Please Help me!! what are the pros and cons of a group and vice versa- a solo practice. (one doc)....which one do i choose??? i would choose a solo but i am afraid if the doc wont be available when i give birth and a stranger would do it.....thanks!!
2006-11-28 04:36:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Personally, I would rather a practice... just be very selective.
My hesitation to go to a solo doctor would be that if the doctor were unable to attend the birth, I would have a complete stranger delivering the baby. If you get a decent practice, you should be able to sit down with your doctors and talk to them about what you would like for your delivery. With a solo doctor you can talk to him or her as well, but if you get a stranger in the delivery room, what good will that talk have done?
I think the biggest reason I would rather a practice isn't even so much normal labor and delivery. It's those middle of the night calls when a solo doctor might have decided that he needs a good nights rest so let the staff OB at the hospital handle it. I would rather have a voice on the other end of the phone that I know, than someone who has never seen me before.
Now, my "be selective" comment... with any doctor you want to be selective in your choosing. With a practice, though, you might have a harder time meeting with every doctor before you decide to have them treat you. If I had been able to meet every doctor before I began being treated by the practice that I saw while I was pregnant last year, I would have ran the other way... quick! Most of the doctors were fine, but there was one who had a god-complex the size of Texas. She simply didn't have time for us when we had questions or concerns. After the first time we met her I told my husband that if she was on call when I went into labor I was going to another hospital or having that baby in the bathtub! Luckily, we had another doc, but it could have been her very easily.
Be selective, be open-minded, but mostly, be forward about what kind of healthcare you wish to receive. You are a partner in your healthcare, act as such when making your healthcare decisions. Whether you do or do not want an epidural, do or do not want an episiotomy, whether or not you want your child (should it be a boy) circumsized... find a doctor who will respect the decisions that are yours to make. Decide what the important issues are to you when it comes to your healthcare, discuss these with any potential doctors. If they don't seem to respect your input, perhaps they are not the doctor for you... whether they be a group practice or a solo doctor.
Good luck.
2006-11-28 04:53:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was always my concern with a solo practice.....the doc not being available. ANd not just for delivery, but for appts, as well. What happens if you are in line for your OB appt and then the doc darts off for a delivery? That would suck!
SO...I've opted for a practice. For normal, routine, physicals, etc, I have my own doc there, but when pregnant, an OB patient sees everyone on a rotation during the nine months so you get to know all of them (never know who will be on call when you deliver). I don't like all the docs, but at least I can get in when I have an appt and not have to worry about stuff like that.
2006-11-28 04:40:40 · answer #2 · answered by retrowfmk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to a group if you can.. that way you'll have a better chance of knowing the Dr. who delivers your baby. a solo practice is nice, becasue the Dr. may know you a little better, but if he's out, you're getting some random Dr. on call.
Even in a group practice, you're pretty likely to get the same Dr. all the time but when you're pregnant, they'll all see you so you can at least meet them and be more comfortable with them.
hope this helps!
2006-11-28 05:12:03 · answer #3 · answered by Cara M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine is solo. I LOVE her. you don't have to keep seeing a different doc. each time you visit. chances for meeting a stranger at during delivery is greater with a group than your doc. Ask your doc how he/she manages to schedule office time when patients are in labor. Remember that when you get into labor the doc. would be notified, and she will send you to the hospital and be in contact with the nurse to determain the progress of your labor. 9/10 times she will make it to your delivery. Good luck
2006-11-28 04:48:52 · answer #4 · answered by NewMom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could call and ask the receptionist about the whole on-call during childbirths availability of their dorctors at an independent practice. Theres never a guarantee your Dr at either one would be available during your cihldbirth. You just gotta trust that all Dr.s know what they are doing.
Ive been to a private practice and a group practitioner and really theres not much of a difference.
2006-11-28 04:40:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a group for both my sons and it was ok. but you never really get a chance to know your doctor you see so many different ones. This time around i went with a solo dr. Hes a great doctor and really cares about my needs. I know that he will be there when i go into labor. he has given me his card with his home phone and cell phone number on it. try to get one from your solo dr. too. good luck and you will be happy with what ever you choose.
2006-11-28 04:40:09 · answer #6 · answered by littleluvkitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have hit the middle situation. With a team prepare, you have extra of an probability to fulfill and consult from the different practitioners interior the team. the opportunities are in the time of a team prepare, between the team docs does the coverage so as that all the docs have pager accountability in a rotational way. even nevertheless, it isn't any longer impossible for a prepare to have an outdoors physician cover their situations. terrific factor to do is choose the physician you like and not worry approximately what variety of prepare that's. i could additionally recommend which you have a start plan detailing the place and how you may opt to furnish your toddler. attempt to think of of all the available effects and how you may it dealt with. be certain you communicate your start plan at the same time with your physician and the physician has a replica of the start plan on your chart. additionally, because of the fact the time of your transport comes close to, attempt to make certain who the protecting physician is and attempt to talk with them. also have a replica of your start plan with you once you circulate on your transport Congratulations and robust luck !
2016-10-13 07:06:15 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My doc is part of a group. I still see her exclusively but I have the peace of mind that if anything happens, I will at least be familiar with the doc that will be delivering my baby.
2006-11-28 04:39:15 · answer #8 · answered by tinakay_83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My doctor started off as a solo practice. But he has recently added a mid-wife to his practice,... I love her and she is there on day that he previously wasn't there and if someone need to see him, he would have to send them to the ER and go see them there,... so
I think that no more than 2 would be sufficent!!
Good Luck adn God Bless
2006-11-28 04:40:13 · answer #9 · answered by Rileigh's MOMMY! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