5 /5 Bridget: Absolutely wonderful birth experience. I requested to have an elective C-section from the beginning of my pregnancy and I appreciated that my doctors gave me all the information regarding not just my birth plan but my plan for my family in the future and that helped me decide between a vaginal and C-section birth. As a woman, I have heard horror stories from countless of women and a social media about how terrible C-section is how difficult C-section is, how traumatic C-section can be. But for me, I appreciate that I entered the procedure with the mindset that it was going to be an elective C-section and I felt mentally prepared for the upcoming recovery. And the entire birth experience with the surgery was absolutely a blessing. I feel so grateful and privileged to be able to say I had a wonderful birth experience at Alexandra Cohen and I truly contribute that to the entire staff and including my surgeon, Dr. Andrea Dobrenis. The recovery process at the hospital was phenomenal. My entire family was very impressed with the staff. Very impressed with the education by the doctors and very impressed by the care by the entire treatment team and the biggest perk, very impressed by the gorgeous room. After our three day stay in the recovery suite, we learned so much from the nurses there, and we gain the confidence to be able to take care of our little one before we got discharged. I truly am amazed at how easy the transition was to motherhood and how calming and relaxing the child birth experience was. I truly accredited this to Alexandra Cohen hospital. We traveled from New Jersey and both my husband and multiple friends/family members said I was a bit crazy to do this commute and a bit crazy to commit to delivering in New York City when we have other great hospitals nearby. One of my closest friends delivered at this hospital and her experience to me truly felt magical and I felt also that I would be in very good hands. God forbid there was a medical emergency during the birth, I had full faith and trust in the doctors and that is what really kept me at this clinic for my entire birth experience. I did not worry about my own health during the childbirth and I of course, did not worry about my child’s health because I knew this hospital had the resources to be able to take care of us if the worst case scenario ever did happen. And to me that peace of mind was well worth the commute and well worth the time, money, and energy to deliver at this hospital. I will be delivering my next kid here and I’m constantly raving for people to choose this hospital for the entire treatment and amazing care I received. I am forever grateful and thankful for this place.
