OMG Women’s Healthcare

This practice is not open to talking with patients regarding vaccine concerns even when presented with vaccine inserts that say they have not been tested in pregnant women.

My wife and I just had Dr. Daube deliver our 1^st child. We were so fortunate 9 months ago to have choose a practice that is at the top of their field. The Doctor, Midwives, Doulas and staff all exceeded our expectations. We give full credit to OMG for having an excellent pregnancy and delivery. We choose their in-​house doula to be with us at delivery and that was a great experience and so helpful during delivery.
We will, without a doubt, be using OMG for future children and couldn’t recommended them in a higher regard.

I had my daughter in February with OMG and had an overall great experience! The prenatal care was great the entire time. I came down with pneumonia when I was 8 months pregnant and the midwives did a thorough job of making sure that my baby and I were well cared for during and healthy after. My favorite part of my prenatal care was being able to bring my birth plan in in one of my final appointments to review it and talk about expectations and have my questions answered. I valued the time taken with each appointment. They did run late, but that comes with the territory when appointments aren’t rushed.
I delivered at Hinsdale Hospital with Claire after having to be induced. I was really disappointed that most of my labor was only with a hospital nurse that didn’t respect many parts of my birth plan and I wasn’t allowed to get up or even move positions in the bed while laboring. I finally called Claire in to share how disappointed I was with how far my labor deviated from the plan. She took control and had me out of bed and moving around and did whatever she could to help me naturally manage my pain versus keeping me in one spot, on my back, in bed. VERY shortly after she helped me take back my birth experience my daughter was born! Had it not been for her stepping in, I’m sure I would’ve ended up with multiple interventions and not had the natural childbirth I was seeking. My delivery and postpartum care were wonderful!
The only negative experience I had with OMG was on the administrative side. I signed up for a childbirth class taught by one of the doulas. Then both of the doulas left OMG and the classes were cancelled. I was never contacted about this or about a refund, but saw that classes were suspended online. I asked in the office and they told me «oh yeah you should’ve gotten a refund.» They had me write my info on a slip of paper and told me they would investigate and call me. This happened 3 times and I never did get refunded and took a class elsewhere. I also received a bill in the mail that I paid. A few days after paying I went in for my appointment and was told to pay the bill. When I explained that I thought I had paid it they seemed very confused and asked me to pay the $ 40 again and they would check and refund me if I had double paid. I was never contacted about that either. It was a losing battle chasing them for anything administrative so I gave up. The office staff is really friendly, but seemed very disorganized.

My husband and I wanted to do a home birth. OMG would be handling out prenatal care. They were great at being willing to do this. When we weren’t able to go that route due to finances and insurance we chose OMG for delivery as well.
We were very happy and impressed. I enjoyed every visit and the staff was great! I opted out of a few procedures and Dr Daube discussed the pros and cons and didn’t pressure us into anything.
When it came time for delivery I didn’t realize how fast it would go. Since it was my first, I was told it could be a while so I waited at home as long as I could. When I arrived at the LaGrange location they were waiting and ready. There was a problem with my baby’s heartbeat and so there were concerns. I arrived dilated 7 and almost fully effaced! I was ready to push shortly after. Dr Dave did the delivery and the cord was around her neck. The nurses were prepping for a c-​section but dr daube fought for us to stay doing it natural. My husband and I are so grateful! We needed up having a natural delivery and dr daube did an amazing job helping me to concentrate and push through! The only thing is I delivered so fast I didn’t get to use the birth center part. Maybe next time! :)
We refer all our friends and family here and hope to have our second child with you all!

OMG staff makes every part of the birthing experience better. I am not one to enjoy being preggo or any of the process, but OMG brings out the best in me. I have had two wonderful experiences with them and would recommend the entire team even the sweet secretaries.

