Mercy

workingurl21

Any info on delevering at Mercy is appreicated. I'm trying to decide where to look for an OB and have narrowed it down to Mercy and GBMC.  My regular GYN is at JHH but I don't want to deliver where I work TIA

anonsouthernbell

If you are interested in s a water birth then I would say Mercy as they are the only hosp that allows them.

photo_nut

I think Mercy and GBMC might be 2 totally different experiences. I don't know about GBMC, but Mercy has a midwife option, natural childbirth option, you can birth in a tub. I also believe they are more open to letting you hold the baby right after birth, no testings, no vaxes, and other requests from the mom. I am not saying GBMC doesn't do that, I just know that is what Mercy is known for.

I looked into switching to Mercy and the midwives for my VBAC because they don't do a lot of monitoring and tests and I wanted a drug-free birth were I could move around and not have to lay on the bed to birth, but they were full for my due date month.

bethybeach

I also heard but didn't confirm that you can donate your cord blood at Mercy.  A plus that most hospitals don't have right now.

I can't offer much else, sorry... 

 

Informedbirthchoices

I second everyone else's posts.  Although I do have to disclose I am a childbirth educator (independent and at Mercy).  But something that was not mentioned here was the difference in the C-sect rate between Mercy(30%) and GBMC (48%).  These are approximate but they paint a clear picture. Remember regardless of the hospital you choose, who you pick to be your care provider will have the greatest impact on your birth experience.  If you are interested in a birth with less interventions I would say hands down Mercy is the better bet.

Mercy does have a cord blood donation program.  

 

Feel free to contact me directly if you want to talk about specifics, I am always happy to chat about childbirth :-)  

MsTesha

I am a High Risk Mercy patient and I love the staff and the hospital as a whole. I have never been to GBMC so I can't compare the 2

Matildasun

I gave birth at Mercy. I used Hoffman and associates. I wanted as few interventions as possible, so I went to the hospital after laboring at home for hours. I was 7 cm dilated when I got there.Once I stated I didn't want an epidural they never asked again. 

**Warning-- details including complications after this point*** 

After over an hour of pushing it was evident that the baby was stuck. They let me push in many different positions. After 3+ hours of pushing they began some minimal interventions. Once the baby's heart rate stopped coming back up between contractions (After 4+hrs) they suggested that the vacuum be brought in. I decided to go that route.

 A c-section was never mentioned to me as an option. I ended up pushing for just about 4 1/2 hours. I don't think that would be allowed many other places.

anonsouthernbell

matildasun:

I gave birth at Mercy. I used Hoffman and associates. I wanted as few interventions as possible, so I went to the hospital after laboring at home for hours. I was 7 cm dilated when I got there.Once I stated I didn't want an epidural they never asked again. 

**Warning-- details including complications after this point*** 

After over an hour of pushing it was evident that the baby was stuck. They let me push in many different positions. After 3+ hours of pushing they began some minimal interventions. Once the baby's heart rate stopped coming back up between contractions (After 4+hrs) they suggested that the vacuum be brought in. I decided to go that route.

 A c-section was never mentioned to me as an option. I ended up pushing for just about 4 1/2 hours. I don't think that would be allowed many other places.

Wow I am amazed that they let you push for so long!

ROXYd199

Des-What the hell? I had no idea!!