Marimikel Potter is everything you would hope for in a midwife and more. Thanks to Marimikel, we…read morenow have a happy and healthy 2 week old baby girl with a happy and healthy mother. That is all anyone can ask for but Marimikel gave us so much more. The education and accountability you get from working with Marimikel is INVALUABLE. From the very beginning, she has poured hours into educating us. If you want a healthy child and to be healthier parents for your child, work with Marimikel. She made sure we understood everything that was happening throughout the entire process and she always gave us options to appropriately handle any situation in the most health conscious way. It was reassuring seeing how prepared Marimikel and her team were for our home birth. While safely and confidently guiding my wife through labor, they were also cooking meals, cleaning the house, and even taking care of our pets. Everything was organized and intentional. They all had a very calming energy about them and my wife was kept as comfortable as possible the entire time. Nothing ever felt rushed or chaotic. What completely blows me away to this day is that Marimikel is always a phone call away. She was always available during pregnancy and now postpartum. That level of availability and care is rare. I genuinely cannot imagine going through this process without her. She doesn't just provide care, she wants do deeply in her core for my wife and our baby to be as healthy as possible. We are incredibly grateful and would recommend her without hesitation.

We used New Life Birth Services with MariMikel for both of our home births. MariMikel provided us…read morewith education on nutrition and wellness not only for pregnancy for but for the entire family. She's very informative and passionate about what she does. She's a book of knowledge and what we've learned from MariMikel has set a foundation for our family. Her prenatal vitamin regime is GOLDEN and I'm a firm believer that this is one of the main reasons why my body was properly prepared for a quick labor & recovery. You can't beat her experience in Austin: over 45 years delivering/attending more than 3,000 births. We are very blessed to have met MariMikel and thankful for the safe and loving births with her in our home. Bonus: Her hugs are magical! During my last birth, we hugged while singing "you are my sunshine" during a contraction. It was a very special moment.

With covid I was very upset that I couldn't have a one on one with a lactation consultant but Cathy…read moremade me feel so much better even on FaceTime. It was very personable and helpful. My milk supply had slowed down a lot during my son's three week out. I freaked out because before I was leaking all the time and going through multiple breast pads a day. I was able to pump after feeding and store milk. Then all of a sudden I didn't even need pads. When I pumped it didn't even fill the bottom of the bottles. I was devastated and reached out to my OB who gave me Cathy's number and I'm so glad they did. In less than 24 hours all of Cathy's advice and recommendations paid off because I was pumping 1- 1.5 ounces and my breast are leaking again and I can tell a huge differences in my son's feeding. He is feeding better and for not as long. He actually seems like he is getting full which he wasn't a day ago. I'm so grateful to Cathy! As a first time mom she really gave me peace of mind. Highly recommend!

I have to agree with Tiffany T who reviewed on her experience in that it felt very clinical and not…read morepersonal at all. From the beginning of the experience to the end I felt as though I was just another appt and person she had to see. For example, she asked me how many times a day I pumped in addition to BF. I stated how my daughter at 9 weeks seemed to want to feed every 1.5-2 hours, and she would nurse for an hour each time, so I would get only a little time in between so I was maybe pumping 2x a day. I started to quietly cry at this point, mainly due to stress and exhaustion. Instead of being met with "Hey its ok don't cry, this is why you are here we are going to figure this out" she said absolutely nothing and just quickly slid a box of tissues over and continued her questions. I WAS CRYING, you can't even comfort me and say its ok? She then said no less than 3x that because I was using nipple shields she felt "my supply was compromised". Being a lactation consultant she more than anyone should know that stress does not help with breastfeeding. Why would you continue to say that to me? Why wouldn't you instead say "So because you've been using nipple shields there is a chance your supply could be low but we can do things to help rectify that if that proves to be true." I had to finally say after the third time of her using that "compromised" crap that I think its fine its going to be ok and hey, even IF my supply is low I haven't dried up so we can bring it back up. We did a before and after weigh in of my daughter after I nursed her there and she backtracked quickly on the low supply thing because my daughter took in well over the ounces suggested. She also told me that my daughter had a tongue tie and I had to get into an ENT dr ASAP to get it snipped. I went in and he said that she in fact did NOT have a tongue tie and he would not feel comfortable snipping anything. So frustrating. The only thing I felt she truly helped with was the push to get me to give up the nipple shields. I think that this entire experience would have been so much better had she exhibited a little compassion and empathy and not been so clinical and robotic.

