General Info

As a member of the Nurse Midwifery Service, Karen Perdion provides family-centered maternity care, along with well-woman care, family planning, and other services. She can deliver babies in our holistic, in-hospital birth center or in a traditional labor and delivery environment, depending on the desires and needs of her patients.As a nurse midwife, she is able to follow her patients through their entire pregnancy, rather than the short time she saw them as a labor and delivery nurse. She enjoys getting to know her patients and feels privileged to share one of the most important times of their lives.Personal statement"I have always been fascinated and amazed by pregnancy and the birthing process. I became a nurse-midwife because I felt that I could empower women to make decisions about their health care during pregnancy and beyond."UC San Diego Health LinksFor more information on having your baby at UC San Diego, see http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/obgyn/maternity/Pages/default.aspx.