We just found out we are expecting and we have no idea which ob or which hospital to deliver at. Can anyone offer any helpful recommendations? I would prefer a female, and I guess I should say that I have three family members who work at Spectrum, one actually works in the maternity floor, so I feel kind of hesitant to deliver there just because we would like to have some privacy. Has anyone been in a similar situation? How did you handle it?
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I can totally understand that. A good friend of mine worked at Metro and had 3 friends who were OB's, all of whom I saw regularly at GTG's, so I wanted to avoid that (nothing like strangers up in your business). My doc was Spectrum though, so I didn't really have to worry. Can you simply tell them you only want your H in your delivery room? I told my family that, and it went over well. I didn't even want my mom in the room (flameaway). I bet your family would totally understand. No harm in being honest. I said I'd call everyone when the baby was born. *shrug* That said, simply find a doctor who delivers at Metro or St. Mary's. Look on the Metro Health network site to find a doc. In the thread below I responded to something similar: I hear that Dr. Talcott on 44th is awesome. I believe he delivers at Metro. Male obviously, but I gotta say male OB's are better than women IMO. More understanding and gentle. The women OB's I've seen have more of a "suck it up butterbup" attitude, and the men actually seem to listen and care slightly more. Not saying women are bad OB's, but if I had to pick, I'd take a male Dr. over female based on my experience.
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