I am going to 100% agree with the other reviewer about the documentation issues and dismissal of complications. I have been seeing the midwives and am currently 21 weeks pregnant.
In the first trimester nothing eventful happened. Then in the 2nd trimester about a month and a half ago, I landed in the ER with a very very bad stomach virus. Since then my digestive system has been all messed up and every visit I have had to Lawrence OBGYN since mid-July, I have complained of stomach pain, digestive troubles, nausea after eating, inability to tolerate my prenatal vitamins, and I also found out in the last 2 weeks I LOST weight. I even ended up in the ER a SECOND time for vomiting because I was not given any prescriptions to deal with my stomach/digestive/nausea issues. Considering I dealt with normal nausea in the 1st trimester just fine and this is way way worse, none of that even concerned any of the several midwives I saw. I received advice like "maybe the baby doesn't like acidic foods" or "try taking your vitamins at night" (because on an empty stomach will make me less nauseated than taking them at breakfast?) and "try eating foods that don't bother you" (so I would have to eat soup and crackers exclusively for the next 5 months?). They didn't have any thoughts as to how I could avoid going to the ER again if I were to start vomiting uncontrollably but were not able or willing to provide medication for it.
Strangely, none of this information is on ANY of my post-visit paperwork. All the encounter summaries say is "routine antenatal care." So at least the midwives are sneaky enough to not leave any evidence of their misadvice and misdiagnoses for the doctors to see. Unbelievably the midwives have also sent me to other doctors outside their own practice. They suggested I see my gastroenterologist to obtain a prescription for the necessary medications to control my nausea and vomiting. In the medical community this is completely unheard of. I would know because my sister is a doctor. They also sent me to my PCP for a flu shot because apparently they don't or can't be bothered to administer flu shots to their pregnant patients to keep them healthy.
There is a chance others may have better luck if they a) have no complications whatsoever and b) see the doctors instead of the midwives who have zero medical background apparently. The question I'm left with though, is why none of the midwives ever suggested that since my symptoms were worsening and alarmingly severe for my 2nd trimester that I see one of their doctors instead. In fact, they didn't even order blood tests to check my vitamin levels and see if I was doing okay considering my inability to tolerate my prenatal vitamins.
Sufficed to say I'm in the process of switching practices. I hope this helps others avoid similar disaster scenarios. read more