Which OB practice is open natural birth, low intervention, help me avoid a c-section?
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Anonymous
| Any area, I'll travel. I can only find 2008 data, so looking for actual patients experiences |
Anonymous
| Both GW MFA and the midwives. Also Georgetown. |
Anonymous
| I heard that Malcolm Desouza was supportive of no / low intervention births from a number of my friends. I interviewed him and ultimately picked a different Dr. (his practice was hard for me to get to) but he might be a candidate. |
Anonymous
He delivered me as back up for dr Robert Footer. I delivered vaginally but did require vacuum. I really liked him and his calm approach. Keep in mind that Footer is his back up though, and many remark that he does a lot of c-sections. I have never felt pressure from Footer to have a c-section though. |
Anonymous
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GW Midwives - if you're open to working with a midwife that, is.
I started at Georgetown then transferred to GW soon as I found out that it could be any one of a number of doctors who actually attended the birth. And, a couple of the doctors I met were total douche-bags. No thanks. At GW, I met with Whitney regularly and alternated visits with {I can't believe I forgot her name!!} once I was closer to giving birth; I knew that one of them would be with me during delivery. |
Anonymous
| I'm currently a patient at GWU because they're known to be low-intervention. While I'm in the midwife practice, if I were to get transferred out for a complication, I feel very confident that my OB (Dr. Martinez) or any of the othe OBs would support my low-intervention birth plan. |
Anonymous
PP here - editing for clarity. You are either an OB or a midwife patient at GWU, but prior to entering the midwife practice I had an awesome OB who supported my low-intervention plan, and I would just go back to her if a complication were to arise and the midwives felt I wasnt a good candidate for their practice anymore. I already have moderate asthma, so I'm more likely than most to be transferred out for a medical reason. But be aware that at GWU, anyone of the OBs can deliver you - they're reported to be very supportive of low-intervention birth plans in large part because of the midwife practice, but I can't say that for sure. |
Anonymous
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During my pregnancy I found Dr Tchabo to be very supportive of a low-intervention, natural birth. He supported my Bradley classes and use of a doula. He has one of the lowest C-section rates in the area.
HOWEVER, he is in a call group with other OBs. The night I delivered there was an OB that I had never met, and she was crazy-ready to perform a C-section. My advice is don't just find *a* doctor, find a practice and meet all the OBs or midwives. |
Anonymous
| Medstar midwives at WHC |
Anonymous
| OP here, any OBs or midwives in VA? |
Anonymous
| Midwives at Arlington Women's Center. They deliver at VHC in Arlington. |
Anonymous
+1. They are a great group. The OBs in the practice are obviously receptive to low or no intervention birth since they work with the midwives. Had a good delivery with Melissa this summer. |
Anonymous
| My doula recommended GW MFA and Shady Grove. I ended up at GW after two appointments and poor experiences with the Shady Grove OBs. |
Anonymous
Dr. Tchabo is also my OB and I agree that he is very supportive of a low-intervention, natural birth. He is also very supportive of a VBAC, which is what I had. He was not on call the night I went into labor, but the Dr. who was (Dr. Martinez) also seemed supportive of a low-intervention birth. |
Anonymous
| the witch doctor |