Maria T Greulich, CNM

After the second pregnancy and delivery my opinion has softened. Maria will trust you and intervene only when necessary. If I have a third (big if) I would choose her.

The best. Simply the best. Had some complications, was an older mother, and was treated like a walking lawsuit by OB/​Gyns. Maria’s medical background was the perfect balance with midwifery, and I simply would not have found the right care any other way.

Not sure if the practice took on more patients than they can handle, but the quality of care has gone down significantly. My very traumatic birth was on October 31, 2014.
While my care during prenatal visits was great (I also had a very easy pregnancy without any complications), on the day of delivery I felt very neglected by Maria. I had a long, very painful back labor at the hospital and she must have come to check on me a handful of times. Maria recommended interventions that we never discussed during prenatal visits. I was rather shocked how closely her advice resembled an OB’s, who is usually the one to speed-​up labor with medical interventions. She never once stayed long enough to actually listen to my cry for help, that I wasn’t experiencing a normal labor. I ended up having a C-​section, which even caught Maria off-​guard. This is very disappointing to me given how many red flags were raised during labor, which she barely took the time to attend and closely monitor. I feel that she didn’t provide the supervision, individualized care and advice expected of such highly skilled professional. Seems like she was elsewhere doing something more important on the day that mattered to me most.

Maria and Lin offer the best of Women’s healthcare services. A personal touch and excellent healthcare. I know I am always in good hands and feel well taken care of. I recommend them to anyone looking for the best care with a personal touch which can be hard to find.

I have had the honor of working with Maria at many births, & she is absolutely wonderful. I am a birth doula, so I’ve worked with countless providers (Dr’s & midwives) & see quite a range of how they can be. Lin & Maria are both absolutely wonderful at what they do, both prenatally & during births.
Maria has a wonderful, calming presence at births, & she really trusts in the process.
I wish all of my birth clients delivered with Lin & Maria, as I see the clients with BAM getting better care (& more time spent both prenatally & at births) than from most of the other providers out there. Thank you for being so skilled & kind!

Maria is absolutely incredible! She delivered our firstborn son, and she did such a fantastic job! I wanted to deliver my baby naturally and without medication, and she helped make it possible. My contractions were a bit irregular at one point and she provided a natural solution that regulated them almost right away. I was so pleased with her help and expertise. She is so experienced and knowledgable. My husband and I really felt like we could trust her to deliver our baby from our first appt with her. She took her time with us during our prenatal and postnatal appointments and didn’t make us feel rushed at all. We are so pleased with her work and care, we definitely recommend her as a CNM!

My husband and I owe Maria many many thanks for the safe and natural delivery of our first baby daughter. My daughter was born August 2012 and I should have written this review earlier.
I transferred to BAM when I was ³⁵⁄₃₆ weeks, due to (a) my inclination of a natural (no epidural, etc.) birth; (b) my labor & delivery class teacher and classmate’s recommendation. Although it was a hard decision for me to switch from the OB (who is super nice and compassionate) to midwifery during the late third trimester, it turned out to be one of my wisest decision in my life so far, because I chose the model that fits my birth plan. Maria is very experienced and gentle, also has a personal touch during our conversation which makes me feel comfortable. It was a warm and pleasant experience every time I visited her, as well as other midwives in BAM.
Technically, she is very experienced and skillful. Since I visited two OBs and saw a GYN in Stanford before her, I can tell the differences of the bedside manners. For example, she does internal exams with ease and grace, and as a sensitive person as I am, I did not even have time to respond before she finished.
Regarding the labor and delivery process, she has sharp mind and judges the situation well. I was post due and was put on a induction plan. I was nervous because I heard that induction might result in c-​section. I kept postponing the induction until 4 days post due, Maria called me and explained that (a) the induction is a safer plan because my water was in the low end (amniotic fluid index was 6) and would drop even lower if I continue waiting; (b) induction will not result in c-​section, but if i wait, it will do bad to baby and may increase c-​section rate.
Maria did the internal exam while I checked in El Camino Los Gatos Hospital and the good news was the cervix was already 90% soft and the baby was very low, between station 0 and 1. She said she would put in cervidil around the cervix to make it 100% soft, which might jump start my labor, without injecting pitocin. She was right. Some irregular contraction started shortly after cervidil was put in. I had coconut water, chocolate croissant, plum, banana during this period. Approximately four hours later, regular contractions kicked in (2.5 fingers), and the nurse called in Maria. Maria watched the whole labor process and gave a heat pad to my husband, to ease my pain. It took 2 hours from 2.5 fingers to 6 fingers and another 30 mins from 6 fingers to 10 fingers. Maria watched the monitor and saw baby’s heartbeat dropped from 150 to 90 and got into the room and said «let’s get the baby out». The nurses put oxygen mask on me, for me to breath deeply between contractions, so that my distressed baby would not lose oxygen. The nurses also hooked me up in saline injections, so that I have energy to push. The first three pushes were in vain, because i did not push correctly. Maria noticed that i was pushing my legs instead of the baby, she demonstrated the push and I got it (just like sit-​up). Two pushes later, my baby was out and the cord was around her little neck four rounds, which was why her heartbeat dropped. I did not know these details until later my husband told me, and I know it is a very risky situation. I am so grateful to Maria for the safe and epidural-​free labor and delivery, and lots of thanks to her team in BAM and all nurses in El Camino Los Gatos hospital.

