I can't recommend Gentle Birth Care enough!!! I transferred to GBC when I was 28 weeks pregnant…read more Hilary was great getting me in right away. The mid wives and their assistants are all wonderful! Very knowledgeable and kind. Hannah and Nina helped me deliver at home. My husband and I were so impressed with their skills and professionalism! They really helped me prepare for the big day. I actually enjoyed giving birth (not something I ever imagined). I will definitely be using GBC again!!

Giving birth to my three children with gentle birth care has been one of the highlights of my life…read more I cannot imagine having a child any other way. I felt absolutely safe and well cared for through every visit and every moment of my three births. ​

When thinking about my pregnancy, birth, and post partum I get overwhelmed with such gratitude…read more Having Corinne and Coté by my side throughout this journey and process has been my biggest blessing. When I got pregnant, I assumed I would have a birthing center birth again. But I decided to talk to Corinne, just to learn a little more about the possibility of a home birth. Their warmth and calmness made me feel so confident and comfortable with having a home birth. Choosing Birth roots for my birth was the best decision I ever made. Birth is a transformative time in your life and Corinne and Coté understand that and are there for you for every part. Being able to meet with the same midwife for each appointment made a huge difference in level of care. Corinne knew my previous birth story, knew about my first born, my partner, and most importantly every aspect of this pregnancy. They knew my concerns, my joys, and how I envisioned my birth. Honestly, it felt more like talking to a friend and therapist every visit. Corinne makes you feel extremely comfortable, I was able to share all of my concerns, doubts, and worries without judgement. I was able to have an amazing homebirth because of them. Throughout my fourth trimester, Corinne was still there checking in on me and baby. They understand the difficulties of post partum and truly show up for you. It's the support every woman deserves after birth. Then, there is Coté who is equally amazing. Her warmth, knowledge, and nourishing soul made my entire pregnancy, birth, and postpartum just that much better. Walking into her home and being welcomed with warm tea and positive energy is exactly what I always needed without even knowing it. I always left her feeling more at ease and at peace. She has a gift. Cote also organizes classes and post partum gatherings which I was able to be a part of and absolutely loved. The post partum groups are a blessing. If you are questioning on whether or not to choose Birth Roots, do it! You won't regret it.

We feel so fortunate and blessed to have had Corinne as our midwife and Coté as our doula for the…read morebirth of our son 6 months ago. We could not have asked for better people to guide us on this journey. We looked forward to every appointment with Corinne. Corinne is knowledgeable, caring and emotionally intelligent. We always felt like we were in good hands, which kept anxiety low and positive energy high throughout our pregnancy. Coté added an element we wouldn't even have known exactly how to seek or ask for. Through singing, drums, story, massage, ritual, candles, education...you name it!...she helped to bring out the deep meaning inherent in pregnancy and birth. We came away from prenatal and postnatal sessions with Coté whispering to ourselves "whoa!" and feeling indescribable peace that you might normally associate with the best meditation or religious ceremonies. We would be thanking our lucky stars to have found either of these wonderful people to assist us with welcoming our son into our family, but having both of them contribute according to their special gifts and talents still feels almost too good to be true. Thank you Corinne and Coté from the bottom of our hearts.

Maureen is amazing. Her yoga instruction and support have been perfect during this time. I…read morecompletely recommend Lotus mother care!

100% recommend lotus mother care! My experience with mother care was fun very educational since I…read moream a first time mom, Maureen has so much knowledge of what to expect after birth from her own experience, and gave me so many tips on anything! And to make things better she does home visits. She's a very caring adviser, and like I said I would recommend her to anyone who is expecting!

If you need a professional, extremely polite, accommodating, friendly, well-versed primary care…read morephysician....Dr. Forrest J. Robinson, DO is the man!! After years of taking care of an elderly parent, I neglected myself. My 1st appointment was with Dr. Cynthia Page (Ob/Gyne) I asked her to refer me to an African-American physician & she recommended her husband...EXCELLENT CHOICE!! lol My introduction at the Oak Park, IL Lake St office was with the receptionist extraordinaire Ms. Alice Cole. Very friendly, pleasant, greeted me with a smile and made me feel welcomed, like a member of Dr. Robinson's extended family versus just another patient. My next encounter was with Laquita, who began with my preliminaries. Very professional, knowledgeable and kind. I've worked in the dental industry for over 30 years and have "the eye" to spot exceptional employees. Laquita is definitely the "employee every office wants". My first experience at Dr. Robinson's was a world away from previous experiences elsewhere. When I say Dr. Robinson and his team of professionals made me feel that I was in safe hands, I mean it. I smiled, laughed, cried when sharing personal "hidden secrets" and was never left to feel like a statistic, I felt "loved". He treated me with tender loving care because he really does care! You can believe this man of God is awesome and I am truly grateful Dr. Cynthia Page referred me. So the next time you're feeling bad, need a physician, want a second opinion or unable to see your own physician, Dr. Forrest J. Robinson, DO is the man to see. I appreciated his willingness to answer questions and prophetically speak life into me (only the saved will get that~wink) Kudos to Dr. Forrest J. Robinson and the awesome team at Edward-Elmhurst Oak Park location. If I could give them 10 stars I would.

McCammon-Chase Total Wellness Center is a Great . The Staff is friendly and easy to Talk to. And…read moreknows each patient by name when they enter the office. DR. McCammon-Chase is a great Person who cares for all her patients.

