Anonymous
09/11/2020 08:24
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
Use this to find a doctor. https://www.zocdoc.com/search On 06488.
I’m the pp with family in Southbury. Yes, it’s very different from DC. I live in DC actually, but all my extended family is up there. It’s sort of like how they describe “Pensyltucky”, the parts outside of big cities are quite conservative and not very diverse. (There are hardly any minorities in Southbury.)
It’s very rural, but quaint. Southbury has a lot of medical services because there are a lot of retirees due to Heritage Village. It’s also relatively affordable and the Region 15 schools are good.
Downsides: the only good restaurants are Italian, Greek or diners. God forbid you want Asian food.
When your kids are older and Covid is over, take them to Quassy every summer.
I usually head to Danbury or Exit 7ish in 84 to go to major stores. (Home Depot, movies, etc)
Good luck finding your doctor!
I’m the pp with family in Southbury. Yes, it’s very different from DC. I live in DC actually, but all my extended family is up there. It’s sort of like how they describe “Pensyltucky”, the parts outside of big cities are quite conservative and not very diverse. (There are hardly any minorities in Southbury.)
It’s very rural, but quaint. Southbury has a lot of medical services because there are a lot of retirees due to Heritage Village. It’s also relatively affordable and the Region 15 schools are good.
Downsides: the only good restaurants are Italian, Greek or diners. God forbid you want Asian food.
When your kids are older and Covid is over, take them to Quassy every summer.
I usually head to Danbury or Exit 7ish in 84 to go to major stores. (Home Depot, movies, etc)
Good luck finding your doctor!
Anonymous
09/10/2020 12:52
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
Anonymous wrote:Actually, because of your first breath, I would look at it planned C-section at a Yale hospital because it has a Level IV NICU. Yes, you’ll have to drive a bit further, but it is the best hospital in the area. Find an obgyn that has delivery rights there and maybe has an office near you in Southbury, Danbury, etc.
Waterbury hospital also has a level III NICU and you would be fine there in most cases if you had to deliver earlier.
op here thank you I didn’t realize that ogyns could have offices around the area so I’ll look into that too but maybe one that can deliver at Yale like how you said.
Anonymous
09/10/2020 12:51
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
Anonymous wrote:My family lives in Southbury.
There are two hospitals in Waterbury, Waterbury hospital and st marys. Both are about 20 minutes away. My sister asked kids were born there. It’s fine.
Danbury hospital is probably find too, also 20 minutes away.
Pick your obgyn and then go to their hospital.
FWIW, most hospitals have a NICU and can handle most birth scenarios. My sister was on bed rest and Waterbury hospital could handle a premie born at 28 weeks.
Woodbury/Southbury is pretty rural. The one thing I worry about in my parents’ case and living in that area is that it takes 20 to 25 minutes to get to the hospital on a good day.
Also, I usually tell people outside of Connecticut area that I live near New Haven, or if I want to start a conversation, near Newtown. 😬
OP here - omg no way!! A Southbury mom that knows about DCUM who are you and can we be friends?!? Haha we’re close to Southbury border btw I count them both the same. I moved from DC a year ago and it’s such an adjustment. Yeah I worry about distance but objectively I feel maybe Yale is better than all of them but then wonder what happens if an emergency happens. I’m also so anxious to try for our second and the hospitals play a huge part in that.
Anonymous
09/08/2020 16:42
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
First birth, not first breath
Anonymous
09/08/2020 16:41
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
Actually, because of your first breath, I would look at it planned C-section at a Yale hospital because it has a Level IV NICU. Yes, you’ll have to drive a bit further, but it is the best hospital in the area. Find an obgyn that has delivery rights there and maybe has an office near you in Southbury, Danbury, etc.
Waterbury hospital also has a level III NICU and you would be fine there in most cases if you had to deliver earlier.
Waterbury hospital also has a level III NICU and you would be fine there in most cases if you had to deliver earlier.
Anonymous
09/08/2020 14:59
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
Also look at Griffin hospital in Derby. It’s about 30 minutes away.
Anonymous
09/08/2020 14:58
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
My family lives in Southbury.
There are two hospitals in Waterbury, Waterbury hospital and st marys. Both are about 20 minutes away. My sister asked kids were born there. It’s fine.
Danbury hospital is probably find too, also 20 minutes away.
Pick your obgyn and then go to their hospital.
FWIW, most hospitals have a NICU and can handle most birth scenarios. My sister was on bed rest and Waterbury hospital could handle a premie born at 28 weeks.
Woodbury/Southbury is pretty rural. The one thing I worry about in my parents’ case and living in that area is that it takes 20 to 25 minutes to get to the hospital on a good day.
Also, I usually tell people outside of Connecticut area that I live near New Haven, or if I want to start a conversation, near Newtown. 😬
There are two hospitals in Waterbury, Waterbury hospital and st marys. Both are about 20 minutes away. My sister asked kids were born there. It’s fine.
Danbury hospital is probably find too, also 20 minutes away.
Pick your obgyn and then go to their hospital.
FWIW, most hospitals have a NICU and can handle most birth scenarios. My sister was on bed rest and Waterbury hospital could handle a premie born at 28 weeks.
Woodbury/Southbury is pretty rural. The one thing I worry about in my parents’ case and living in that area is that it takes 20 to 25 minutes to get to the hospital on a good day.
Also, I usually tell people outside of Connecticut area that I live near New Haven, or if I want to start a conversation, near Newtown. 😬
Anonymous
09/03/2020 08:22
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
Anonymous wrote:I’m in Washington and I would go to Yale/NH if I had to go to a CT hospital, especially for something like a c-section. My daughter had a non-life threatening emergency this summer and we actually drove back to NYC and took her to Columbia because we weren’t comfortable with Children’s and Danbury wasn’t taking pediatric patients at least at that time. The drive to Columbia was about 10 mins longer than Yale, but we have a good friend who is a doctor there and he got the specialists to see her right away.
