If you are trying to decide whether or not to have a doula, HIRE ONE. And hire Kaitlyn :) Having…read moreKaitlyn by our side throughout our pregnancy and birth was life changing. It was the best decision we made for us and our baby. My labor and delivery ended up being the total opposite of what we had wanted/planned and Kaitlyn was the absolute best coach and comfort during the whole experience. Not only did she educate us on what to expect, but she made us feel confident as decision makers and parents - before our girl was even here! My birth experience was intense and I cannot imagine going through it without Kaitlyn by my side. There truly isn't a better advocate for mom and baby than a doula. We learned that the hospital and staff (while they were great) just aren't as invested in you as a family. Kaitlyn helped us see a tongue tie issuse as well which after we got corrected literally changed our breastfeeding experience when it was looking impossible. Kaitlyn will always be a special part of our family story. Doulas are so gifted and magical and you will never regret having one - especially Kaitlyn if you're lucky to have her! We love you Kaitlyn!!!

Hiring Sarah as our doula was the best investment we could have possibly made for our birth! This…read morewas our first baby, and we had a natural birth at our amazing birth center. My husband and I were so grateful to have Sarah there every step of the way for support, and comfort measures during labor that we didn't know about, forgot about in the moment, or couldn't do with just the two of us. If you're on the fence about hiring a doula, DO IT! Worth every single penny!

What an incredible operation!…read more Everyone here is soothing and professional. You cannot have that many smiles in one place unless people love their job! The birthing rooms are all clean, quiet and comfortable. The midwives are the friendliest people ever. That's a great thing when you are in a highly stressful situation! The face they have a chiropractor for pre-natal care is excellent. What was super more important for my wife, was all the care (including noticing the symptoms of postpartum) after the baby. Once the baby comes out, all the attention goes to the baby, and the mother is practically discarded. Having someone to physically care for you, as well as mentally (and recognize hormonally), can be a vital issue in women's care! 5 STARS

This is our first time going the home birth route - everything was great in the beginning, they…read morewere working with us on the different things we needed. Out of the blue, they dropped us from their care at 7 months pregnant. Gave us a list of other providers and sent us on our way. Problem is many providers either don't take in new patients at this stage of pregnancy or don't prorate. Their reasoning was because my wife expressed some fears and asked questions to try to get some reassurance.. That's it. They pocket ~$1,600 for 2 visits and we're left trying to find someone else to help us. Be careful with expressing your fears, if you don't want to lose money.

I can't say anything but positive things about doulas. They do amazing, impactful work. If I were…read moreto recommend any one thing to a pregnant friend, it would be to work with a doula. Our doula, Kathy Abbate Voigtsberger, was so integral to the relative smoothness of both of my labors and deliveries, and my ability to follow my birth plans as much as possible. During the birth of Parker I swear she was the reason my labor was onl...y 12 hours and not significantly longer. Parker wasn't engaging even though my body was doing what it needed to be, and Kathy suggested one particular method that very quickly moved me to the next stage of labor. It was smooth sailing from there. During Tatum's birth, Kathy helped me stay firm in interactions with a less-than-accommodating triage nurse. She also kept me grounded and focused during transition and pushing. We didn't know till she came out but Tatum was sunny side up, and that made transition and pushing so much more painful and difficult than it was with Parker. She partnered with Tony Kellogg to empower me throughout. And when Tatum had to be seen by the NICU team in our room immediately after delivery, she helped keep me calm and focused while I waited to see her. For sure my midwives were amazing teammates and helped give me the experience I was hoping for through both births, but Kathy was the real MVP! Couldn't be more grateful to have found her.

I hired Kathy for my first born. I hired Kathy very late in the game and ended up having an…read moreemergency csection so I cannot comment on her doula services. My one start is mostly for her babysitting service for my 4 month old boy. On the two occasions we had her babysit our boy, we found her to be negligent with the baby. First, she would let my baby cry and not attend to him. My husband had to call her to let her know baby was crying. Second she used a phone and iPad on a 4 month old baby. We as parent have zero screen time for our boy and plan to keep it that way until he is 2 years old. Both of these incidents happened the two times we used her service. If you are looking for a decent babysitter you are better off avoiding her.

