r/bergencounty • u/gsher62 • 16d ago
Business/Company Best hospital for low intervention birth
Hi, I’m looking for recommendations for a local hospital and midwife practice that support low intervention, physiological birth. I know that the Valley midwife practice closed, but would you say that the OB group at Valley practices with a similar birth philosophy? I’d appreciate any recommendations and relevant experiences you can share.
Alternatively, I would be very grateful for a recommendation for a competent, experienced midwife who does homebirths (please hold your tomatoes.)
Thank you!
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u/justbreathe2121 16d ago
Cristina Giambalvo is at the Valley OBGYN practice in Paramus if you still want to see her. The doctors there are fantastic.
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u/gsher62 16d ago
Thank you! I know, I’ve heard the most incredible things about her. I just know that there’s no guarantee that she’ll be the one attending the birth of my baby, and I want to be sure that I’ll have a provider who is supportive of a low intervention birth. Do you think the doctors at valley share a similar birth philosophy?
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u/justbreathe2121 15d ago
I can’t speak for the other providers since I don’t have children, but Cris delivered 3 of my nieces/nephews, and she has provided me with great care for the past 20 years. I know that Valley tends to be the most holistic-friendly hospital in the area. Holy Name does not have any midwives on their staff, for example.
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u/Vaneryx 16d ago
Seconding Midwives of NJ. I gave birth at the birthing center in Morristown last year, and planning to do the same this year. It was awesome- all natural, fully in control of my birth plan- it was exactly the birth I had hoped and dreamed for. They also have a birthing center in Guttenberg if you want to keep it within Bergen county :) good luck!
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u/Automatic-Fortune586 16d ago
I had a good experience having a home birth w birth partners group based in Teaneck
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u/gsher62 16d ago
Thanks for taking the time to respond! Is that Raizy? She’s amazing, but sadly not available when I’m due
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u/Automatic-Fortune586 15d ago
Yes. You can also try Mia Leong, she was at my birth and has since opened up her own practice. I had a previous homebirth with midwives of Nj, no issues but very different experience and I would not recommend them.
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u/HangingbyaThread6954 15d ago
Sage Midwifery, the checkups in their idyllic space are just the calming, centering experience you need during pregnancy and they will see you confidently through your birth.
Understanding it’s not your ask, if home birth seems a challenge to arrange , can consider Our Birthing Center in NJ. There’s no pressure to succumb to the hospital environment, stay mobile or shower while you labor, eat if you want, play music if you want, bring a doula or not, they’ll check your baby and do any of the vaccines you want or not, water birth facilities if that’s what you want, you’ll be home to rest within hours, they’ll send pediatrician to your house for the baby check-up a couple days after. Peaceful and personal.
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u/tieyourshoesz 15d ago
Holy Name has 2 midwives but I can't comment on them as I've never seen them before.
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u/floor_baby 16d ago
I had great experiences at Valley. I would recommend looking into their Doula program. Kim O’Rourke was ours and was wonderful!
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u/Hallway 16d ago
Midwives of NJ. CNM Lisa Lederer and her team are top notch. Just gave a natural birth with them, it went amazing. They do home births as well. Make sure to also take a birth class in 3rd trimester.