any St.Paul moms deliver at United or st.joes?

Re: any St.Paul moms deliver at United or st.joes?

• MesmrEwe member

  October 2013 edited October 2013

  If you want to deliver at Regions, deliver at Regions!  The chances of your actual doctor being at any of the above hospitals is pretty slim at your actual time of L&D no matter where you deliver. 

  IMO, of those two, United would likely be my choice since they're hooked up with Children's so if there are any issues the NICU and PICU are right there.  Having spent DS' first week in the PICU there, I can say that at least the food is good and the staff was great in making sure I was also taken care of for PP needs(because literally, I had checked out of Regions with DS the night before he ended up in the PICU there)...  The staff that took care of DS were wonderful too (after a few bumps in the road regarding non-care related issues)

  

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• luvU2theMoon member

  October 2013

  thanks ladies!

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• smurf605 member

  October 2013

  I also had to choose between United and St. Joes. I toured both places and went with St. Joe's. If I had any higher risks with my pregnancy, I would have went with United. United felt too busy and clinical to me. My experience with St. Joe's was great and I am so happy I went with that choice. All of my nurses were great.
  

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• BubblyDevil member

  October 2013

  United. Loved it.

   

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• babykk member

  October 2013

  I had my both of my kids via c section at united. They were great! Loved my experience there

  

  
  

  
  

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• elvbri member

  November 2013

  I delivered at United and LOVED it!! I had a very healthy pregnancy but during labor got an infection and for that reason I'm so glad we were right across the hall from children's b/c my son needed to be in the NICU. I knew I wanted to deliver at united or Abbott b/c they are both connected to a Children's.

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• BabyMorrissey member

  November 2013

  I delivered in early October at Saint Joes and the nurses there are the best ! I really enjoyed my five day stay there and I can't think of anything bad to say!!!!!

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• luvU2theMoon member

  November 2013

  thanks for the advice ladies i have decided on st. Joes after touring the hospital. i am doing a natural birth and really enjoyed their knowledge and support for natural births.

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• cukimerrydoll member

  November 2013

  I picked United because Children's has the best full-service NICU in the state, and the most high-risk babies get transferred to the Children's system (including those at Woodwinds and Regions). Since I have a high-risk twin pregnancy, we figured that would be best.

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• Mich411 member

  December 2013

  I delivered at St. John's. But your two were on my list too!
  
  Personal attention chose st joes as its smaller.
  
  Possible risky delivery chose united as childrens is next door.
  
  If it were me I would chose united for many other reasons.
  
  One thing people fail to check. How many pending lawsuits within the birthing/delivery/maternity ward does the hospital currently have? When I investigated two years ago St Joes was pretty high. I wanted a water birth so st Joe was first until I started educating myself on the hospitals.
  
  Best of luck!

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• luvU2theMoon member

  December 2013

  Mich411 said:

  I delivered at St. John's. But your two were on my list too! Personal attention chose st joes as its smaller. Possible risky delivery chose united as childrens is next door. If it were me I would chose united for many other reasons. One thing people fail to check. How many pending lawsuits within the birthing/delivery/maternity ward does the hospital currently have? When I investigated two years ago St Joes was pretty high. I wanted a water birth so st Joe was first until I started educating myself on the hospitals. Best of luck!

  Thanks for the info. i am not with the healtheast midwives so its between st.joes and woodwinds but i am doing my research! thanks! St. Johns is too far or i would consider it.
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Mich411 member

  December 2013

  I have heard good things about woodwind a too!

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• NurseKMM member

  December 2013 edited December 2013

  Mich411 said:

  I have heard good things about woodwind a too!

  I have not heard good things about woodwinds.
  
  I know OP chose joe's but, if anyone is considering, I just delivered at united on 12/5. L&D staff was fantastic, postpartum was wonderful too. The rooms are in need of an update, which we learned will be happening soon. I had a normal pregnancy and delivery, but it was nice having peace of mind that if something was happen with my son, access to Children's was literally across the hall.

  
  

  
  
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