Looking for OB/GYN at Doylestown Hospital That Will Work with Midwife.

midwives are not OB/GYNs. midwives are nurses, ob/gyns are doctors. different training.

midwives are excellent for obstetric care; they are well trained in all aspects of prenatal, antenatal, and postpartum care. the difference would be if there is a complication. an ob is a surgeon, trained to perform procedures necessary in case there is the need for a c-section.

if you are delivering at doylestown hospital (or any hospital for that matter - not a birthing center) and you go with the midwife, they have an ob on staff in case there needs to be intervention.
at a birthing center, there is no such intervention available, so you would have to be transferred to a hospital.

there are other differences, but really it's up to you to decide what kind of experience you want prior to delivering.

My OB/GYN was Dr. Scott Dinesen located at Doylestown Hospital. I did not ultimately choose to use a midwife or doula as a part of my birth plan, but at my first visit with him I told him I was considering doing so and he said NO PROBLEM.

Typically you would have a doula or Midwife that would help you through labor and delivery, and the OB/GYN would monitor and would step in if there were major complications. It's a nice system to balance your and your childs safety and a less interventional birth. I nearly died in childbirth from massive bleeding (Dr. Dinesen saved my life), and so I can't say enough about having a great Ob/Gyn present as well.

There is actually a midwifery group that is affiliated with Doylestown Hospital. I didn't use them, but have heard good things. I don't know the name of the group, but if you do an online search or call the hospital you should be able to find them. The midwives do all your prenatal care and labor and delivery in the hospital. If there is a complication, the OB/GYN on call would step in. Good luck!

Hi M.,

I recommend The Birth Center in Bryn Mawr. Their well-woman care is excellent, their pre-natal care is also excellent. You deliver at The Birth Center, where they have private rooms w/jacuzzi tubs (although they do not "do" water births, you can labor in the tubs all you want.) If you need medical intervention, it is across the street from Bryn Mawr hospital. I did all my pre-natal care at The Birth Center and 12 hours of "natural" labor there, as well. I ended up going to Bryn Mawr, where I had a c-section, due to position and size of my daughter. So I can highly recommend both facilities.

The Birth Center will support all your efforts to have a natural birth. They have a very nice orientation where they explain everything, it might be all your husband needs to get comfortable with it. Definitly worth driving to from anywhere in Philadelphia area. (We live in Roxborough section)

I also hear that Pennsylvania Hospital and U Penn have birth suites where they allow mid-wives. I have no experience with either of these.

Best of luck!