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Moving to Peoria and Need an OB GYN and Hospital for June Delivery!!

Hi ladies. My husband, myself and my 9month old are moving to Peoria from Western New York in early April. I am 6 months pregnant and need to find an OB GYN and hospital to deliver my baby in June. I am considered high risk (blood pressure probs in last pregnancy) so I'm already on a 2 week schedule and will be having a c-section so I need to find a really good OB GYN pretty quickly. I love my current OB GYN and hospital and am really nervous about all these changes right before I'm due! Any input would be appreciated!! Not too far from the Peoria area would be great, though I've read Scottsdale hospitals are highly recommended.

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You've been given great doctor's names. I had a hysterectomy at Thunderbird and was on the maternity floor. They were wonderful!

Dr. Branaman at Glendale OBGYN by Thunderbird hospital. I just loved her sooo much. I had my delivery at Arrowhead, was wonderful. She will go there or T-bird Hospital.

I would recommend Dr. Hu, he is located in the same office as Dr. Folkstad. I had him for all 3 of my kids and he is a great Doctor. He also recently did a uterine ablation on me and the results have been fabulous!

K. W

I highly recommend Banner Thunderbird Hospital. I had all three of my children there, the second two were considered high risk. They have a wonderful staff that make you feel genuinely cared about at every appointment for your non-stress tests and ultrasounds and for your delivery as well. Since I've had my children there (my youngest is two) I've heard that they've even done more improvements to the maternity ward there so that the can accept even higher risk pregnancies. As far as a great Ob/GYN, I really like doctor Robert Phillips at Desert West Ob/Gyn (www.desertwestobgyn.com). He was who I used for both of my high risk pregnancies. He was always very friendly and calm, answered all my questions thoroughly, and you can't beat that they have an office right across from the hospital. Hope this helps as I also know how stressful it is to switch doctors mid pregnancy. May God bless you with a healthy, happy baby come June.

I live in Peoria and use Dr. Folkestad, he delivers at Arrowhead hospital. His office is connected to the hospital. His number is ###-###-####. He was great with my first pregnancy and I had a ton of complications gestational diabetes and preclamcia to name a few. My daughter is now two and great! We are expecting our second in June too and everything is going great! I don't have any problems this time, We are using the same doctor and hospital. My only complaint is he is always busy and I have to wait about a hour to see him.

I too went to Desert West OBGYN, and Banner Thunderbird hospital in Glendale. and both were great. My doctor was Dr Nina "Small Hands" Wilkey in that group. My planned C-section ended up being early and she was out of town, so someone else from her group did the surgery (don't know his name though). Dr Wilkey no longer delivers babies, but I think it's a great group, and in the right location for you. Welcome to Arizona, and good luck to you and your family!

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