Obstetricians/Gynecologists (OBGYN) in Omaha, NE

http://midcityobgyn.com/

Olsen Center for Women's Health at Nebraska Medical Center. (Great group!)

Dr. Ryder with alegent health

I recommend the midwives at guiding hands I had Marilynn Lowe and she was amazing with all my girls and really took the time to explain things to us and was with us through my whole labor and delivery and really listened to my wants and needs through the whole process

I used Methodist Physicians obstetricians in CB, but I will just note that Metro OB/GYN is not actually midwives in the same sense that you might expect after an experience at Midwife's Place. They are much more like a stereotypical OB provider that will show up for the actual birth and not necessarily beforehand. I just know some women had different experiences than their expectations based on their use of the word "midwife." It probably varies with the individual provider but hopefully this is something to think about / ask questions about so you know what to expect.

Methodist Physicians are awesome. Just had a baby last month. My OB (Platt) was on vacation when I went into labor & her two partners teamed up for my delivery. They are very supportive of natural techniques. Also delayed cord clamping & 1 hour skin to skin is their standard policy. That was my 3 rd baby/delivery, first at their clinic, & it was by far the best experience.

I used metro for 3 of my 4 kids. I saw a doc for 2 and a midwife for one. Midwife delivered all 3. I have seen most of the providers in that practice. My youngest is a year this december and i got to control when the pitocin was on and off. I could turn it off to labor in tub. My midwife brought me a sandwich during labor and pretty much catered to my wants. She stayed my whole labors each time. She had the ob on call in house when i had pre-e in case we needed to do an emergency c-section. Never pressured into that. Never needed it. She delivered him with cord wrapped twice around his neck twice. She delivered the first one who got stuck and the last one, who was sunny side up all with no issues. With the midwife i saw throughout my pregnancy (she was my first doc's np and i knew her well by then) was the same as the docs. Metro does ultrasounds every visit on every client. I liked it, so didnt object, therefore not sure how they would be if someone did object. She managed my pre-e by extensive monitoring and didnt induce until 39 weeks. I was on bedrest with 2-3 visits a week to make sure we were ok. Plan early am visits. In amd out at that point. I have waited 3 hrs for docs, never for the midwives. Metro is really pushing fir jennie only deliveries and mercy has a new doc. Dr. Shanahan. She ran the ob residency program at bergan and is really nice.

Casie dorr, at Alegent health women's at mercy in cb. Her n dr shanahan are both amazing. Casie is a midwife n amazing. She delivered my last two. Here's the number. And there's no wait in their office n everyone is amazing!!! 7123882860 don't go to metro, I've been going there 17 years!!! They delivered all of mine except last two. They are horrible anymore. Wait is ridiculous as well as service. Had one of nurses doing my blood draw for prenatal tests and she turned her head to grab other vials n turned needle in arm at same time, my arm hurt so bad for a week and bruised. Horrible. That's just one story

I highly recommend researching their cesarean rates. This is a direct indication of how natural/vaginal birth-friendly a provider is. Always ask providers directly but searching by provider name on www.amino.com is a great place to start!

Www.onestaffmedical.com talk to Jenn Fuller seriously the best recruiter ever. Tell he I told you. They have like 20 jobs posted rightt now that i know off

I love Kristi Shanahan with focus staff. Always works hard to find you a job and is easy to work with.

Welcome to Omaha! Sounds like you've had some scary experiences! Glad to hear things are going well with breastfeeding your little one! Have you found Omaha Area Natural Parents or their closed group OANP Support Group? Either of those would be a great place to ask for doctor recommendations. https://www.facebook.com/groups/OANPsupport/

You might be interested in joinging this closed group as well for breastfeeding support. :)https://www.facebook.com/groups/197437723107/

UNMC midwives, birth center in Bellevue, or Finley in Bellevue are the only ones I could recommend. But some of the local midwives have used other ob/gyns with success. Kristen Treat knows a bunch, and is an awesome doula as well. Don't skip on the doula. It's worth the money. I was scheduled with the midwives on my first, but waited to come in, then I had her before the midwife was found and in the meantime, the other people there were giving me crappy advice that I listened to bc I didn't know any better(despite having read books and done Bradley). Second time around I got a doula, and had a great birth despite having some obstacles to overcome.

Totally get a Doula ( or two!) I liked birthing with Dr Finley at Bellevue medical center. He was amazingly supportive of my choices even coming in as a home birth transfer. I am also a Doula feel free to pm me for more info

I love Dr. Molly Beran at Immanuel, and Kristen Treat was my doula. They were both amazing!!