I should have written this review months ago (as my baby was born on 6÷14÷14) but I knew I had to devote time to it and I didn’t want to rush it.
I will start off by saying that this was my first child and therefore, I have no other experiences with this process. However I don’t think I need one to decide whether or not I had an incredible experience, and I DID. OMG Healthcare was the clinic my husband and I settled on after deciding we wanted to have a minimally-​invasive pregnancy and try for an all-​natural birth. I genuinely looked forward to each appointment, because it meant we would see the midwives again and talk to the incredible office staff. The whole process was so beautiful and organic, I never felt judged or scolded when I expressed my beliefs or concerns.
My birth did not go as planned due to several complications, but I can assure you I did not want to be in anyone else’s hands than Dr. Daube’s when these complications arose. He is incredible — a Godsend. At 10 p.m., on the second full day of my labor in the hospital, he came by to give me my options and still made me feel like the decision was mine. He described to me the complications, never made me feel like an idiot, never withheld anything from me, and at the same time assured me that he would be comfortable if I felt like I wanted to keep going. Again, the decision was my own, as I believe it should be with every woman’s birth, assuming the doctor doesn’t see any life-​threatening concerns to mom or baby. Ultimately my husband and I decided I should have a C-​section, and it healed beautifully. I would like to mention that Dr. Daube is one of several doctors on staff at Hinsdale but ALL the nurses I saw gushed about how he was their favorite, and extremely talented and skilled especially with C-​sections.
My midwife Jodi and doula were wonderful during those painful moments in labor when my hubby just wasn’t cutting it. :) They were also very transparent with everything that was happening.
I will also say that post-​partum I experienced a few scary moments with breastfeeding and I called OMG with questions. Mara, one of the midwives, called me back and spent a while on the phone with me. If you are a new mom, I think there is nothing scarier than the post-​partum experience. I was a wreck with nerves and I was also hormonally «off.» I will never forget the words Mara spoke to me that day, nor will I forget how kind and uplifting they were. She made me feel like I was not alone. Mara, if you ever read this, I cannot thank you enough. You are a beautiful person inside and out.
Additionally, at one of my post-​partum visits, Dr. Daube asked me how I was doing and I tearfully explained that I was extremely scared of the possibility of SIDS. He had a great talk with me that left me feeling much better and a great deal less concerned. I have never before and will most likely never since receive that level of care and patience from a Doctor. He genuinely cared.
I do not need a previous experience with a different clinic to know that the care that I received was above and beyond that of anywhere else. For the price you pay OMG, you wonder if they even make any money off of you!
I can definitely wait to have a second baby, but I definitely CAN’T wait to see them all again when I do!
By the way, my beautiful HEALTHY baby boy is 5 months old and a perfect gift from God!

I switched to OMG early in my pregnancy because I wanted a practice that respects a woman’s ability to birth her baby as naturally as possible. I was very happy with the midwives and their more conservative approaches to care.
Even though I ended up with a bit more intervention than I would have liked during labor, I understand the reason it happened. I did end up with a vaginal birth which most certainly would have been c-​section had I stayed with the previous provider. This makes me very happy!

I did still end up with no pain medication, and I appreciate that Beth never mentioned an epidural to me during labor. She was excellent! :)

