West San Jose gets a new maternity clinic, but east side accessibility remains an issue

A new maternity clinic offering holistic care is coming to West San Jose. It still means moms in East San Jose will need to travel across town to take advantage of these services.

The Millie Clinic opens next month at 1471 Saratoga Ave. The clinic aims to fill a gap in the traditional health care system that focuses on baby delivery rather than the needs of the mother. It will pair women with a doula, who provides guidance, and a nurse midwife as the primary practitioner, providing preconception counseling, infection screenings and gynecology care throughout and after pregnancy. The clinic will partner with Good Samaritan Hospital, owned by HCA Healthcare, to perform the deliveries.