Had three kids here and they've always been fantastic! Robin is the best midwife. Wouldn't have…read morefelt in better hands anywhere else.

Two years ago I gave birth at Baptist health in Richmond. I saw women's health care for all of my…read morepregnancy care. From the beginning I was treated unfairly, I believe because I was young and not educated on birth. They never answered any of my questions, rushed me out at every appointment and didn't take my want for a natural birth seriously. Around 32 weeks they "determined" my daughter had IUGR (when born she did not in fact have any issues nor did my placenta. I have small babies which run in my family) they started seeing me weekly for ultrasounds. At 37 weeks I went into my appointment for a normal BPP and after the ultrasound tech only waited 15 minutes for breathing movements she stopped (you can wait up to 30 minutes and they have a certain number of movements done within that time frame) the OB that saw me following the BPP told me that if I went home I'd have a still born. Insanely scary to hear for anyone even if you are well educated. I went over to the hospital and they got me a room for induction. They went to start a Foley bulb and broke my water (I know this does happen though, but I was also only 1cm) Contractions began on their own but they started pitocin anyways and put me on the 24 hour clock. The male OB (who I believe left the practice shortly after) came in the morning and without my consent or knowledge he preformed a stretch. It hurt so bad I was sobbing and he didn't apologize, just left. My nurse came in every time I made a noise and told me to get an epidural because the pain would just get worse. She didn't try to help me in any way, just kept pushing the epidural even though I said I didn't want one. Every time I got out of the bed also, she'd come in and tell me to lay back down. Around 16 hours in and I'm in so much pain with no breaks. She comes in and says the pit was too high and my contractions weren't supposed to get that close, laughed, turned it down and left. 19 hours in and I'm 4cm and I get the epidural to try to relax. They place it wrong and it didn't work, and around 22 hours in (baby and I were handling it fine) the OB says it's time for a csection. The nurse refused to allow my mom into my labor room while they prepped the OR. We went down to the OR and while it was over quick, the took my daughter (who was fine, no weight or breathing issues or anything) and I didn't see her for 4 hours. I sat in recovery alone, they didn't tell my husband anything and didn't tell me how my daughter was doing. They then had me scoot myself (freshly cut uterus and all) to my postpartum bed even though I was sobbing. They told us to not feed my daughter expect every 4 hours which resulted in her losing weight. They didn't assist me with my first shower even though I told them I didn't feel safe. My husband stood with me while his mother held our daughter in the room. The day we went to leave I was still so sore and in so much pain, I asked to be wheeled down and the nurse laughed and said "if you can't walk you shouldn't go home". I ended up walking all the way through the hospital actually crying because I was in so much pain. I just had surgery. With my VBAC (at a different hospital) I was wheeled down even though I felt great. A day after being discharged I called the postpartum floor to tell them I'd just had a csection and I was having strong chest pains. The nurse laughed and said I should go to the ER then. Yes, she laughed. All in all, the doctors and staff did not care. Did not respect me and continuously mocked me. I would not recommend this hospital to anyone. I was left with birth trauma and have had anxiety regarding things I heard and saw in the OR as well as with things done to me without my consent. Don't settle for convenience of location like I did. I traveled an hour for my VBAC at UK with midwives and it was the most pleasant and healing experience. I would not recommend this women center or baptist health to anyone.