When I tell my second child the story of her birth, I am going to use the words amazing, wonderful, miraculous, and 100% natural. This is the birth where I used OMG women’s healthcare. I reflect on her birth and how it was handled and I am proud of myself.
I asked to try for a VBAC during the pregnancy, but on the day of delivery I kept pestering Dr. Daube for a repeat section (believe me, there were medical reasons!). I was chicken to do a trial of labor. I am over 35 and was out of shape to an extreme after 83 days of bedrest plus we were inducing. Dr. D. basically orchestrated the L&D nurses (who all speak very highly of him), sending various ones my way, asking me why a section, etc. and finally I gave labor a try. The whole thing was over in just over one hour! I am still shocked that I was capable of a non-​medicated vaginal birth. And, I would not have even tried for a VBAC if it weren’t for the doc. He even said «I hate c-​sections» after it was over (since everyone in the room was high from the awesome birth that just took place)! The experience turned out better than I ever dreamed! Honestly, it was like a story out of Ina May’s «Spiritual Midwifery.»
In contrast, when I tell my firstborn about his birth, I am sad to use the words terrible, awful, lied to, surgery, separation, sugar water, and NICU, to name a few. For my first’s birth, I used a group of women doctors and ended up having the doc I least liked delivering my child, which ultimately ended with a c-​section. I will never remember it fondly.
Because of the way #1 worked out (and the policies of that hospital which proved to be dire to breastfeeding), I asked a lot of friends for recommendations on an OB before I set foot in a doc’s office for baby #2. A friend told me that I should have the baby at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. It was far away but she indicated this hospital’s policies might improve my odds at breastfeeding (which was my #1 priority as I had a very hard time after #1). And this friend (an IBCLC and Breastfeeding USA counselor) said the only doc she knew who practiced there was Dr. Daube. It was a whole lot better than picking some doctor out of the insurance company’s directory!
I had a complicated pregnancy & spent time (50 days) on bedrest in the hospital. Dr. D. actually rounds on his patients and does not throw the patients in the hospital and leave them to the hospitalists. If you ever get admitted to the hospital, you will really appreciate this. And he makes it extra special by looking like he just stepped out of a Cole Haan ad at all hours of the day.
If you want a doctor who will drop everything for you when you are ready to have your baby, then he’s your man. I met the doc on my first appointment. I was kinda hoping to not ever see him after that (I never had a male lady doc and thought I would be mortified if he was ever the one doing a pelvic exam). Well, turned out he DID do pelvics and it was fine. I felt fortunate to have him as my doctor. In fact, I became so attached to him that I was livid at the thought of having anyone else attend my birth. And I swear I have been through every step of the grieving process since our doctor-​patient relationship changed. I told him things I’ve never told anyone, ever. It sounds corny, but hey, when you are pregnant, you may feel fat, miserable and have bad skin & raging hormones (at least that was my experience). Might as well have Mr. (Dr.) Wonderful care for you! Enjoy it while you can!
He genuinely cares about people, but more importantly, he knows what he is doing. He has experience and the most outstanding bedside manner. So if you are «turned off“by the fact that you may be having a male do a pelvic, you may want to reconsider. If you had cancer, would you insist that your oncologist be one who has also had cancer? Doubt it! You just want the best. Dr. Daube is the best.
In fact, the Chief Nursing Officer at the hospital told me he is one of their busiest obstetricians. I was a little surprised to hear this as he seemed to always be available to me (except a couple times he was delivering a baby and couldn’t make a routine appointment, which was fine (and expected)). He always said that he was only 5 minutes away (from the hospital) if I ever needed him, and always telling me to call for any reason.
I did have some issues with minor things like billing and reception, but what matters most is the fact that my ultimate goal of having baby delivered right onto me (not taken away from me), regardless if it were a repeat section or VBAC, was fulfilled. We were not separated, baby had vernix left on and delayed cord clamping after her birth. The nurse gave me choices! The non medicated VBAC was just icing on the birthday cake!

I moved to the burbs in Aug 2013 and immediately started researching practices that supported natural births. I had birthed with a Chicago practice at Prentice and was somewhat displeased with my first birth experience. That’s when I happened upon OMG. From the first appt, they made me feel comfortable and at home. All of the midwives are fantastic!
I had no complications or concerns during this pregnancy (similar to my first pregnancy), but my birth experience for my second child was worlds different! We birthed at Adventist Hinsdale with Mara on ⁸⁄₁. They paid attention to my birth plan and gave me the birth experience I truly wanted. Baby was perfectly healthy, too!
Honestly, do your research and choose OMG. You’ll be giving your family the best start possible.

Great Dr!!!

