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[quote=Anonymous]Firstly, we are so lucky to have so many great choices.  I have three children and was high-risk.  I have delivered at both Sibley and GW (twice).

Sibley: 
-community hospital, not as evidenced based as whc or gw.  
-if you are 31.6 or less they will send you to Georgetown or GW based on the situation. 
-It is a lovely new hospital that caters toward middle to upper class 
-many practices are risk adverse and will not allow vbac, breech, tola2c, twins to labor (some not all) so please ask.  Ask if they do these.  If they say yes, ask how many.  If they give a number, ask if all the providers agree.  It is awful, to start a twin (ceph/ceph) induction and then told with the next shift that “they don’t labor twins” and must have a cd.  (This happened to my friend) 
- fewer deliveries then whc and GW so pp will give you more attention 
-no metro access 
-limited food (the hospital food was just ok) its food and I didn’t have to make it so I’m happy.

GW (tola2c success) 
-teaching hospital with many faces but they are lovely and all willing to engage you in the conversation
-I agree that Lesko and Jamshidi are amazing!  I also loved Keller, Sheth and Madkour.  
-the LD nurses are “kind ninjas” amazingly supportive but when the an emergency happens they are swift and quiet and just get things done.  Actually, the whole team is that way.
-pp: they were nice, there was a nursery, there was a Lactation even at night
-I was told parking was expensive and a Pía, we used the metro and unbered home.
-many more food choices

-I received exceptional care and I delivered there recently.  It’s really busy with umc and Providence closing but, I chose to deliver there again.  It was outstanding.

Take home:
-be thankful there are choices
-if you are low risk go to Sibley
-if you are high risk (not ama or obese) but really high risk multiples, diabetic, heart condition, multiple prior cds etc go to Gw

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