I transferred to FCMC quite late in my pregnancy. I was previously seeing Dr. Endelmen at Plano…read morePresbyterian. We briefly discussed my wishes to have a natural birthing experience, but never really went in depth. As my pregnancy progressed I thought we needed to have a better understanding. I explained that I was most interested in a natural third stage. I wished for my placenta to self deliver to which he flat out stated no he wouldn't do that. As I questioned his reasoning he asked what he would be doing for 15-20 minutes while we awaited the placenta and laughed hold your baby. I replied, "no, I'd like to hold my own baby during that time." He then went on to explain how it wasn't physically possible for me to hold my own baby until the placenta delivers as the umbilical cord wouldn't reach. I was then left trying to find a new provider at 30 weeks. When I discovered FCMC it was such a relief. I knew by my first phone call with Linda that I would be in great hands. My prenatal care from there on out was exceptional. Christina made my birthing experience as pleasant as possible! The entire FCMC staff was truly a joy to work with!

As my first pregnancy in the pandemic I had no idea what to expect but this place and it's care…read morereally exceeded my expectations and really went over and beyond to deliver my baby. Joyce and Hayley were both amazing as well as an intern who assisted. (I believe her name was Ráchel) The place was really nice and felt comfortable during visits and the night of the delivery.

They were very quick on pick up of the placenta after the birth of my daughter and everything went…read moresmoothly. They brought it back a couple days later at my house as a home delivery and gave me detailed instructions of how to use it and how to self adjust the dosage. I tell all of my friends about them because I was so impressed with their customer service.

WORST experience ever with any doctor's office and my first ever review. During my first…read moreappointment with Dr. Luciani, he talked the whole time to the point where I forgot most of my questions, he literally answered a legitimate medical question with "because you're crazy", he commented on a laboring mom in his care who had refused Pitocin and a c-section after a long and painful over 20-hour labor saying "but of course my patients know better than that," and I had no time to ask about a medication that he prescribed me at the tail-end 2 minutes of the appointment. Nevertheless, I tried to dismiss his jokes and comments as humor, and I later asked the receptionists if it would be possible to come back for a further and more in-depth appointment with Dr. Luciani, as I had only spent maybe 15 minutes with him, if that. Obviously, I still had various questions about his philosophies, statistics, and standard of care. I'm supposed to decide after 10-15 minutes who is bringing my first baby into the world? They acted again, as they did in all except one of my experiences with their receptionists, beyond rude, treating me as if my request was completely unreasonable. They directed me to his bio page on their website, which I informed them I had obviously already read in detail. They eventually told me "We don't do that", regarding my request for an extended appointment, to which I asked the same question I've proposed in this review, "So you're telling me I'm supposed to commit to this doctor bringing my child into the world when I've spent maybe 10-15 minutes with him? I have no idea how he feels about c-sections, induction, or whether he requires moms to birth on their backs. I know literally nothing about this doctor outside of his view on vaccines." They told me that they would have an office manager call me back. Surprise, surprise. They never did. Nevertheless, even after all of this, I went back for several more appointments. I really appreciated his stance on vaccines and thought that it would be difficult to find another OBGYN who wouldn't push my boundaries on vaccination, and I just really hoped that things would get better here. They did not. During my second sonogram appointment that was scheduled with Dr. Luciani, I was informed when I arrived that I would not be seeing the doctor anymore and would be seeing a sonographer instead. They also changed the timing of this appointment on the day of and only notified me of this change by email. During my appointment with the sonographer, who was genuinely so sweet and so kind, I asked if I could FaceTime my husband, who was unable to make this particular appointment. As it was my second sonogram, and the first one where the baby looks more like a baby and less like an alien, we were both really excited about it. The sonographer kindly informed me of a facility policy where patients are unable to record or photograph any sonograms unless the doctor is present. Therefore, because my doctor missed my appointment for some unknown reason, my husband didn't get to see the first sonogram where our baby was actually actively moving. As if this wasn't enough, the nurse practitioner that I frequently saw was exceedingly rude, and never told me that the genetic testing I was having done would contain my baby's gender. Therefore, I opened my patient portal results one morning to find out that surprise! Baby is a boy! Which completely ruined the gender reveal dinner that my husband and I had planned for the two of us. I could go on and on! They had TWO people call me once after doing my bloodwork and said that it was "urgent" that I call them back. Obviously, I'm freaking out when I get their voicemails, thinking they've discovered my baby had Down syndrome or another genetic abnormality. I spent 45 minutes trying to get ahold of them, only to finally be told that my results were normal! Are you kidding me? Another separate time, they called and left me a voicemail after hours on a Friday to speak to me about my lab results. Obviously, if you're calling me an hour after closing on a Friday, I'm going to be concerned that something is terribly wrong. I called back, couldn't get through to anyone, so I selected the option for the on-call midwife. After 20 minutes, I'm finally able to get in touch with her, and she lets me know that she doesn't have access to my records and that I'll have to check Monday, but that it's probably nothing and that sometimes people work late to finish updating patients on lab results. While I appreciated her reassurance, it really didn't do much for me, because, again, I'm still going to have to wait until Monday to hear about these results. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME HERE! Go see Dallas Women's Wellness, they're AMAZING. They take an hour in the first appointment to answer all your questions. They're so kind, they're a midwifery within a hospital if you want the best of both worlds, and they offer water birth! Best experience there so far.

