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[quote=Anonymous]I delivered at VHC last year, as a patient of the Arlington Women's Center midwives. I plan to deliver at VHC again in the spring, this time as an AWC OB patient (I had a wonderful experience with the midwives, but Karen is no longer delivering though I will see her throughout pregnancy).

I don't have another reference point but our experience was good. The rooms were large enough for me and my husband, the nurse assigned to us was young and excited about an un-medicated delivery, and they were cool with our doula. An AWC nurse walked me over to L&D from a regular check-up so I don't have much knowledge on how the triage experience looks; they were perfectly fine at taking my info.

I had a good experience with 3/4 nurses or nursing assistants, including one who really gently counseled me into realizing that I would not be a bad mom for sending baby to the nursery overnight so that he could stay under the bili lights and I could sleep. The one nurse I was less excited about overshared with one visitor about an earlier one - awkward for me (family drama - "Oh, that woman earlier wasn't the "real" grandmother?") but not tragic.

Food is fine enough - standard hospital stuff, make sure you understand how the process works (have to place orders by a certain time, mom's meals are free, can place an order for an additional meal but have to pay cash). The dinner cut-off is early enough that if you deliver in the late afternoon you'll have to order delivery from Lost Dog once you're transferred to mother & baby or skip eating til the morning.

I had an acceptable experience with the LC, a friend who has delivered x3 at VHC had a less positive interaction with the same LC (came away feeling as though she was told she'd never be able to breastfeed; she's breastfed all 3 until ~18 months old). I have heard from friends and neighbors that the lactation support group is very good.

I've had good experiences with the MFM group if you need a transfer.

The parking situation is kind of dumb but no worse than the other hospitals you're considering.

If your health and baby's are good during the pregnancy, to be quite honest, one of the biggest things I realized during my pregnancy was how important proximity / convenience were to me. If baby's health was at risk, I would be much more focused on a high-level NICU. With a healthy baby, though, you are still going in every two weeks starting at roughly 24 weeks, and then every week at the end. All other things being relatively equal, I prioritized that being as convenient as possible.[/quote]

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