I was suggested by one of my family member to go with the midwives for the pregnancy and delivery. As it was my first baby and was nervous and my mind full of questions. I wanted everything to be natural and taken care of with love.
Maria is a great midwife. At first I wasn’t that comfortable but as I got to know her I was fun with her. She is very practical, honest. My husband also enjoyed the interaction with her.
At the time of my delivery she was already in the hospital with other patients. When I reached the hospital I was so relieved to see her. I was very adamant about not taking any medications, but in the end I had to take the epidural. All credit goes to Maria, if i hadn’t there would some unnatural interventions. Maria put me to ease and I had the natural delivery in the end and with a beautiful healthy baby.
Lastly I would like to mention that whenever I called bay area maternity during any discomfort, Maria or Lin always called back within 10 mins. Also another mention Los Gatos El Camino have really good nurses. Overall experience is awesome.
Midwives rock!!!

I am using Maria to deliver my second child and had to track her down after she left her previous practice. I am very happy with her as my midwife and Bay Area Maternity. She has a very practical style, good sense of humor, and lots of experience.

I absolutely LOVE Maria and her team. I’ve used her for probably 11+ years for basic female health stuff and I wouldn’t go to anyone else. The new office is further from my home, but it doesn’t matter, I’ll follow her just about anywhere. The new office is lovely too.

I wish I could write this info without giving a star rating since I did not even see her, but I wanted other women out there to be aware that at this time, in her Bay Area Maternity practice, Maria is not doing any VBACs.

Maria is now in my old hood, Cupertino. Love the new office, warm and welcoming. She is great as always, and as pleasant as you can get for having a obgyn visit!

I just had to make an unexpected appointment and saw Lin Lee while Maria was out of town and I’m just as impressed with Lin and I am with Maria. I was experiencing some light spotting and was really worried but Lin fit me into her schedule and put my mind at ease before I even walked in the door. I got to see my baby’s heartbeat and everything was well. Lin was so reassuring, I was extremely grateful! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to someone else!
Also, just as a side note, the new office looks great!

I cannot say enough positive things about Maria.
I started seeing her after my original midwives were unable to see me (approximately week 20 of my pregnancy). She took me in despite her busy schedule and, from the first visit through delivery, Maria was welcoming, kind, answered all of my ridiculous first-​time-​mom questions, and was as sweet as can be. She takes the time to listen to your concerns and addresses them with a knowledge that only comes from experience.
On delivery day, she was cool, calm and collected… exactly the type of person you need during labor. I was able to have a natural birth, thanks to Maria’s patience and wisdom. My water broke so time was ticking, but Maria allowed my body to do its thing and did not push medication on me.
My mother, who is undergoing radiation in Southern California, was unable to make it to the delivery, but Maria was that mother figure for me. She is amazing at what she does and how thankful I am that she chooses to do it everyday… even on Sundays, the day our son was born.
She even came to the hospital on Monday just to check up on us and see the baby. WOW. Our little family is so grateful for her.

