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Help Choosing OB/Hospital
Hi All! I'm new here (well, not to the area but to this board). I just moved back up from the Cayman Islands, and am 17 wks. I don't know whether to choose Abington Memorial Hospital or Holy Redeemer, and will base my OB choice off of the hospital I want to deliver in.
If anyone has any input on where to go, or who to choose, I would love the input! Thanks! Look forward to being up here!
~L
Re: Help Choosing OB/Hospital
You are going to hear bad things no matter what hospital you look into. Personally, I've heard the absolute worst post birth story I've ever heard about someone I know who delivered at Abington. Bad stuff can happen every where.
I am delivering at HR, but this is my first and I'm not due until October. One thing I can tell you is that HR is a Catholic hospital and apparently the doctors there will not tie your tubes after birth, if you should so choose.
My OB/GYN is Abington Primary Women's Healthcare group. I delivered Bella at Abingotn and have nothing but RAVE reviews. The nurses were amazing there. And since Bella was born at 33 weeks, she had to spend time in the NICU which was top notch. I don't know what I would have done without the awesome nurses in the NICU. That would be one thing I would compare between hospitals as a "just in case". Hopefully your DC wouldn't need it, but it's always good to be prepared.
Oh definitely. I just want to be a in natural birth friendly hospital, and didn't get the impression Abington was.
I delivered at Abington 10 months ago today (sniffle, sniffle, my baby is getting so big!)...I went in having a great pregnancy and normal water breaking, etc., and wound up with a horrific time pushing, trying vacuuming the baby out, and going to emergency c-section. So, like Lando said, you don't always know when you could need emergency/NICU care. I loved Abington- they were wonderful and respectful of my wishes and what I was comfortable with. Although my delivery itself wasn't ideal for me, the way it was handled- and the follow-up care- was impeccable.
A friend delivered at HR last November. Nurses didn't keep her up to date on her baby, they returned him while I was there from the nursery with TWO diapers on- instead of changing him, they just threw another one on top!- and it was actually dirty when I went there.