I went to Dr. Thompson when she owned the practice and decided to stay when I heard that midwives would deliver babies now. During my pregnancy I was shocked at how bad the front office was, rude, argumentive, and then some creeping guy that works there gets involved and pretends to solve what ever problem. I have to admire the effort to get midwives in hospitals, but a hospital is still a hospital. . They encourage ""natural"" childbirth, but what they really mean is no pain medication.There's nothing natural about having an IV and constant fetal monitoring. I expressed concerns about natural childbirth at every single visit and towards the very end of my pregnancy they told me all of the standard interventions that they ""have"" to do because they deliver with midwives, doesn't that defeat the whole point? Declining any testing or procedures was met with great resistance and I can't stand being bullied into something. At the end of it all, I decided being hooked up to a bunch of machines in a hospital wasn't for me and I decided I didn't trust them enough to deliver my baby. I wish the practice great success, but I hope it becomes less about their careers and more about the care of women. All women have the right to make informed decisions about your healthcare and the birth of your child. You have the right to say no, don't let a hurried doctor tell you otherwise.
Pros: Some of the staff is great....
Cons: terrible front office, more med-wife than mid-wife
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