hello I just found out that i'm 4 wks along and i need a ob/midwive .I have only been here for 3months in flordia . Would like to know some good ones .
Gulf Coast Obstetrics & Gyn. ###-###-####, 5741 Bee Ridge Rd., Suite 390, Sarasota (Next to Doctor's Hospital). Dr. Doyle is AWESOME!!!! It is a practice of 4 doctors and 4 midwives. They are all great!!! This team has delivered both of my daughters (in 2002 and 2007). Best of luck! :)
I used Dr. Michael Finazzo for all three of my kids. Welcome to FL and good luck!
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
I highly recommend Christina Holmes if you're open to a midwife at a birth center. I had my third baby with her and she provides excellent care, as well as a chance for many new mothers to connect through the La Leche League, babywearing and other groups that meet at her center. Check her out at: http://www.sarasotamidwife.com/
Good luck!
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Dr. Michael Finazzo delivered both my children. I completely trust him and was/am very happy with his care. He sees patients as people, not a dollar sign. He is very well regarded in the medical community. I also know several moms who have used Dr. Hertz and really like him.
Best of luck finding the right Dr. for you. Congratulations and Welcome to Sarasota.
Alvarez and McCullen in Lakewood Ranch are the best.. I know a lot of women doctors/nurses who see them or their wives see them..great practice all around!
I went to Ob Gyn Women's Centre in Lakewood Ranch for my second baby. Joanne Bevers was my midwife, but you see everyone in the practice. I loved Yvette Brouse and Dr. McCullen, too. I didn't really click with Dr. Alvarez (nothing bad, just didn't click), and he ended up delivering my son---but we were only in the hospital for an hour anyway!
My care during the pregnancy was awesome. I very seldom waited, felt like I had all the time I needed to ask questions, they loved that my three-year-old came along and let her help measure and stuff, and they took really good care of my thyroid issues. I also like delivering at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center!
I also had a doula, which was great--Christina Holmes was my doula, but she has an awesome birth center that opened right after my son was born. There's another birth center (Rosemary) in town, and Christina and some other great midwives do homebirths.
I had my first baby at SMH and it was not such a good experience. I've still heard good things about the practice I was with then, although my midwife has retired. I like Dr. Dyal, and a lot of people love Dr. Towsley, although I've never met him.
Good luck finding a fit! And have a happy, healthy pregnancy!
Congrats! I used what is now called Gulf Coast Obstectrics & Gyn in Sarasota on Cattlemen (Doctors Hospital). My OB was Dr. Doyle but I saw her and each doctor and midwife throughout the pregnancy. They were each amazing, and I continue to see Dr. Doyle as my GYN now that I have no further need for OB services.
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Good luck!
I can't say enough good things about Dr. Finazzo at Sarasota Memorial. I also like delivering at Sarasota Memorial because they provide the only Level III NICU serving Sarasota and neighboring counties. I had an emergency on the day of my delivery, and Dr Finazzo handled it so well. It turned out I had a blood clot in my placenta. When we were trying for our second, he was very compassionate and listened to what I wanted to do to handle all the medical issues I have. His staff is awesome as well.
Congrats and good luck.
I second Chantal's recommendation for Christina Holmes. She is a joy and a blessing to me. I used her as a doula for our first baby and she's my midwife for my current pregnancy.
A close friend just gave birth with Christina as midwife, and they were actually laughing and enjoying themselves the entire time. Quite different than my hospital birth experience! I am so looking forward to labor & delivery at Birthways.
