I had a very bad experience with Dr. Joseph Cuteri. He was rude and incredibly disrespectful to me while I was 40 weeks pregnant. Because of this, I am writing a review, since I can't find an email to write to him directly.
I had seen Dr. Cuteri from the beginning of my pregnancy and the entire time he told me that he was supportive in doing vbac's, which was really important to me. He kept saying I had a 50/50 chance of having a vbac. I knew that number was wrong from being educated during my hypnobirthing classes and that it all depended on the Doctor and how supportive they were.
On my 40th week check up, he did a vaginal exam on me to see if I was dialated at all. I wasn't. Then, he proceeded to tell me to I had a very narrow pelvis and he didn't see me delivering vaginally. I knew that this was not true - no one can tell if a person has a "narrow pelvis" or not, just by doing an exam. When I started to ask questions and tried having a conversation with him about it, he became very annoyed and agitated. He slammed my folder on the counter, turn to me and said, "If you're not happy with the care here, you can go somewhere else," in not the nicest tone. Then he slammed the door behind him and left the room. All because I was questioning him, which is my right to do as the patient to feel more comfortable.
This Doctor was completely out of line in the way he spoke to me. He is very old fashioned and it's his way or no way. His ego definitely gets in the way of actually listening to his patients and talking to them like a normal human being, because he clearly is not up to date with how things are changing when it comes to giving birth, especially vbac's.
So, I found a wonderful Doctor, Dr. Choundhary in Trumbull, who has a high success rate of vbac's and switched to her practiced the next day. 2 day's later I went into labor and delivered a 7 lb 13 oz, healthy baby boy vaginally, with my "narrow pelvis" and all.
Dr. Cuteri doesn't seem to understand that women these day's are more educated on the birthing subject than ever. After this incident, I heard of several other women having a similar experience with this Doctor and leaving at the last minute also. It was the best decision ever and it worked out perfectly in the end, so I'm happy it happened.
I would NEVER recommend this Doctor to anyone!
Carissa Gulyas read more