Halstead Renee RN Cmn

Renee has cared for the pregnancies of 6 of my 8 grandchildren and has become a part of our family. My daughter’s last pregnancy in 2010 was a very difficult one and Renee stayed right on top of everything, constantly monitoring what was happening with care and compassion. Unfortunately, our Nicholas was born with severe brain damage and passed away at 5 days old. Renee wept and mourned right along with us. I can’t say enough positives about our experiences with her. The staff problems mentioned by another reviewer were never experienced by us. I now am seeing Renee myself for biodentical hormone therapy. I would highly recommend her!

I’ll start out by saying Renee would have gotten four stars if it weren’t for her staff. She was wonderful as a midwife. Renee always took her time with me at each prenatal visit never at all making me feel rushed at all. She was very kind, professional, nurturing and great in her field of midwifery. After the birth of my daughter I began hemorrhaging and she was able to stop the bleeding with medication and massage of my uterus. I would definitely have her deliver my second child if her staff weren’t so bad. The front desk is usually fine, however her nursing staff is so very unfriendly and they had horrible attitudes with me at times that were completely unnecessary. I think they should be more aware that they are dealing with pregnant women with raging emotions. It hasn’t just happened on one occasion either, which is why I will never return. I have experienced much better staff elsewhere. Having a baby is not just the labor and delivery. The entire process from conception to birth should be positive and reassuring especially at such an uncertain time. The staff is also apart of the process and pregnant women should not have to worry if when they call with a question or concern they will receive any attitude. They should be aware and be more patient with the mother’s concerns. As you know pregnant women have many questions and concerns that come up at inconvenient times and are not involved in the actual appointment with the health care professional. Also, if you have any serious concerns while Renee is away don’t expect to see another midwife or doctor associated with «Women’s Specialty Center» you will have to go to the ER or Urgent Care Center. They refused to allow me to see another midwife in the office, which would have never happened at my previous midwife’s practice. I was always able to see other midwife’s when my midwife was unavailable. So if you can tolerate a staff with a nasty temperament for concerned mothers go for it but I am going to pass which is such a shame because I really love Renee.