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I am just about 21 weeks along now, and plan to have baby Gavin at our midwife practice birth center. They have told us that since he will not be seen by a pediatrician (like they do in the hospital) that he will need to be checked out within 48 hours of his birth.

 Being the complete type A that I am, and having never had a child before, I decided to start researching pediatricians now. My husband and I just moved to Florida in August from New York, so we don't have a huge network down here yet. Friends of ours have 3 little ones so I decided to call their pediatrician to start with.

I just got off the phone with them. I figured I would ask if they accept our insurance and when can I call to get him in for his check up... instead they outright told me that they refuse to see babies born in a birth center. What the heck is that about??

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  • BabyMayinMarchBabyMayinMarch member
    I don't know if things are different in Canada or not.. but my LO won't actually see a pedi.  The LO will just go to the family practice that DH and I see.  Will your regular doctor be able to do the 48 hour checkup?

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    For this LO we are planning a birth center birth as well and plan to take him to our family doctor.
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    That's definitely not standard practice in Florida.  Friends of min just had a birth center birth and took their LO to see the pedi on the same day before they went home.  What part of Florida are you in?
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  • nosoup4unosoup4u member
    Try some family practices, they might be more open to out of hospital births. Does your midwife have any recommendations? I'd imagine she knows the hippy doctors! :
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    imageMegMo10:
    That's definitely not standard practice in Florida.  Friends of min just had a birth center birth and took their LO to see the pedi on the same day before they went home.  What part of Florida are you in?

    We're in the Tampa area. After I spoke to them, I was really upset so DH called the office. The lady he spoke to said she doesn't understand why they refuse babies born out of a hospital, but just knows that is and has been their practice for a long time now. The office manager is going to call him tomorrow with details (just for our own knowledge). I have my A/S tomorrow so I plan on talking to the midwife and seeing who they recommend.

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    imageWifeyProverbs31:

    imageMegMo10:
    That's definitely not standard practice in Florida.  Friends of min just had a birth center birth and took their LO to see the pedi on the same day before they went home.  What part of Florida are you in?

    We're in the Tampa area. After I spoke to them, I was really upset so DH called the office. The lady he spoke to said she doesn't understand why they refuse babies born out of a hospital, but just knows that is and has been their practice for a long time now. The office manager is going to call him tomorrow with details (just for our own knowledge). I have my A/S tomorrow so I plan on talking to the midwife and seeing who they recommend.

    I am in the Tampa area as well, was it a Pediatric Healthcare Alliance office? That is where I took DD since birth (Suncoast office)  but she was born in a hospital. I am planning a homebirth with this LO though, so I hope they don't give me a problem. It has never occurred to me that it would be an issue.

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  • WifeyProverbs31WifeyProverbs31
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    imageWifeyProverbs31:

    imageMegMo10:
    That's definitely not standard practice in Florida.  Friends of min just had a birth center birth and took their LO to see the pedi on the same day before they went home.  What part of Florida are you in?

    We're in the Tampa area. After I spoke to them, I was really upset so DH called the office. The lady he spoke to said she doesn't understand why they refuse babies born out of a hospital, but just knows that is and has been their practice for a long time now. The office manager is going to call him tomorrow with details (just for our own knowledge). I have my A/S tomorrow so I plan on talking to the midwife and seeing who they recommend.

    I am in the Tampa area as well, was it a Pediatric Healthcare Alliance office? That is where I took DD since birth (Suncoast office)  but she was born in a hospital. I am planning a homebirth with this LO though, so I hope they don't give me a problem. It has never occurred to me that it would be an issue.

     No it was a place in Trinity. My midwife printed a whole page of birth center and home birth friendly pediatricians. If you get any resistance from yours let me know and I'll get you some names :)

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