Recent experiences with Fair Ridge (Hodges/Zaita) and their newest doctors? Dehal, Taub

[Anonymous]

Lots about them on this forum but most dating 2011 or earlier. They have since acquired two new doctors Dehal (MD) and most recently Taub (DO) so I was hoping to hear about more recent patients and their thoughts on these new docs and the practice overall.

I believe this practice and hospital are lower intervention. I'm i right?

[Anonymous]

nada?

[Anonymous]

Looks like no one has used them since 2011

[Anonymous]

Sorry no one is answering you OP. You are going to just have to use the info you found in searches. I couldn't find anything on Taub and only a thread on Dehal.

[Anonymous]

I'm only 14 weeks but I like the office so far. I've seen Dr. Zaita. I emailed her Monday about something and received a very quick reply and within minutes of reading her email, medication was already waiting for me at my pharmacy. I have no complaints thus far.

[Anonymous]

I used them partly based on posts here. Excellent experience. All kind and patient, took time to answer my questions. Supportive of my goal for VBAC without trying to push me either way (aware of both pros and cons). Successful VBAC with Dehal, who happened to be the one on call. (You don't choose.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used them partly based on posts here. Excellent experience. All kind and patient, took time to answer my questions. Supportive of my goal for VBAC without trying to push me either way (aware of both pros and cons). Successful VBAC with Dehal, who happened to be the one on call. (You don't choose.)

Congrats! I am happy the VBAc worked for you

[Anonymous]

Ive never heard of Taub. Dehal had a malpractice but the other two have been there for a while.

[Anonymous]

120 views and only 3 responses?

[Anonymous]

Anyone deliver w Taub?

[Anonymous]

I delivered with Dehal not by choice, I was going to give birth at a birth center but water broke and labor didn't start. Another male doctor in their practice was on when I was admitted - he was very nice, personable, got me settled and started with pitocin.

Dehal was on when the pitocin took effect. She is very matter of fact, not the best bedside manner, somewhat forceful. I have a tilted uterus so even pap smears hurt. I started pitocin without an epidural (won't do that again), was in a great deal of pain from those contractions, and he basically had the nurses hold me down so she could do a cervical check (which felt like she was ripping me apart).

I think got the epidural, and didn't see her again until DD was crowning. She didn't ask DH if he wanted to cut the cord (at that point I was up for 24+ hours and spent 2 hours pushing DD out - my birth plan was shredded at that point), and looking back I don't think she really explained much before she did it. We had trouble monitoring DD's heart rate during contractions, so she put an internal monitor in place (literally just did it, didn't tell me what was happening). Our fantastic nurse explained everything after the fact, and was honestly the only reason I didn't end up with a c-section.

End of the story is DD and I were perfectly fine, I had some internal tearing and got some stitches, no issues though. So all in all it was fine, I wasn't attached to my midwives or OB, but if you want someone warm and fuzzy don't go with Dehal. Maybe it would've been different if I would've been with her the entire time, but I somewhat doubt it.

Hodges then saw me before discharge and he was great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I delivered with Dehal not by choice, I was going to give birth at a birth center but water broke and labor didn't start. Another male doctor in their practice was on when I was admitted - he was very nice, personable, got me settled and started with pitocin.

Dehal was on when the pitocin took effect. She is very matter of fact, not the best bedside manner, somewhat forceful. I have a tilted uterus so even pap smears hurt. I started pitocin without an epidural (won't do that again), was in a great deal of pain from those contractions, and he basically had the nurses hold me down so she could do a cervical check (which felt like she was ripping me apart).

I think got the epidural, and didn't see her again until DD was crowning. She didn't ask DH if he wanted to cut the cord (at that point I was up for 24+ hours and spent 2 hours pushing DD out - my birth plan was shredded at that point), and looking back I don't think she really explained much before she did it. We had trouble monitoring DD's heart rate during contractions, so she put an internal monitor in place (literally just did it, didn't tell me what was happening). Our fantastic nurse explained everything after the fact, and was honestly the only reason I didn't end up with a c-section.

End of the story is DD and I were perfectly fine, I had some internal tearing and got some stitches, no issues though. So all in all it was fine, I wasn't attached to my midwives or OB, but if you want someone warm and fuzzy don't go with Dehal. Maybe it would've been different if I would've been with her the entire time, but I somewhat doubt it.

Hodges then saw me before discharge and he was great.

Could you clarify "Our fantastic nurse explained everything after the fact, and was honestly the only reason I didn't end up with a c-section." What exactly helped you not get a c-section? The monitoring, the doctor or the nurse? Sorry I had trouble understanding this part.

[Anonymous]

And Taub?

[Anonymous]

Does Taub deliver? Not a single person has mentioned her.

[Anonymous]

She is a DO unsure what that means but I think she does deliver.