Free Pregnancy / Prenatal Health Care / Adoption Services

Guam's Department of Public Health and Social Services (Guam DPHSS) offers free prenatal care, and birth services for indigent clients are available via the Guam Memorial Hospital. Please call (671) 635-7452/7460 for the Northern Region Health Center, or (671) 828-7604 for the Southern Regional Health Center, to make an appointment. 

Safe Haven

Another option if you are pregnant and need help - either with prenatal care or with adoption, is Safe Haven, a pregnancy resource center in Guam. Safe Haven offers free pregnancy tests and support throughout your pregnancy and the first year of your baby's life. "Confidential, non-judgmental, compassionate care." For more information, visit their website here.

Ohala' Adoptions

If you are thinking of adoption, you can also contact Ohala' Adoptions through their website by clicking here. Ohala' strives "to provide a compassionate choice for birthing mothers by bringing hope, love, and a safe and nurturing environment for children through adoption. We work to provide support services for families through preparation, education, guidance, and post-adoption services."

Free Access to Birth Control

Free access to various methods of birth control is available via the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services' Family Planning Clinic. Please call (671) 635-7452/7460 for the Northern Region Health Center, or (671) 828-7604 for the Southern Region Health Center, to make an appointment.
 

Emergency Contraception

Emergency contraception, also known as the Plan B pill, is available without prescription at most pharmacies on island. The price for the Plan B pill ranges from about $35 to $50, depending on whether the name brand version or the generic version of the pill is available.  
 

Abortion

Abortion is currently legal on Guam under 9 GCA 31.20 (enacted in 1978), which states in part that an abortion may be performed:

(A) within 13 weeks after the commencement of the pregnancy; or

(B) within 26 weeks after the commencement of the pregnancy if the physician has reasonably determined using all available means:
              (i) that the child would be born with a grave physical or mental defect; or
              (ii) that the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest; or

(C) at any time after the commencement of pregnancy the physician reasonably determines using all available means that there is a substantial risk that continuance of the pregnancy would endanger the life of the mother or would gravely impair the physical or mental health of the mother. 

Currently, no physicians in Guam are publicly providing either medication abortion or surgical abortion. The option for medication abortion is available via telemedicine by two physicians from the University of Hawaii who are both registered to practice medicine in Guam:
 

Shandhini Raidoo, MD, MPH, FACOG

Assistant Professor, Division of Family Planning
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 

Bliss Kaneshiro, MD, MPH, FACOG

Professor, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii
Chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Queens Medical Center

To access the services of either Dr. Raidoo or Dr. Kaneshiro, please call (808) 686-4690 or go to Hawaii Family Planning.

Medication abortion is also available via aidaccess.org.
 

OBGYNs on Guam:

Dr. William P. Vercio

William Vercio is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Tamuning, Guam.  Vercio has been practicing medicine for over 42 years. His top area of expertise is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Dr. Annie Bordallo 

Annie Bordallo is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Tamuning, Guam. Bordallo has been practicing medicine for over 34 years. Her top expertise is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Dr. Friedrich C. Bieling

Friedrich Bieding is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Tamuning, Guam. Bieling has been practicing medicine for over 52 years.

Dr. Meagan G. Chauvin

Meagan Chauvin is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Agaña, Guam.

Dr. Kristina V. Morocco

Kristina Morocco is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Agaña, Guam.

Dr. Thomas Shieh

Thomas Shieh is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Tamuning, Guam.

Dr. Kamala Thanapandian

Kamal Thanapandian is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Tamuning, Guam. Thanapandian has been practicing medicine for over 17 years.

Dr. Teresa-tram N. Underwood

Teresa-tram Underwood is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Tamuning, Guam. Underwood has been practicing medicine for over 24 years.

Dr. Jonathan Sidell

Jonathan Sidell is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Oka Tamuning, Guam. Sidell has been practicing medicine for over 34 years.

Dr. Kimberly R. Walton

Kimberly Walton is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Tamuning, Guam. Walton has been practicing medicine for over 30 years.