Couldn’t have asked for a better CNM to deliver my son! Up until I was 35 weeks along, I had my prental care at Altos Oaks Medical Group. When they decided to discontinue midwife services, I transferred over to Maria. In the beginning I was nervous since I hadn’t developed a relationship with her like I had with my other midwives but all of that worry was for nothing. I was able to have my ideal labor/​delivery and she was able to put me at ease during the most difficult times.
Maria is EXCELLENT. She is considerate, really experienced and I am definitely going to back to Maria for the next baby! I trust her unconditionally!

See my glowing review under West Valley Women’s Health!

After finding out that with PAMF I could be delivered by any of a total of 19 doctors it was time to find some more personal care…
During my birthing class we were discussing midwives and they seemed like the right choice for me. After meeting a few Maria was the clear choice.
From the very first time we met she just had a very calming and knowledgeable air about her. Like if you were talking to your mom and it made you feel safe :). Also knowing that she had delivered many of the other midwives in the area was a great confidence boost.
On the day of my baby’s birth I called her at 4am and she picked up the phone right away. She asked me a few questions and suggested that I head for the hospital. Once there, she was called and arrived very quickly. As she had explained during the follow-​up visits she would be there from start to end, no matter how long it took.
She got the jacuzzi tub prepared for me right away and checked on me various times. Once I said I was ready to deliver she moved me right away to the delivery room. Even though I had a very smooth and fast progression to 9.5cm I started to doubt my decision of having an unmedicated birth around when baby started to crown.
Maria was compassionate but supportive, pointing out several times that he was right there and I could achieve what I had planned if I just kept pushing forward. With her help and the help of my bf and my mom I was able to deliver a very healthy baby boy naturally as I had hoped. Honestly I don’t think it would have been possible without her.
Post-​partum care has also been excellent. When I got mastitis and I called her after hours she answered right away and sent a prescription to the nearest pharmacy for me. I hope baby #2 will be taken care of from beginning to end by her! She’s excellent and I couldn’t recommend her enough. If you are looking for a supportive, calm, knowledgeable and experienced midwife Maria is the best choice :).

Simply the best in her field. Hands down. Personal care, extensive experience, listens, cares, everything you want from a health care provider when you’re at your most vulnerable.
Dr Teagle is great too, and the whole office staff. Can’t say enough good things about them.

My wife and I couldn’t be happier that we chose Maria as the midwife to guide us through our first pregnancy and birth of our baby.
We have known Maria for more than a year now and during that time, she has been unbelievably friendly and patient in answering our countless newbie questions no matter the topic. She *never* rushed out the door. The thing we loved most about her was how respectful she was with our birth plan — she read it word for word and made sure we had the delivery experience we wanted.
And, she gets bonus points for listening to both of us equally and seeing the husband as an active partner in the birthing and parenting experience too instead of just dismissing him as a bystander like, unfortunately, a lot of other baby-​related professionals do.
We couldn’t recommend Maria more.

Maria is AMAZING! I was introduced to Maria through several girlfriends, and she was everything they promised me she would be and MORE! I met Maria when I was 8 weeks pregnant with our first, Kate. She was calming, attentive, knowledgeable, honest, sincere to say the least, I could go on and on. She took the time to answer all of my questions in detail no matter how silly and is NEVER in a rush. All of my appointments started on time as well, no unnecessary waiting. My delivery was a simple 7 hours and 3 pushes for a near 9 pound beautiful healthy little girl. Maria noticed the cord was wrapped around her neck multiple times early in delivery and immediately made all the right decisions for both Kate & I. She stayed by my side the entire birth which was incredibly calming and reassuring she also talked me through every step of the way. She was a LIFESAVER!
After I had Kate I continued to see Maria for my annuals, and any other issues that came up. She ALWAYS calls me back immediately when she is out of the office (late nights weekends), she met me at the ER on one occasion when I was severely ill and admitted me right then and there for dehydration.
We recently found out we are pregnant with our 2^nd and I can NOT wait to see Maria again in November. She made my first pregnancy and birth such an incredible unforgettable experience! THANK YOU MARIA!