Hi friends!
Trying to decide if I should deliver at Kent or W&I. The OB I want to use said their office only delivers at Kent (Caring for Women), but I found her through W&I. My gut tells me that if I'm 10 minutes from the baby hospital I should deliver there, just in case there are any issues.
Has anyone used Kent? Does anyone have a preference based on experience?
Thanks in advance - it's so helpful to have this board as it's too early to tell our friends and family yet!
Re: Kent vs. W&I?
Morning & congratulations!
I haven't delivered yet but I am partial to W&I. I have had a number of operations and procedures there and have only had great experiences with their facilities & staff. My friends that have delivered at W&I have had wonderful experiences there too. I live in South Kingstown but think its worth it to make the trip up to Providence - hopefully sooner than later!!
Wow, I'm about as far along as you... and I'm going to be using Caring for Women! I have been going there for a few years and have been really happy.
I can't actually help on your question though - I want to deliver at Kent. I'm actually glad to hear that Caring for Women delivers there, since I didn't want to have to go to W&I but didn't want to switch OBs.
Part of that is that I live 5 minutes from Kent, and that I've seen their women's wing. It was really welcoming, safe and quiet. I want to deliver someplace quieter and calmer like that than a busy place like W&I. I figure if there are serious complications, Kent would be able to handle it and we could be transferred to W&I if necessary. But, I do say go with what's comfortable!
Hi!
I delivered at W&I and loved it. It was so nice to know that if something was to go wrong, the NICU was right there. My delivery wasn't easy so knowing this really helped to keep me calm. I knew that nurses/doctors that were trained to help high risk.sick babies were right in the room *just in case.* I know some call it the "Baby Factory," but I didn't feel that way. Maybe I just got lucky, but I will go there next time!
I have two very good friends that delivered at Kent and they both rave about it. I know the rooms are bigger, etc.
I would suggest touring both and then just trusting your instinct.
G/L
I am an employee at Kent, and I've delivered at W&I. I think of all of the hospitals with maternity wards in the state, they are above and beyond the best choices because they both have NICU's. I am partial to W&I for a few reasons:
1. When I first got pregnant, I figured that it is one of the top hospitals in the country, and if anything goes wrong for either you or baby, then you have to be transferred there, so why not already be there in the first place?
2. Something did go wrong at the very very end of my labor (not anything to do with the hospital, or anything that could've been predicted, just a very rare complication), and I have no idea how things would have turned out if I hadn't been there already. Luckily, everything was just fine in the end, and I had a big, beautiful baby boy.
3. Kent does not have a "lo-jack" system for the babies. It is a locked ward, so all visitors have to be buzzed in, but there is no security system attached to baby. While this certainly isn't a deal-breaker, it would've made me reconsider if I'd been thinking about them in the first place.
Good luck in your pregnancy and whatever decision you make in the long run!
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I was in the same exact boat as you. I really wanted to go to Women and Infants but I chose to go with my OB (Caring for Women also) and I am very very happy I did. The nurses were great and because they are not as busy as Women and Infants I felt the care was more personalized. Not to mention when I got out of the hospital there was the whole W&I bed bug issue.
I am really happy I went with Kent. I can't say enough good things about Kent and having not only a great doctor, but great on-call doctors from Caring for Women.