Dr. McCammon-Chase is one of the best doctors around. I have been a patient over 20 years. She's…read moremeticulous and knowledgeable.

Leah Lemelin helped me trust my body more, feel calmer, and more present with what I was…read moreexperiencing. I felt more in command and confident throughout. I thought I wanted a doula just for the day of delivery but what I found was that the work we did together before delivery is what altered the whole experience. It was deeply supportive and prepared me in a way I didn't even know I needed or was possible. So, even if you are an experienced mom, you are having a traditional medical birth, having Leah as your doula will deepen your experience and give it back to you as truly yours in a profound way. I can't thank her enough for walking with me through it and guiding me into myself so I could remember my own agency and power and strength in it all.

Mary has been our lactation consultant for 1 year. She had been part of my support network since we…read moresaw her during an at-home visit when my daughter was 1 month old. I'd count her as one of the women that I've most leaned on as a first-time mother. She is a walking book of knowledge on everything child related. She is kind and passionate and always available. I'm not sure where we'd be without her. We are so grateful to have her in our lives.

Dr. Chorzempa has been my ob-gyn for 12 years. She has been my doctor through 2 pregnancies. She is…read morealways professional, thorough and takes her time to explain everything. I highly recommend her.

Dr. Chorzempa has been my gynecologist for 20+ years. She delivered my twins 15 years ago. I can't…read moresay enough amazing things about what an incredible doctor she is. She saved my life during a rough childbirth. She's my doctor but she feels like family.

I had to see Dr. Brotman because she is the physician who worked with the West Suburban Midwives at…read morethe time and if c section was needed she'd be the one called in. My child is now 12 years old and I never got over the way she treated me. I think that she should not be in practice. Her bedside manner was terrible, cold and frankly cruel. I had a high risk of clostridium difficile infection having had it three times before. She told me that if I didn't do the swab test for group B strep that my baby would most likely be born and get sick and die. The antibiotics needed to treat this would have most likely killed me, which seemed okay to her. Suffice to say - I did the swab under duress and it came back NEGATIVE. She would not work with me to come up with a safe alternative for ME and my baby. It was her way or the highway. Thankfully, I had an uncomplicated and easy delivery. I never had to see her again and never had more children. She should not be in practice, it was an absolutely hellish experience for me.

Hands down the most genuine OB you'll find - especially if you are looking for natural minded. I…read morewas a difficult case. I had my third child with Dr. Brotman after having two previous C-sections. She allowed me to wait to see if I could do a VBAC for my third. I went all the way to 41 weeks and 2 days. Labored for almost 2 days at home on and off before we agreed a repeat C-section would be best since my water was broken for well over 24 hours with no significant dilation. She is straight forward but extremely kind and caring. Also very respectful of your ideals/desires for your pregnancy and delivery especially if you are not "main-stream" minded. Also, with my third this was my first time getting preeclampsia. For me, as an individual who has an extremely hard time with medications she was Iike a 2nd mom. She would answer my texts and calls all times of the day - always with a calming disposition. I was in and out of two different hospitals before coming back to West Suburban with my new infant (which she graciously allowed as my husband needed to be at home with our other two under 4, one special needs) so I could be treated with a mag drip. And for the months post delivery, she also would be responsive via text/calls after hours on medication doses as my blood pressure was ever changing. I drive an hour each way to see her and will be continuing to do so as long as we live in IL. I cannot say enough great things about her. She is truly a blessing. I'm so grateful for her bringing our second daughter into this world and for truly caring about my physical and mental health during my whole journey.

Incredibly unprofessional place. Unfortunately, I have BlueCross Health Insurance etc, so I only…read morerely on Elmhurst locations only. It has remand the same throughout my years being here. The staff is incredibly unreliable. They are rude and will give you sass if you ask a question. They will hang up on you. They always transfer you because they don't know HOW to help you. And as for the Doctors. I have been misdiagnosed by Doctors here. They always tell me, "I THINK you have-" as well as " I doubt it is-". They then proceed to ask me if I have any questions afterwards, for protocol purposes. They will tell me, "well if you had read the paper, it states". As someone who is not in the medical field. I can not understand the majority of what the paper states. In worse cases (majority), they will have the audacity to bill you. For what-Only to tell you what you already knew or that you needed to resolve the "issue" with some Tylenol.

Made a appt with Dr Sage for the kids at 4:30pm on Thursday. I call about 3:40, questions on forms…read more Answering service said their closed for the day.... apparently the answering service was wrong on hrs and dates. Make a new appt, for following next Tuesday. Come in, they said it was the Tuesday weeks later. That's NOT was the appt. Told the office manager, pol in the office need to be fired, and the answering service. I took a day off from work. I want to be paid, since I do NOT get paid, when I'm off.

Lizzie Francis, acupuncture: I sought treatment for a long…read moreterm chronic illness, with recent stomach pain and severe insomnia. After a few sessions of acupuncture with Lizzie I started to have better digestion and no more irritation after eating. And I began to sleep through the night which made a HUGE difference in my quality of life. I continue to work with her to address my autoimmune disease, very impressed that I've been helped this much already. I leave each session feeling more energized and relaxed simultaneously.

I'm immensely grateful to have been under the gentle and exceptionally skilled care of…read moreacupuncturist, Mary Pat, for the last 3 weeks. Serenity is a beautiful, clean, serene setting. Excellent Covid protocols. Easy online appointment scheduling, and online payments. Mary Pat is the best!! She has been so helpful!! Highly recommend!!