Full disclosure: VERY much TMI in this review! Reader be warned!
I just was looking at this review wondering why I only gave Beth 4 stars… because she’s definitely worthy of 5! And then I remembered that my, I believe it was, 6 week postpartum appt. for that appt, a nurse practitioner (whose name escapes me) saw my husband and myself. She completely scared me and also dropped a bomb by telling me that I had HPV (which no one had previously mentioned, for whatever reason) and then looked at me like I was some sort of hussy who must’ve cheated on her husband…
She then scoffed at me when I told her that I was not yet back on BC since having my son and said, «well, do you want to get pregnant again right away then!!!» My response was that my husband and I had used the Fertility Awareness Method for 2.5 years before I got pregnant and that I was considering my options because my body does not like the chemical hormones from the pill. At this point, I don’t remember her response because this was back in 2011, but I will never forget how horrible she made me feel with her judgmental attitude/​words. But then after my appt, I also remember Beth coming in just to say hello, see the baby and then she let me nurse him in her office so they could use the exam room we were in. She put my concerns re: the aforementioned «bomb» to rest on top of everything else! In other words: Beth rocks!

I can’t believe I never wrote a review for OMG?! I had an amazing experience with them in 2012 delivering my son. Due to moving & job changes I came to see them only in the last few months of my pregnancy. To say that my care before coming to OMG was scattered would be an understatement. Before coming here I felt like a lot of my pregnancy and birth was not going to be up to me.
All the midwives & Dr. Daube were incredibly empowering and helped my husband and I make the decisions that mattered most to us. They were never overbearing, and walked us through our options with lots of encouragement and information.
One of the best things that came out of us getting our prenatal care and delivery through OMG was their connection & recommendation to a doula. Having our doula in the labor and delivery room during active labor was unbelievably helpful. She was able to step in and hold our hands through what ended up being an incredibly long labor. My husband still refers to her help with our delivery and how awesome it was to just have someone there who knew what we were going through when we had no idea :)
After delivery we had great interactions with the midwives and lactation consultant as we transitioned into our new little family life. I would absolutely recommend this practice to anyone in the area searching for a fabulous pregnancy/​birth experience.

I did a consultation with Beth and was extremely impressed by this groups’ rigor for best practices, as well as their upbeat, casual interactions with each other. A happy workplace says a lot about how a client will be treated.
I think we would be very happy with them, but opted for the midwives at Elmhurst, who were just as high-​level, but 10 minutes closer and just a leeetle less doctor-​centered. The org structure at OMG is still an OB at the top with the midwives as employees. I know that a «supervising» OB is necessary for a midwife group by law in Illinois but my experiences with the midwives at Swedish Covenant and my interview with the elmhurst Midwives tell me that the practice doesn’t have to reflect that hierarchy in its culture. My concern is that if a complication did arise, the co-​management Beth was preparing me for would still be a surgeon as a hammer, looking for a nail. Still, if it turns out I’m not happy at elmhurst, I’d transfer to OMG without hesitation. I will update if that happens.

I switched to OMG after many years with another practice. I never knew what I was missing! OMG is so fantastic that I wish I’d switched long ago. The staff here is so great. It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced. They are polite, warm and friendly all the time. I never wait long for my appointments. If I have a question and call from home, I get a sincere reply very quickly. The care and service I receive from the staff is excellent. I have never once felt «rushed through» which can be the case with some places. The doctors and the midwives go to great lengths to make their patients feel well cared for. I definitely recommend OMG Women’s Healthcare!