Dr. Campaigne is a caring, compassionate doctor who makes you feel safe and welcome as soon as you…read morewalk in the door. She clearly is patient driven and cares exponentially about her patients comfort. I highly recommend all women seeing Dr. Campaigne

Dr. Andrea Campaigne seems to have a fantastic bedside manner, which is why I was happy she was on…read morecall when I was induced. She performed a c-section on me on 9/12/2009 at St. David's Women's Center of Texas. During that procedure, she left a piece of placenta inside of me the size of a golf ball. For the next three months, I bled heavily and cramped so hard I could not walk. I called her office weekly to report what was happening. She would only see me sporadically, and would only say "every woman heals at her own pace" and "this often happens with first time moms. It's normal" in the most condescending of tones. During this time, she never physically examined me and refused to perform an ultrasound, even when the machine was in the room. In early December 2009, my period hadn't "normalized," so she gave me medication to bring on a period. This made the bleeding and cramping even worse. Finally, hemorrhaging, the placenta detached and came out of me while I was at home alone with my infant. I called Campaigne's office and was told to bring in the sample, which I did. When she saw it, she said (again condescendingly) it was probably a clot and denied it could be a piece of placenta because "I cleaned you out with my own two hands." She sent me home. Only when the pathology report came back over a week later did I receive an urgent call from Campaigne herself telling me that the sample was indeed "retained products of conception" - a large piece of placenta. By then, my bleeding had stopped. I was weak. I was unable to successfully produce breastmilk because my body thought I was still pregnant b/c of the placenta... for three months after delivery. I had what I thought was severe postpartum anxiety with panic disorder. It was PTSD. My health has never been the same. The physical insult was so severe, it set off a string of infections and autoimmune/neuroimmune responses. Do not be taken in by her seemingly lovely bedside manner. NEVER allow Andrea Campaign to perform surgery on you. I am not the only one.

Dear Sandra, From…read morethe bottom of our hearts, thank you for being such a profound and cherished part of our family's journey. You have been by our side through the birth of all three of our precious babies, and your unwavering support, gentle guidance, and warm spirit have meant more to us than words can express. You were there in our most vulnerable and powerful moments--holding space, offering strength, and helping us welcome our three babies into the world with calm, confidence, and love. Because of you, we were able to experience the kind of births we had only dreamed of. You gave us the gift of peace in those sacred first moments, and that is something we will carry with us always. You've witnessed our family grow, and in many ways, you've helped shape the beginning of each of our children's stories. That makes you part of our story too--and you will always hold a special place in our hearts. We are forever grateful for you and hope to stay connected in the years to come.

My original review still stands but I have learned a lot since my first baby was born and I…read moreseriously can't emphasize enough that I would not recommend this center to anyone that I care about. After talking to multiple different mothers, medical professionals, dulas, and midwives I have realized that my experience was even worse than I originally thought before I had anything to compare it to. My experience was so awful that it isn't even about the money, but that was definitely wasted too. Again, after talking with other mothers, doctors and midwives, I feel that I was extremely cheated in many ways. My biggest mistake was not changing care providers along the way when I was seeing several red flags...I made so many excuses for my negative experiences. Not counting myself I had 3 people unaffiliated with Sandra at my birth for support, all of whom did not have great things to report about her once I was recovered and able to process the experience. Sandra's center is an unorganized mess (clean in terms for filth but not clutter) and was during my entire pregnancy. Her personal organization of medical equipment and files is a mess. Her "resources" are a mess. Her website is poor and outdated. She lacks a lot of common sense and the ability to think critically. Her bedside manner is awful and she has no respect for any opinions or lifestyles that she does not personally agree with. She also has a serious inability to accept any personal accountability which is probably my single biggest issue when it comes down to it. There are no good reviews in the recent years-all of "her" best reviews were when she was at a different location and with a partner, hmmm, wonder why that is. I want to be clear that I am not speaking for any of Sandra's students as they are just trying to learn, independent of her, and were not the problem. I am also not speaking for any of the independent business or individuals that she works with/recommends. My issues are all with Sandra herself. She should not be running her own practice. Now I also want to be clear that I do not think she is an awful person, and maybe in the past it was different, but for whatever the reason where she currently stands is a quick to judge, short tempered, slow to think and adapt, inconsiderate, extremely unorganized, probably overstretched, and out of date with modern resources person, let alone as a midwife running a full time practice.

This clinic over books themselves and cannot give each patient the attention they need, I've been…read morewaiting for my medication to just be SENT over to my pharmacy. I'm 2 weeks postpartum and in so much pain and discomfort all I get anytime I call is put on hold. Do not go to this clinic.

My 19-year-old daughter was seen today by an ARC Nurse Practitioner at the North Austin Ob/Gyn -…read moreRenfert Way, Suite#250 location for a possible medical issue. As expected, she was led to an exam room and asked to disrobe in preparation for her medical exam. While she was awaiting the Nurse, an individual knocked on the door and asked to enter. Believing it was part of her ARC medical visit, she agreed. It was not. An individual entered and presented my child with a printout asking if they wanted to take part in a gender related study involving mental health issues that may or may not involve compensation (per the printout). Per my child, they pressed her to sign up and participate. Caught off guard by this unexpected intruder, my child responded they would speak with their mother first and took a picture of the handout to be polite. Again, my child was disrobed in the exam room awaiting an ARC medical professional when this individual entered on a completely unrelated matter and solicited them to take part in a study that had NOTHING to do with their medical care. How is ARC allowing this to occur? No one should be allowed to solicit disrobed patients inside an ARC exam room. These actions unnecessarily confused my child and made them extremely uncomfortable. If ARC wishes to setup a table in the office lobby for outside solicitors to attract interested parties, then so be it, but to allow them to enter exam rooms with disrobed patients is unacceptable and should be stopped immediately. Again, this solicitor had nothing to do with the purpose of my child's medical visit and was simply seeking applicants for their study. The printout in question showed "ROC - Reach out and Connect" on the front. ARC should not allow solicitors into the exam room under any circumstances! **Response to Annie A's reply: I attempted to send this complaint via your online form on the ARC contact page you're referring to, but it failed to accept my submission. Too many characters? Don't know - it did not provide an error message. Why not share your work contact email here so I, and others, may reach out to you directly with our concerns? Isn't that the purpose of "customer service"? Also, why not share your reply to my review here so possible future ARC patients may better understand how this issue is being handled moving forward? Resolution for me will be ARC acknowledging exam room solicitations (such as my child experienced) are unprofessional and will be prevented moving forward. Thank you.