Best obgyn! Cannot begin to express how good of a doctor he was for me in my last two pregnancies…read more My husband and I both love him! He listens, he doesn't rush things, he takes time to make sure you are very well taken care of

Cannot recommend this place more! I can't speak for my wife but I know she had such amazing…read moreexperience here that we ended up using them for all three of our kids. My wife's two best friends also ended up having all of their kids here. So that is 10 kids just between my wife and our good friends and experiences were exceptional as far as I know. We also know many other people who have had their children here. This birthing center is extremely well respected in the area. I probably personally know parents that have had a combined 40-50 children here and I cannot recall having ever heard anything other than good feedback. We had Jean Sala primarily for all of our births and she is a true hero to my wife. She was very firm and direct but my wife much appreciated that because when she was in extreme pain and she wanted and very much appreciated a firm guiding voice. The birthing class they offer for couples was truly life changing and changed the course of how we had children. What I can say authoritatively, is that these negative reviews are not normal experiences here, so take them with a grain of salt. Our family is very thankful for the amazing work Inanna does!

Over the years and throughout multiple pregnancies I received stellar care here and now continue to…read morereceive great care beyond childbearing. Their expertise combined with a compassionate listening ear is a combination that is rare to find. I was empowered with medical information to make informed decisions about birth, giving me the confidence to birth in a peaceful setting-- without sacrificing medical expertise. Receiving care is like visiting with a friend. They truly care about their patients.

I am so thankful to have attended Birth Bootcamp with Nita. She is a patient, caring educator who…read moreequipped us with the knowledge and tools to be prepared for whatever challenges the birth process threw our way. I walked into this class full of fear and anxiety around the birth process and left feeling empowered. My spouse and I felt confident in our ability to advocate for ourselves and our child. In the times of Covid, it was also nice to safely (masked and socially distanced) share experiences with other new parents. Thank you for all your guidance Nita!

I HIGHLY recommend taking the birthing bootcamp course taught by Nita Gunn to every new parent…read more Nita is absolutely wonderful! The information my husband and I gained from her course helped us substantially during my pregnancy and birth. I was initially on the fence about taking a birthing bootcamp course in preparation for my first baby, however, I had numerous people recommend Nita and her work. After my initial phone conversation with her, I realized she not only has all the credentials to back up her work, but she is also a mamma of four and has first hand experience in various birth situations. Once the course finished, I continued to reach out (and still do) to ask questions regarding my baby. She has been so helpful and I truly believe the knowledge my husband and I learned from her course helped to create a more comfortable birthing experience.