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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recommend the opposite of PP- I went to GW specifically because I had a high risk pregnancy. I am the PP who recommended Bathgate and Ahmadzia. Ahmadzia, in particular, focuses her research on postpartum hemorrhages, which I have experienced twice before. Between the two of them, they came up with a comprehensive plan for my delivery including a new preventative treatment, that resulted in my first non traumatic delivery experience. Everything went smoothly, the delivery staff that day had all the medications, blood, and kits in place, and I was incredibly reassured through the whole process. My delivery was last weekend.

That said, the scheduling admin and the lack of ultrasound support in the last trimester were incredibly frustrating. But that is distinct from the actual care I received from medical staff.[/quote]

This is my first pregnancy so I'm new to all of this and currently under the care of my RE but hoping if I don't miscarry before 10 weeks to continue at GW-- can you expand on lack of ultrasound support?  and what the scheduling issues are? [/quote]

I’m not the PP, but they lost most of their ultrasound techs last year so I think it was really hard to get an ultrasound appointment scheduled?  (I was low risk in third trimester so this part didn’t affect me.)  More generally, they switched to a new admin and medical records system in November and the changeover was extremely awful.  I wasn’t able to book an appointment with either the office staff or the phone line between Nov 1 and when I delivered Dec 10 (I did get all my appointments; I just had to call 2-3 times to get finally passed off to the one admin who could schedule me).  It seems to be improving marginally now — I had no issues booking and attending my six weeks postpartum appointment.  That being said, the GW phone system is and has always been the definition of suck so I doubt that will ever get better.  As a low risk patient, the occasionally difficult admin was a price I didn’t mind paying in exchange for really liking the actual medical care I received but I’ll let the MFM/high risk folks give you a better sense if it’s worth it in that situation.

Crossing my fingers your pregnancy sticks, OP.[/quote]

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