I have 3 children now and I have had 3 different births: first at a hospital, then at a birthing…read morecenter and finally with a midwife with Sisters Midwifery. By far and hands down my last birth with Sisters Midwifery was the best prenatal, birthing and post natal experience I have had. I felt totally taken care of by Illysa and Christy and when it was time for the birth, I was totally confident that Illysa, my midwife attending the birth, was completely prepared and focused and there for me. She was super supportive and allowed everything to happen at a very natural pace - she also was very professional and really had my best medical interests in mind as well. She was so attentive and in tune with the birthing process. I felt so well attended to in my post partum time. I never had that type of attention given at my previous birthing experiences to my post-partum care. I was checked on and cared for both physically and emotionally. Thank you so much, Illysa, for such an amazing and wonderful experience.

I've given birth to 4 children and my last with Genevieve was by far the best!! I am so happy she…read morebrought my baby into this world! She was always there for me and my family! She was so reassuring and caring from the beginning to the end. She is such a comforting person and will become a member of your family! She is one of the greatest humans I know :)

I was so scared to give birth and they were the most patient people. The people there make you…read morefeel calm and welcome. Come to the day I give birth and Sara handled my near death experience like a pro. The team was calm yet fast the whole time. So they basically kept me from freaking out. My body was being very uncooperative with birthing and it was the team that came through. They did everything on their end despite the challenges they were faced with. They made a pretty abnormal birth feel like it was all in good hands

I have always been the kind of person who goes for the least amount of medication and prefers…read morethings the natural way. But this was a mistake. Primarily because of the after birth support which was hardly anything. They sent us back home in just about 6 hours after birth and I had a terribly long labor. After that, figuring out breastfeeding, and coming back for the baby and my check up was difficult beyond measure. Ladies, do yourself a favour and do not opt to birth here. The midwives are all sweet and the pre birth consultations were great. But what mattered for me was the fact that my husband and I were under constant fear of being transferred to the hospital midbirth. And then when I gave birth after being in labor for more than 3 days, I bled excessively and there was scolding and discussions in spanish between the midwives and the help which we could not understand as we dont know the language but it was clear that something was wrong and they were considering a hospital transfer. Luckily that didn't have to happen. But it was stressful none the less, knowing that I could not get all the care and support in the place where I was. Ofcourse we knew this before hand but who anticipates the worst? And then with hardly any rest, when I was barely able to walk, I was sent back home. They asked my friend who came to pick me up to help with breastfeeding. All of this additional stress could have been avoided if I were in the hospital. I would have gotten to stay for 3 days, got breastfeeding support, I would not have to do back and forth to visit the doctor within 2 days of giving birth and could have been stressfree that I have all the support needed around me. Apart from the time that the midwives spend with you to get all your questions answered while you are pregnant, there is nothing that was nice here. If you have good insurance I would not recommend to birth here.

My wife was having a hard time with breastfeeding. Being a first time mommy it was tough in the…read morebeginning. This place help my wife get the hang of it. My wife went on to breastfeed our child for the first 12 months. She could not have done this if it weren't for them! They gave my wife the confidence & support that she needed. This experience was priceless! We are forever grateful!

Helina is absolutely amazing and I recommend her to anyone who is in need of a Lactation…read moreConsultant! She was in DC for a couple of days and lucky for us because that was around the time my son and I needed the extra attention to figure out this latching thing! It can get so frustrating in those early weeks/months and I am grateful to Helina for her patience and quick thinking to find solutions. She comes with a lot of experience and she is very knowledgeable on a number of maternal heath related subjects. She is very clear in her instructions and she reads you and your baby like a book! Within a few minutes of sitting down with her, my son and I became comfortable and at ease. The crying stopped, the discomfort and distress stopped and she made it all look so effortless! I had already been to one other lactation consultant a couple of times but after working with Helina in just one session, I never needed help with positioning and feeding again! Our session led to me feeling confident and capable at each feeding. My son is 10 months old now and he still loves to breastfeed! I attribute this to Helina helping us and believing in us. Helina will make you feel heard and give you solutions that make this breastfeeding journey a beautiful and more enjoyable one. I would give her more than five stars if I could!