It has been six years since the birth of my daughter & I still get upset when I think back to the delivery of our first child. We were send to Dr. Stone with a glowing recommendation from another local OB who was too busy to fit us in to her schedule. We came to our first appointment, so excited. The staff in the front was unfriendly & we ended up waiting a long time to get back to see the doctor. When we did see the doctor I expressed my desire for a natural childbirth, water birth if possible. She wholeheartedly supported us on our journey. The appointments came and went, each time with a long wait in the front office and a quick visit with the doctor. We were sent elsewhere for ultrasounds as they do not provide this in office. We attended all the recommended classes at the Ashland birthing center, learning about all the natural childbirth techniques, as she suggested we do. When the day came for delivery, in the late hours of the night, I timed contractions as instructed and made our way to the hospital as they progressed the next morning. The labor was LONG. Dr. Stone checked in periodically. At 6:00pm, while I was pushing, the doctor asked the nurse the time... after hearing it was 6pm her ideas changed and she said: We made need to consider a c-section. I panicked. I had done 18 hours of natural labor only to hear c-section in the final stage. I immediately asked "is the baby in danger?" She said "No, but you have been laboring for so long, you look exhausted." I was exhausted!! But, I didn't come this far for a c-section. After telling her so, she said "I need to go call my husband and cancel our plans." and left the room. I WAS FURIOUS!! The nurse gave me a high five after she left & said "good for you!! You can do this!" I am so grateful for her, she helped coach me through the contractions. After Dr. Stone returned my daughter was born ten minutes later. After we were discharged from the hospital, we never saw Dr. Stone again. She passed me on to someone I had never met in her office for all of my post-op appointments. So unprofessional. It was a terrible experience. read more