FWIW, I had all of my children at Mt Sinai West and we live in Park Slope, so it was easily a 40-50 minute drive to get to the hospital. Even with my 3rd, I made it there (though I almost gave birth to him in the lobby)!
OP here thank you for the input folks on local Facebook group are recommending closer places but I’m
Still uneasy as I want the best care (I’m a very anxious person and worried about a second pregnancy)
Anonymous
09/03/2020 07:34
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
I’m in Washington and I would go to Yale/NH if I had to go to a CT hospital, especially for something like a c-section. My daughter had a non-life threatening emergency this summer and we actually drove back to NYC and took her to Columbia because we weren’t comfortable with Children’s and Danbury wasn’t taking pediatric patients at least at that time. The drive to Columbia was about 10 mins longer than Yale, but we have a good friend who is a doctor there and he got the specialists to see her right away.
FWIW, I had all of my children at Mt Sinai West and we live in Park Slope, so it was easily a 40-50 minute drive to get to the hospital. Even with my 3rd, I made it there (though I almost gave birth to him in the lobby)!
FWIW, I had all of my children at Mt Sinai West and we live in Park Slope, so it was easily a 40-50 minute drive to get to the hospital. Even with my 3rd, I made it there (though I almost gave birth to him in the lobby)!
Anonymous
09/02/2020 11:41
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
.Anonymous wrote:Im trying to figure out where you are - west of Waterbury? I did Med school at Yale (albeit 10-15years ago) & did rotations at Danbury (ob/gyn) and st Mary’s (peds). Both were fine for basic care and didn’t have a bad reputation. Though catholic hospitals (personally) make me nervous for OB care. If you really are high risk & especially if you might need a high level NICU then go to YNHH. I also did an ob/gyn rotation at Bridgeport hospital, and would not go there.
Also, I should point out that the hospitals in DC (GW, Sibley, suburban, etc) are good but not amazing. Johns Hopkins is world class, but can be very impersonal and institutional. Most of the female doctors who I trained with at Hopkins had their kids at a private hospital (GBMC) if they lived in or north of Baltimore. Point is that doctors themselves don’t necessarily pick a top-tier hospital, but go for comfort/convenience coupled with a high level NICU. However, if you really are high risk, then YNHH all the way. Best of luck. And I hope that you are enjoying living in CT - I still miss it. CT in the fall is especially beautiful.
OP here thank you so much for this - I’m in Woodbury so good guess I never mention the town because no one knows it. The CT lifestyle has its perks but I’m a city girl at heart so some things like the expanse and lack of amenities sucks for me. I asked some local moms about it and a few mentioned residents at Yale did their c sections and were crooked or developed seroma (?) or infections. Can I ask for attending to do the surgery or it’s not happening?
Right now I just have it down to Danbury closer and newer and Yale which is further but actually us news ranked. Good to know about GW and others in DC I don’t know why but when I see them “ranked” and with reviews it feels more legitimate and more advanced. But anyway would you worry about the distance from Yale or it’s simply worth it?
Anonymous
09/01/2020 00:32
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
Im trying to figure out where you are - west of Waterbury? I did Med school at Yale (albeit 10-15years ago) & did rotations at Danbury (ob/gyn) and st Mary’s (peds). Both were fine for basic care and didn’t have a bad reputation. Though catholic hospitals (personally) make me nervous for OB care. If you really are high risk & especially if you might need a high level NICU then go to YNHH. I also did an ob/gyn rotation at Bridgeport hospital, and would not go there.
Also, I should point out that the hospitals in DC (GW, Sibley, suburban, etc) are good but not amazing. Johns Hopkins is world class, but can be very impersonal and institutional. Most of the female doctors who I trained with at Hopkins had their kids at a private hospital (GBMC) if they lived in or north of Baltimore. Point is that doctors themselves don’t necessarily pick a top-tier hospital, but go for comfort/convenience coupled with a high level NICU. However, if you really are high risk, then YNHH all the way. Best of luck. And I hope that you are enjoying living in CT - I still miss it. CT in the fall is especially beautiful.
Also, I should point out that the hospitals in DC (GW, Sibley, suburban, etc) are good but not amazing. Johns Hopkins is world class, but can be very impersonal and institutional. Most of the female doctors who I trained with at Hopkins had their kids at a private hospital (GBMC) if they lived in or north of Baltimore. Point is that doctors themselves don’t necessarily pick a top-tier hospital, but go for comfort/convenience coupled with a high level NICU. However, if you really are high risk, then YNHH all the way. Best of luck. And I hope that you are enjoying living in CT - I still miss it. CT in the fall is especially beautiful.
Anonymous
08/31/2020 18:53
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
OP here thank you it’s disappointing I know I see all these amazing hospitals in the DC and NY threads and then I have no choice here.
Anonymous
08/31/2020 15:49
Subject: Re:Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
Yale New Haven is the best hospital in the state.
Anonymous
08/31/2020 15:48
Subject: Not sure if anyone can help, Connecticut hospital and/or OB for c section?
I live about 20 minutes from Danbury and 40 to 45 minutes from New Haven and am having a hard time finding / deciding on a hospital to deliver my second. I had a c section fever transfusions etc w my first and we moved here in middle of nowhere and now I’m scared and anxious and covid happened so any advice is welcome if anyone knows Connecticut. I delivered my first at GW, 10 minutes walking with awesome doctors.