There are fewer than 3,000 maternal-fetal medicine specialists in the country, and nearly all of them practice in major metros. Ouma is the nation's largest independent, physician-led maternity telehealth practice. We bring board-certified MFM expertise into your clinic, your hospital, and the communities most in-person care cannot reach.
1. Greiner AL, Haeri S, Nidey NL. Preterm Births and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician Workforce Location in the United States. Am J Perinatol, 2025. 2. Ouma program data.
Maternal-fetal medicine manages the most complex pregnancies: diabetes, hypertension, autoimmune disease, fetal anomalies, prior loss. It is also one of the scarcest resources in American medicine.
The map does not match where patients live. Ouma's own workforce research, published with a March of Dimes co-author, found that more than 90% of U.S. counties have no practicing MFM. Counties without one are significantly more likely to see above-average preterm birth rates.1
In parts of the country, a mother drives two, three, even four hours for a single consult. That distance is not a scheduling problem. It changes outcomes.
We are not here to argue that virtual MFM beats in-person care. Each model has its place. We are here because the supply and demand math is broken, and telemedicine is the way to close the gap at scale.
Ouma turns a local clinician into a national one. It is routine for a single Ouma MFM to see patients across four or five states in a day.
1. Greiner, Haeri, Nidey. Am J Perinatol, 2025. 3. SMFM Special Statement, via Contemporary OB/GYN, 2026.
Consultative MFM care in the patient's community.
24/7/365 support for L&D, postpartum, and the OB-ED.
Expert MFM reads that raise quality and open reimbursement.
Every patient is matched with a licensed, board-certified MFM, not a coach or a chatbot. And they see the same clinician across the journey. This is a return to relationship-based medicine.
Telemedicine and the right tools let one subspecialist safely cover several states. Scarcity stops being destiny. Expertise reaches the patients who need it.
Ouma is a partner to your practice, not a replacement. As clinicians ourselves, we protect the relationship between you and your patient.
Ouma was founded and is led by maternal-fetal medicine physicians. Our CEO, Dr. Sina Haeri, co-authored the study, with a March of Dimes collaborator, mapping how MFM workforce location tracks with preterm birth across the country.1
We have spent a decade building the largest maternity telehealth programs in the country. We have lived this problem. We are not Silicon Valley selling maternity.
90.3% of U.S. counties have no practicing MFM physician.
High-risk pregnancy rarely travels alone. These Ouma services plug into the same visit and care team, extending diagnosis, monitoring, and support well beyond the MFM consult.
Dedicated MFM teams that integrate into your facility, at a fraction of locum cost, with fewer transfers out.
For hospitals →Subspecialty maternity expertise on demand. Grow your maternity line without hiring an MFM.
For clinics →A perinatal safety net for members in maternity deserts, with measurable HEDIS gap closure.
For health plans →