Pelvic floor symptoms
• Contraception
• Pregnancy spacing
• Returning to exercise
• Returning to sexual activity
• Mood changes, depression, or anxiety

Contact the office sooner if you experience severe pain, heavy bleeding, fever, concerning incision changes, shortness of breath, severe headache, or significant emotional distress.

Obstetric Care After Pregnancy Loss

Miscarriage can require both medical evaluation and compassionate emotional support. Creekside OB/GYN helps patients understand their recovery and what to expect following a pregnancy loss.

Your provider can also discuss future family planning and care during a subsequent pregnancy.

Why Choose Creekside OB/GYN for Obstetric Care?

Continuity of Care

Creekside’s practice model emphasizes an ongoing relationship with one provider. This can make it easier to discuss sensitive concerns and allows your provider to become familiar with your history and pregnancy preferences.

Experienced OB/GYN Leadership

Timothy Phelan, MD, FACOG, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He completed his residency at Louisiana State University School of Medicine and founded Creekside OB/GYN of Folsom in 1999.

Personalized Women’s Health Care

Mandi O’Brien, MSN, FNP-BC, has more than a decade of medical experience and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. Her approach emphasizes compassionate, personalized care.

Haley Texley, DNP, FNP-C, has more than a decade of women’s health experience. She earned her master’s and doctoral nursing degrees from Samuel Merritt University and practices with a trauma-informed, educational, and inclusive approach. She speaks English and Spanish.

Obstetrician Near El Dorado Hills, Rancho Cordova, and Surrounding Communities

Creekside OB/GYN’s office is located in Folsom. Patients from surrounding Sacramento and El Dorado County communities can receive preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum care at this location.

Obstetrician Near El Dorado Hills

Patients searching for an obstetrician near El Dorado Hills can visit Creekside OB/GYN in neighboring Folsom. Care may begin with preconception counseling and continue through pregnancy, childbirth planning, and postpartum recovery.

Haley Texley, DNP, FNP-C, is also an El Dorado Hills resident, giving her a personal connection to the community.

Obstetrician Near Rancho Cordova

Creekside OB/GYN welcomes patients looking for an obstetric provider near Rancho Cordova. Patients can receive pregnancy confirmation, prenatal monitoring, symptom management, delivery preparation, and follow-up care at the Folsom office.

Obstetrician Near Fair Oaks and Carmichael

Patients from Fair Oaks and Carmichael can establish obstetric care with the Folsom practice before or during pregnancy. Creekside’s continuity-focused model is designed to help patients build a long-term relationship with a familiar provider.

Obstetrician Near Granite Bay

Patients seeking an obstetrician near Granite Bay can schedule preconception or pregnancy appointments at Creekside OB/GYN’s Folsom office. The practice also offers gynecologic services before pregnancy and after postpartum recovery.

Obstetrician Near Cameron Park

Creekside OB/GYN welcomes Cameron Park patients who are preparing for pregnancy or need ongoing prenatal care. All appointments take place at the Folsom office.

Obstetrics FAQs

Is there an obstetrician near El Dorado Hills accepting pregnancy patients?

Creekside OB/GYN provides obstetric care at its Folsom office and welcomes patients from El Dorado Hills. Contact the office after a positive pregnancy test to discuss the timing of your first appointment.

Can I see a Folsom obstetrician if I live in Rancho Cordova?

Yes. Patients from Rancho Cordova can receive preconception, prenatal, and postpartum care at Creekside OB/GYN’s Folsom office.

Does Creekside OB/GYN see patients from Fair Oaks or Carmichael?

Yes. The practice welcomes obstetric and gynecology patients from Fair Oaks, Carmichael, and other nearby communities.

Can I schedule an appointment before becoming pregnant?

Yes. Preconception counseling can help you review medications, health conditions, nutrition, prenatal vitamins, fertility concerns, and steps to prepare for pregnancy.

How frequently will I have prenatal appointments?

Creekside’s current obstetrics information describes approximately monthly visits during early pregnancy, followed by more frequent care in the third trimester and weekly visits beginning around week 36 when appropriate. Your actual schedule will depend on your needs.

Schedule an Obstetrics Appointment in Folsom

Creekside OB/GYN provides obstetric care for patients from Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Rancho Cordova, Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Granite Bay, Cameron Park, and surrounding communities.

Call 916-984-7428 or schedule an appointment online.

Creekside OB/GYN of Folsom
1621 Creekside Drive, Suite 102
Folsom, CA 95630