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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

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

Ummm....because she said her baby was in the NICU for 6 weeks, and sibley does not have a NICU. [/quote]

[b]Sibley has a NICU. Google stuff before you post lies.[/b]

“If your baby should require specialized care, the Silberman Family Special Care Nursery is available to care for newborns who are 32 weeks or older.

As a Level II nursery, we are staffed with experienced neonatal nurses and neonatologists who are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and attend all complicated deliveries.

The Silberman Family Special Care Nursery is equipped with state-of-the art technology and delivers optimal around the clock care to babies with special needs.

Parents are welcome 24 hours a day and are encouraged to spend as much time as possible with their baby.“

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/sibley-memorial-hospital/patient-care/specialty/maternity-services/special-care-nursery.html[/quote]

Sibley does NOT have a NICU. Google stuff before YOU post lies. By your own quoted info Sibley is a Level II Special Care Nursery—that’s it’s official designation. It has to have Level III or IV status to be considered a NICU, which handles more serious cases.

MOST women would be fine delivering their baby at home? Why did you choose a hospital? It’s the same thing with a NICU. Most women may not need it but if it gives a woman peace of mind to be at a bigger hospital with more resources why would you shoot them down for it? [/quote]

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