i am looking for a doctor in my area that is a woman, i would not feel comfortable with a man doctor, but i have noticed many of the doctors are men, can anybody suggest a woman doctor close to my area
Hi Jessica!
I live in Grass Valley and delivered both my babies at Sutter Auburn Faith. My first baby I had a male Dr. who has since moved. For the second baby, I had Dr. Nancy West and loved her. She no longer works for the Sutter system, but I imagine if you google her you'll find her. She was leaving about the time I was due, and said she was going to go start her own women's center in the area (it sounded really great). She was out of town on vacation when I delivered, and the Dr. on call was Dr. Claire Leve. I was very impressed with her in the delivery room. Since then (to stick within insurance I had to stay with Sutter Dr.'s) I've been seeing Dr. Claire Leve. I feel she is very competent but to be honest she's not a warm fuzzy (and I like warm fuzzy, so I have to put aside the lack of personality). She a total hippie though, and I love her approach since she isn't so focused on Western medicine. She was so supportive when I birthed my son and never pushed any medical interventions (I didn't want any drugs, etc.). She was calm and mellow and gave me confidence~a feeling that everything was going just fine.
So~try Dr. West first and Dr. Leve next. Good luck!