i am forever thankful to Carol and her team. If I lived on mars, I would fly back to earth just to give birth at the Miami Maternity Center.
For anyone who wants to experience an all-natural birth and be treated with tender, love and care, I recommend Miami Maternity Center. I would give a trillion stars but Yelp only allows 5.
Back in 2011, I gave birth to my daughter at the Miami Maternity Center. The service I received was beyond my expectations. The staff is very friendly and knowledgable. The prenatal visits were standard routine like any other place, but what makes Miami Maternity stand out is the birthing experience. One day, I was leaking a small amount of fluid, but did not experience areas of pain or contractions. I called their emergency line and told them I'm in labor. I assumed I was in labor at that moment based on my previous experience in Canada. After answering a few questions and paying them a visit, they determined I was not ready to give birth yet. 3 days later, when the pain and contractions kicked in, I called again, they determined I was in true labor. We got to the birthing center and 2 hours and 49 minutes later, I gave birth to our daughter.
This is exactly how natural birth is supposed to happen. Miami Maternity Center literally allows mother nature to take its course, unlike my experience in Canada. In Canada, back in 2008, I was not in true labor. As mentioned earlier, I thought I was in labor because I had a little bit of a leak come down, but no pain, so I rushed to the hospital. The doctor in Canada took his fist and shoved it right up my vagina in order to force induce my labor. After a few hours, since my labor was moving extremely slowly, the doctor gave me pitocin to speed up the labor process. After 25 hours of agony, I finally gave birth to my son. Imagine, what its like to go from 25 hours to 2 hours and 49 mins, simply by allowing birth to happen 100% naturally. I felt the doctor in Canada took advantage of me since it was my first time giving birth and I was completely oblivious to birthing. On the bright side, Miami Maternity Center has made me more knowledgable and aware of birthing.
Last year, I was residing in Northbrook, IL. At the time, I wished I could have given birth at the Miami Maternity Center, but IL was too far from FL. I initially had the plan to give birth in Illinois. I visited a team of IL midwives throughout my pregnancy. I went as far as driving 1 hour each way just so I can give natural birth. I went to the standard routined prenatal visits as usual. One day, when I was 35 weeks pregnant, I got the most disturbing news a pregnant woman could ever imagine. Without even confirming on an ultrasound, the midwife told me my son was in a breach position and that I would have to get a c-section. She even went as far as saying if I experience even the slightest cramping that I must rush in and get the c-section done sooner. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. She even went as far as saying if the baby is in the right position, but decides to go into a breach position during birth that I would still be stuck with a c-section. After I left that appointment, I told my husband about the disturbing news. We decided to give Miami Maternity Center a call. I begged Miami Maternity Center to take me in even though I was 35 weeks pregnant. I told them I will do anything to avoid a c-section. They told me to come on down. After 20 hours of driving, the following morning, I went to see Carol and her team. Carol confirmed on an ultrasound that my son was not in a breach position. A few weeks later, I gave natural birth to my son.
During both my birthing experiences at the Miami Maternity Center, I was treated with the utmost respect. The staff treats you like family. They make all efforts to ease labor and are very supportive. It's nice to know during this lifetime I am able to get the same kind of birthing experience that my foremothers got to experience: An all natural birth served with love and care. The same goes for the pre-natal and post-natal visits.
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