Choosing a Supportive Care Provider in Cincinnati or N. Kentucky

Choosing a Supportive Care Provider in Cincinnati or N. Kentucky

Choosing a supportive care provider is one of the most important choices you will make in your pregnancy.

In my 6 years of doula experience, choosing a supportive care provider has made much bigger an impact on experience than where a family gives birth. 

Your care provider can and will make a huge impact on your pregnancy and birth experience.

Early in your pregnancy is the best time to choose your maternity care provider and birth setting, but you can switch all the way up until 32-34 weeks and I've even seen families switch as late as 41 weeks, but it wasn't easy and was very stressful.  

Choosing a care provider will impact: 

• How well you can get to know and trust your care provider. 
• How much information you get from one another. 
• The choices and options you will have, particularly during labor and birth.
• Your involvement with decisions about your care, prenatally and in labor. 

I want you to ask yourself these questions: 

• ​When I'm in the care providers office, do I feel heard, respected, and over-all, genuinely cared for? 
• Is my time valued and I'm not rushed through any of my questions? 
• ​Does my provider seem receptive to questions pertaining to my birth plan or wishes?
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If you feel disrespected, not-heard, or dismissed in any way, now is the time to start thinking about switching.

If you are thinking about switching care providers for a better experience the next time you have a baby, I encourage you to switch now. 

Click the link below to download ''10 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider'' from the Lamaze website. 

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Care Provider RECOMMENDATIONS 

The care providers I've listed here have a reputation of being incredibly respectful of birth and a patient’s right to informed consent. These providers also either work solo or with a very small group. I won't list or recommend a care provider that is within a huge practice where Dr. x may be great, but Dr. Y is always condescending and rude. 

If you don't see your care provider on this list, don't be alarmed. I'm only one doula and I've only attended 250ish births. There are soo many more care providers than I've had the opportunity to work with. 

It is important to choose someone you are comfortable with. 
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Atrium Birth Center - Middletown 
Premier Physicians - CNMs and OBGYNs

Bethesda North 
Dr. Daniel Bowen, OBGYN 
Tina Pearson, CNM 

Christ Hospital 
Tina Pearson, CNM 
Michelle Zamudio, CNM

Family Beginnings - Dayton 
Dr. Stephen Guy OBGYN and CNMs ​

Good Samaritan 
Seven Hills Midwives - West Fork  

Homebirth Care Providers
Women's Wisdom
Cincinnati Homebirth Circle 
​Cincinnati Homebirth Collaborative 
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Mercy Anderson 
Seven Hills CNMs - State Rd. 
Dr. Varnau and Patridge 

Mercy West 
Seven Hills Midwives - West Fork 

St. Elizabeth 
Dr. Vormbrock, OBGYN 
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Should you have any questions about my experience with certain care providers, feel free to ask! ​

Author

Molly Murray is the owner and founder of Cincinnati Birth and Parenting. Molly has been passionately serving families as a birth and postpartum doula in Cincinnati and N. Kentucky since 2012. 

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