I want to start with there is no way that I can express how I truly feel about OMG. OMG is beyond amazing! Every time I have time I call, or drop in (if I were already in the area) I have been very pleased with the friendly staff who truly care about their patients! I remember the interactions between the patients and the friendly staff. I always felt when the talking with the front office staff: Jean, Andrea, Karissa, Kelly and Sonia they made me feel like all their attention was on me. I loved how they made me feel, that I was the most important person.
Karissa and Kelly, who I spoke with often, always showed me so much kindness and were prompt to what was being asked and requested. I got to know Karissa towards the end of my second pregnancy, and knew Kelly throughout both pregnancies. I first met Kelly as assistant, where she would take my vitals, and answered many of my pregnancy questions. If I were closer to Hinsdale, I could see that she and I would be friends. Jesse and Sonia were also ladies in the back who helped with my vitals and got me situated with the stress test. All of these ladies, Kelly, Karissa, Sonia, and Jesse displayed pronounced professionalism and friendliness! The office manager Jean, and billing person Andrea go above and beyond ways in which they help their patients. These two ladies definitely help the practice to run smoothly, and will try everything in their power to do the right thing to help a family have an excellent experience!!!
Midwives at OMG are superb! I cannot express into words how AWESOME Beth and Maureen are! I made sure to visit with both of these ladies while planning both of my pregnancies, and while I was pregnant. I am a type of person who asks A LOT of questions, and I want to know why. Not one time did I feel like my questions were silly or should go unasked. Beth and Maureen welcomed all questions, and were willing to get to know me as a person, so then they knew what and how I wanted to approach my births. When it came time to write a birth plan, and discuss it with Beth, Maureen, and Dr. Daube, they collectively (not at the same time, however, throughout my pregnancies) educated me with what I thought I knew, and helped with be better understanding to make a better decision for me and my baby.
As the days got closer to my due date, the OMG staff especially Maureen went above and beyond what I was expecting from OMG. I clearly remember the day that I went into labor. I had an appointment in the morning, and then by the afternoon was in labor. I recall very vividly talking with Maureen about my labor. I must have called and spoke with her a half dozen times before going into the hospital. One call that I made me feel really silly, but I didn’t know what to do about how I was feeling. I called and talk with Maureen about «not feeling right.» Maureen walked me through the simplest solution. Maureen continued to support me through the experiences that I was going through without making me feel silly or stupid.
By the time the time came to leave for the hospital, I was on the phone with Maureen the entire time from Tinley Park (where I lived) to Hinsdale. She was the KEY to where I did not have my baby in the car. I realized when I was on my way to Hinsdale Hospital that Kegel exercises are to actually keep your baby in! Maureen talked with me the entire way to the hospital on the phone trying to distract me. Later, she told me she stayed on the phone in thinking I was going to have a baby alongside the highway. When I got to the hospital and was examined, the nurse saw my baby’s head. I was rushed upstairs where I was hooked up to saline. Maureen was there right away to ease any concerns or worries. I could not have asked to have a better experience!!!
Dr. Daube was awesome too, even though I wanted Maureen to deliver my baby, Dr. Daube, stopped in to see how things were going and how I was doing. I was and AM very happy with how my birth went. So much that I went through another experience with Maureen for my second pregnancy.
When it was time for my second delivery, Maureen was excellent once again! Because of my first experience, I wanted to make sure that Maureen delivered my second baby. During this time, Maureen was working one day a week, but made sure she was available to be at my birth. Maureen was with me from 4pm to approximately 5am. Maureen does an excellent job at what she does! I remember rubbing my back and applying pressure on parts of my body that helped with the labor pains; she helped me through my contractions, but don’t get me wrong, my husband was helping with what he could. However, Maureen being a woman, knew exactly what to do and when do to it. I whole heartedly recommend OMG Women’s Health Care to all my family, friends, friends of friends, and anyone else looking for an AMAZING midwife, doula, and physician practice!!!

