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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=mommy2be]Thanks everyone! So for more context - we currently live and work in DC but will be moving to Bethesda soon. DC will probably be more convenient since we would typically be coming from work for our appointments. I prefer a doctor over a midwife. I am not high-risk, but would prefer to be at a place that has a great NICU. Based on that, do people have suggestions? What do people think about Georgetown Medstar?[/quote]

I was low-risk and planned to deliver at Georgetown because it was convenient for me. Ended up suddenly developing HELLP at 32 weeks, needed an emergency c section and baby spent 6 weeks in the NICU. I couldn’t have been happier with my decision to deliver there! If I had chosen Sibley for a “cushier” experience I would have been separated from my baby as she needed care that the special care nursery at Sibley couldn’t have provided. I stayed at Georgetown for 5 full days and have nothing but good things to say about the staff and quality of care. Only real complaint I’ve heard from other people about Gtown (and do agree with) is that the food is quite lousy. But that’s not exactly within the realm of things I’d base my delivery decision on.

My tip would be to rotate between doctors each appt. I really don’t see a benefit from only getting to know one when the likelihood that they’ll deliver you is very slim. (Only OB I really disliked was Dr Leah Orta Nieves. Everyone else fell in the good or great category. Anecdotally, Dr Tara Kelly seems to get the most favorable reviews.)[/quote]

[b]How do you know Sibley couldn’t have handled your baby’s needs OP? You didn’t deliver there.[/b] [/quote]

Because she weighed less than 1500 grams and needed CPAP for more than 10 days. Sibley is a level II special care nursery. I would have been allowed to deliver there because we had made it to 32 weeks but level II nurseries do not take babies under 1500 grams or do CPAP for more than about 24 hours. You don’t have to deliver somewhere to do your research. I had to make a decision on where to deliver my second in case I had the same issues and it was confirmed that my daughter would have been transferred. (Baby number two was also born early and IUGR but no breathing issues and over 4lbs so he only needed a level 2 but I had no way of knowing.) I got lucky with where I delivered my first and I was intentional about my choice the second time to be safe. [/quote]

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