Labor of Love Birth Center Dunedin

My daughter was born in December of 2014. I couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful and comforting experience from my first prenatal visit to her birth. Even when minor complications arose, I was given (or told to pick up) the perfect herbal and vitamin remedies. They worked with me every step of the way to ensure I had a safe and healthy delivery. The birthing classes were so informative that both my husband and I had no fear of what was coming and had such a peace. During the delivery everything went so smoothly. Our midwife, Audrey, was amazing and I can honestly say I’ve never had a more perfect day in my entire life. I would recommend Labor of Love to anyone seeking a natural birth experience. It was beautiful.

My daughter delivered in August of 2014 at this facility. It was not only a beautiful experience but a professional one as well. I was quite nervous when my daughter told me she did not plan on having her baby in a hospital, but the midwives addressed all my concerns and had very detailed plans for determining when and if it were time to go to a hospital. They even offer classes on everything from Baby 101 to Parenting.
If you are considering a natural birth at all, or are disappointed with your OB/​GYN experience (we were) you owe it to yourself to check out this facility. I can tell you that they deliver :) what they promise… Not only were they more attentive than the traditional OB, they were actually more knowledgeable. My grandson is now 6 months old and very healthy!
Stacy Kline is magical. What a beautiful entry into this world for my grandson, I will never forget it.

I delivered my son at Labor of Love in 2005. I also did all my prenatal care there. INCREDIBLE experience from beginning to end. They were wonderful in every way and the entire experience of my pregnancy and birth with my first was a pleasure with their help. Janet was my midwife. Char-​Lyn (spelling?) was the owner at the time and also assisted with my birth. I know midwives change and things change but I can wholeheartedly vouch for those two.

I contacted Labor of Love, after my wife was given a full Authorization from the Bay Pines VA for all Prenatal and Birth Expenses paid, 100%, no copay etc. The VA does not provide OB/​Prenatal care and leave it up to the patient to locate a provider they would like to work with. We had gone through USF IVF for IUI procedures and they were paid fully with no issue. We also had visited Bayfront Baby Place and an OB there, but were leaning toward home/​natural birth instead. Our Auth included specific billing codes which were preapproved, so all that needed to be done was bill under these codes for care.
I was contacted back by Judy and she immediately told us that it would be self-​pay only, and they do not work with VA authorizations. I was a bit upset because of course this was new ground for both the VA, and Labor of Love, but I was requesting that we set up a time to come in, see the center, and if it seemed a good fit, we could have billing look over our Authorization/​paperwork and see if the billing would work out, as it did with USF.
We were not given the courtesy of a response. We were not responded to after a follow up email either. I am very sad to say that despite a glowing recommendation, and our efforts to work with Labor of Love, they are not interested.
Not sure if that is because we are a lesbian couple, or because of our billing situation … we will never know because we were not contacted further to discuss our options.