I have five children (and yes, yes, I am done). OMG Women’s Healthcare was the group I used for my last two children. I was not familiar with this group initially, as it was not my choice to switch from another midwife group. However, the gods of insurance had other plans. Thus, I was a little apprehensive.
For my first child, my primary caregiver was Beth, who was always reliable and to-​the-​point. As part of OMG’s guidelines, I had to meet Dr. Daube, in case I would ever be under his care. After my first birth with an OBGYN, I was reluctant to work with a doctor, but he immediately set me at ease with his positive, laid-​back, yet attentive attitude and solid experience.
Towards the end of my pregnancy, Maureen came on staff, and we clicked right away. She answered all of my questions thoroughly and made me feel very comfortable. I felt like she treated me as a whole person. By getting to know me, she was able to identify issues (and solutions) that I would not have come up with alone. I was thrilled when she attended the birth of my fourth child, which went better than I ever could have imagined.
With my fifth pregnancy (2^nd with OMG), I saw Maureen, Beth, and a physician’s assistant, Val. I received excellent care with all of them, and looked forward to my appointments.
The front office staff was consistently polite and helpful. I see that they now have childcare in the office, which is a tremendous asset. While this official childcare service was not yet established when I was a patient, the staff always offered to help me with my young children. They would go out of their way to make my children feel included and respected in the process, which speaks volumes to me. Wait times were sometimes a little long, which was only an issue because I brought my children with me. But because the staff was so helpful, it was a minor inconvenience.
Hinsdale Hospital was a fantastic experience as well. OMG seems to be well-​respected there, and the staff at Hinsdale is in synch with them.
As a beautiful ending, Maureen requested to be present at the birth of my fifth (and last!) child, even though it was her own child’s birthday. I haven’t met too many people as dedicated as she in this world, and feel grateful to have partnered with her in my birth experiences.
Thank you, OMG!

I switched to OMG Women’s healthcare for my «yearly» needs after moving to the western suburbs and have been very happy.
Dr. Daube and his staff make you extremely comfortable from check-​in to check-​out. He makes your annual visit, as comfortable as it can be — given the circumstances.
Once in the office, you sit and talk to figure out your needs before there is any physical examination. Frankly, I think it was the sheer lack of concern from my doctors in the past that left me so confused when he actually wanted to talk and address my concerns before the physical.
He’s polite, professional, helpful and seems to truly care about the health and well being of his patients by taking the extra few moment to review your history and address any concerns.
Way to go OMG!

I had a wonderful pregnancy with this practice, I felt both empowered and confident in their care. I put my complete trust in them and they let me down in the very worst ways possible. The final six hours of my labor and delivery were completely mismanaged by the midwife Maureen. My only birth plan was a healthy Baby and Mommy, but due to her negligence I ended with a baby in the NICU and permanent damage to my body, a major surgery six months after delivery, and the inability to ever have another vaginal delivery. The surgeons at all the major hospitals in the city were shocked and appalled by how Maureen handled my labor. PLEASE protect yourself and your baby and stay away from this practice.

I can’t say enough WONDERFUL things about this practice. We weren’t planning on having our baby at the hospital but due to circumstances that we can’t control we were transferred from home to this practice. We were lucky enough to meet Mara before delivering and we LOVED her. She is amazing. She was the first midwife we met after finding out we were pregnant and it had come full circle at the time of delivery. She was such a calming and encouraging presence in the hospital. My husband and I could not have asked for a better entrance into an experience we weren’t ready for.
Beth actually delivered our son and she also was amazing. Calm and direct.
Thank you Mara, Beth, Dr Daube and everyone else that helped bring our beautiful son into this world.

Like most of the reviews say, the providers in this group are great. I always feel supported and empowered to take care of myself with their help. With each of my births I felt guided, not ordered; supported, not judged. My first delivery was an attempted natural delivery, with an epidural after 24 hours. I never felt rushed to make decisions, and that both my choice for natural and my choice for pain relief were «right». My second delivery was also long, but I felt the support to let my body do what it needed in whatever time that took, as long as the baby and I were still safe. I appreciate their reasonable and scientific approach to all my healthcare choices.
I LOVE that they now offer childcare. It sure made keeping my weekly appointments easy.
I also like that OMG is not part of a larger group. I work for a small business and appreciate the work it takes to maintain one in our corporate world.
My only caution is that you can spend a LONG time waiting for your appointment. In order to give the level of care they provide, appointments aren’t always the allotted 15 minutes, which means they can get very behind. I wish they could just schedule 1 less appointment a day to remedy this problem. In the meantime, there’s an easy remedy. Make sure you have the first appointment of the day or after lunch.