St. Louis Babies
Need OB Referral (supportive of natural birth)
After giving birth to my son in March, I am looking for a new OB. I'm hoping someone on here can refer me to a St. Louis OB who is very supportive of natural childbirth.
I had concerns about my current OB from about halfway through my pregnancy on, but we talked and I thought we had worked it out. Unfortunately when it came time to deliver, he was a bit of a nightmare. He actually yelled at me because I was crying too loud. Ugh.
Anyways, any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
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Re: Need OB Referral (supportive of natural birth)
First, I would suggest narrowing down a location and hospital preference, if any, as there are lots of us here to give suggestions!
Secondly, I go to https://www.cwhc.net/ (at MOBAP) and while I've only been for well-woman exams, the office and staff I have interacted with thus far were fantastic. I have only seen the NP, though, so not sure about the docs.
Hope this helps!
I'll happily email you a list of my recommended providers (all NCB supporters). There are quite a few fantastic ones in town. email me: briana @ stlouisdoula . net (remove the spaces)
I am due in 8 weeks and my OB is Dr. Holly Kodner with Balanced Care for Women an all-women practice. I have been very happy with the practice so far. They deliver at either St. John's or MOBAP. They are supportive of Natural Child Birth although they do not support the Bradley Method.
My husband and I adopted our first son after 4 years of not being able to conceive. My former OB was a man and although good at his job, I didn't feel he was aware or supportive of the emotional part of my care. I feel that Dr. Kodner understands other implications of care for a woman. I would recommend her to anyone. Good Luck!
I ADORE MYOB/GYN!
She just broke from her group and has started her own practice, and therefore she is even more super accessible than ever!
Her new office is at St. Luke's. She is also the House Doc at St. Clares on Mondays... so she delivers at lukes, st. johns, MOBAP, and St. Clares! Whatever is best for you!
i am a challenging patient! and she was/is more than patient with me. I have been going to her for a couple years and took great care through my first successful pregnancy! and now hopefully through a second! she is just great!
So you probably need her name! Julie Gould! her # is 314-205-6788 again, she is at St. Luke's!
Good luck to you!
Schoela315 I have my first appointment at Balanced Care for Women on Monday and I will be seeing Dr Kodner as well. Are you going to deliver at St. John's or MOBap? I would love to hear about your experience with the practice. Email me anytime CrystalandDean at hotmail dot com
I delivered my daughter 6 months ago at MoBap and had a totally med free birth (which you can read about on my blog). I don't have enough good things to say about the hospital, their support of my wishes, the wonderful staff, out of this world lactation consultants, etc.
Also, many of the doulas I've spoken with say MoBap is their favorite hospital to deliver at - for good reason. I felt no pressure whatsoever to do anything I wasn't comfortable with and I felt totally supported by everyone I came in contact with. My Dr. obviously delivers there (PM coming your way with the info) and IMHO, the hospital is just as important in your choice as your OB. I mean, you spend most of that laboring time with the nursing staff anyway. And, let me tell you, my delivery nurse was phenomenal!!I absolutely adore my OB, and all the OBs in her practice (which is critical, because you never know who's on call). I see that you prefer a female OB (I'm the same way), and wanted to let you know all the OBs in her practice are women.
Here's her info: Dr Gladys Tse
She?s supposed to be one of the best OBs in STL, and was extremely supportive of a natural birth. I won?t go into all the details of my L&D, because it was insane; but she was awesome. She was thrilled that I had a doula and worked wonderfully with her (Colleen Stratton if you are interested, she rocks). Barnes was very NCB friendly, that?s the only hospital she delivers at.
I just had my baby in July and my OB was Dr. Holly Kodner of Balanced Care for Women. We had a natural birth and Dr. Kodner was supportive of us throughout the pregnancy. Although the literature that BCforW gives you says that they are not supportive of the Bradley Method, my husband and I did attend Bradley classes and spoke openly with Dr. Kodner about this. I would highly recommend delivering at MoBap as they were extremely supportive of our birth plan. Good luck!