by Maria Polletta - Sept. 17, 2012 10:24 AM
The Republic | azcentral.com
After 10 years, five miscarriages and countless disappointments with previous obstetricians, Nicole Henson's goal was simple when she sought a new obstetrician/gynecologist.
"I was looking for a doctor who actually remembered my name," said the San Tan Valley resident, 34. "With the bigger OB/GYN practices, you kind of get lost in the shuffle. I felt like I was just another number at the old place I was at."
Henson met her current obstetrician, Banner Baywood Medical Center'sPooja Shah, when Shah visited the Banner family practice where she was working.
"Before her, (finding a specialist) had been more word-of-mouth -- friends saying 'try this doctor' and it not working out," she said. "Dealing with trying to get pregnant and have a baby is really, really, draining. I went in to see (Shah) pretty much in the middle of my miscarriage, emotionally crazy, and she gave me hope again that I might one day become a mom."
Shah will be one of six OB/GYNs participating in Banner Baywood's speed-dating-esque "Stork Express" Sept. 29, when moms-to-be will get eight to 10 minutes to meet with each specialist back-to-back.
The event, piloted last year at Banner's Ironwood Medical Center, gives patients an alternative to spending hours driving around to meet potential OB/GYNs, according to Banner spokesman Corey Schubert.
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., patients and any guests they choose to bring will meet with specialists in private rooms at the medical center's renovated delivery ward. Patients won't be able to make appointments that day, but they can exchange contact information and get the process started.
"Sometimes, it's just those first few minutes that you need to know whether you're comfortable with your physician," said Shah, who has been practicing at Banner Baywood for about three months. "And it's really important to find somebody that you're comfortable with and somebody that you can talk to, because as OB/GYNs, we ask a lot of personal questions.
"We're delving into your sexual history, into your private life, into positive and negative things that have happened to you, so it's not always easy to find somebody," she said.
Schubert said the content of patient-specialist discussions will be "up to the patients, because everybody's case is different, depending upon how far along you are, or if you're just thinking about conceiving, or whatever the situation might be."
Shah recommends patients ask how many providers they might see during their pregnancies; whether those providers will be physicians, midwives or nurse practitioners; who will deliver their babies; where they will deliver; whom to call with after-hours questions; and whether specific delivery-related requests can be accommodated.
Registration is required: 602-230-2273.
18 Sep, 2012
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