Would like a Recommendation on a Midwife....

Hi J.... I felt somewhat the same way about Janis the first time I saw her, but then got to know her more and she was very chatty and took an interest in me. I'm sorry you didn't have a good experience. My favorite is Julianne Swift. Marsha Travis is another favorite of my co-workers. I hope you have a better experience with your next visit. I found that a lot of my appointments were pretty short and not much happened until I started to get to know the midwives more and they knew who I was. Let us know how your next appointment goes. I hope that you leave feeling a bit better about your OB care. I can't come up with many complaints at all about my experiences with the Women's Clinic. Good luck!

My husband and I felt the same cold feeling as you did. She was the only mid-wife I did not want to be on-call when I delivered, and sure enough she was. To my surprise she made my birth experience very comfortable and enjoyable. She got the job done and was very supportive. Otherwise, I agree with the other mom's suggestions, John, Karen, Julianne. I hope this reassures you.

Try Kristen McCullough-she's great, i saw her for one of my pregnancies and she's helped me with other issues that noone else could.

I went to the Health Partners Center for Women for BOTH of my children the past two years and I must say that Maria Wolffe is the BEST. She even came to visit me on a weekend after thanksgiving on her day off after my first child was born Nov of 2004! I have saw a few other midwives as well at the same clinic and they are all EXCELLENT! I saw Susan Tighe more through my 2nd pregnancy since Maria adopted a child and was out for a few months. This clinic is just off of University avenue and Hwy 280 next door to the KSTP channel 5 news station.

J.,

I love the midwife I used. I saw kathrine simon ###-###-####, she works with North Memorial Hospital. I wanted a natural childbirth (using the bradley method) and she was very good and let me take as long as I needed. I am going to have her as my midwife with the next one. Good Luck, Jenny

Hi J.,
I only saw Janice once, the week after giving birth. She was nice, but sort of business-like. I also spoke with her the night I went into the hospital while in labor. I did get a cold feeling from her that night, but luckily she was just getting off her shift and John came in to deliver my baby. If you like someone with a good sense of humor, go to John Eads. I really like him. Julianne is very nice. I saw her once. Karen McMiniman (sp) was the sweetest and most comforting midwife that I saw throughout my pregnancy. She always spent a lot of time with me and listened to my every concern. I would recommend her the most. Keep us updated on this site. I love to hear what others think about the Fairview Riverside midwives. Congrats on your second baby!

I loved the midwives at HealthEast, MacGroveland-plus you get to deliver at St. Joe's and can do the waterbirth!!!!-that was quite awesome!!
The number for Healtheast is ###-###-####

I had a really great experience with the midwives at healtheast & the nurses at St. Joseph's. Hope all works out for you!

Sincerely,
A.