I delivered my second baby with Bridget Wieczorek (CNM) and had an amazing experience! She is working part-time at Methodist.

I had Jenda and Michele for my birth that lasted over 23 hours. Jenda was very kind and gracious and treated me with respect. Michele didn't leave the entire time even when I ended up with a csection. I will be going to them for my next also at their new practice Guiding Hands Midwifery. I will not see the other 2 midwives left at Methodist I did not have a good experience with them and I thought it really lucky they were not on call when I went into labor.

Michele and Jenda's new practice is Guiding Hands Midwifery. They are both amazing. If I have another I will for sure be checking them out and will not return to the current midwives at Methodist. They were both with me for nearly an entire 18 hours while I was laboring at the hospital with my first and Michele was with me during my second c section. They are wonderful!

Dr Andrea Leishman-Barb through Omaha OBGYN who practices out of lakeside, but yes delivers at Methodist (she actually lives a mile away; important for this fast mama ;)...and Dusti Bosworth for a doula:)

Heather Ramsey at the midwife's place!!! My birth there was absolutely beautiful:,) i love those women:,) <3

Interview a few providers to be sure you find the right fit for you. I recommend interviewing the midwives at UNMC, Dr. Finley at Bellevue Med Center and Heather and her new partner at The Midwife's Place. Don't choose a provider or birth place based on their location, but rather how supportive they will be of your wishes. I also very strongly recommend a doula. No matter how wonderful your husband is or how fantastic your provider is a doula will be an investment you will not regret. As with providers, interview several doulas to find the right fit for you. The Omaha Doulas Association is a good place to start. www.omahadoulas.com

We see Dr. Lisa Whitcomb and love her. She is very open to natural methods and alternate/non-vaxing families and is very knowledgable about breastfeeding. I would recommend a midwife over an OB/GYN if you are looking for a provider open to natural treatments. There are midwives at Methodist Women's Hospital, University of Neb Med Center (The Olson Center) and The Midwife's Place in Bellevue. You could also consider LifeCare Family Medicine in Bellevue. Dr. Finley and Dr. Larsen are both family physicians and also do OB/GYN.

I would say a Chiropractor and Midwife. My hubby and I have 4 children. He is a chiropractor that works around or with Insurance. Our youngest is 10 months and saw Laura Wilwerding 1 time after delivery after she was born just because. My 3 year old has only seen a Ped 1 time in 2 years just because again. Other than that my husband@Indeed Chiropractic 402-637-6715 sees all of our kids and tons more from other patients! Laura is great with BFing and is open. Heather Ramsey for a midwife. Kent Plummer is certified and a Child Cert.

We see Dr. Wilwerding. She has been great! I also LOVE my OB. Dr. Burke. She actually suggested I see a chiropractor. We do see a chiropractor too. We go to Koca Chiropractic Clinic off 120 th Blondo. Fantastic group of people!!!

Rupp Chiropractic & Advanced Nutrition Dr. Mallory is a Chiropractic Internist and is wonderful. For a Ped we really like Dr. Wilwerding. ~Amanda

@alycia smock schuler ~ I recommend you looking into herbalists in town such as those at Land of Milk&Honey Herb of the Month Club or Four Winds Natural Healing Center. We see Kate Bodmann and employ her herb of the month club and are delighted at the positive changes we have seen in our health, both mental and physical, in the last 6+ months!!!

We use Dr. Finley for our whole family for all things medical, but mostly we use preventative care: Essentials Chiropractic, Four Winds, Land of Milk and Honey's herb of the month, and what I'm learning in my herb classes. We rarely need to go in to the doctor.

Dr Whitcomb is the best!

Dr Whitcomb! We love her for all 4 of ours!

We too use Dr Whitcomb and absolutely love her!

Dr. Whitcomb for a pediatrician!

I 2 nd the Methodist Midwived. Jenda Stauffer was mine and she is simply amazing. The other 2 were okay, but I love Jenda ~Aron

I don't think the UNMC Midwives take women for well women care if they have never had a pgcy with them, but I could be wrong. I see Heather Ramsey at the birth center and LOVE it! I've had an OB before and this is just way better. ~Jenn

It really depends what you're looking for...personalities differ. Heather Ramsey, CNM is an amazingly skilled and caring provider. Dr. Stancil is awesome. It really depends what you like and where you can go! We are so lucky to have so many amazing doctors in the Omaha area! I did a paper last week and according to recent numbers, we have 142 physicians who perform births in Omaha alone, and 12 nurse-midwives (give or take).

Love, Love, Love Dr. Andrea Leishman-Barb--she's at Lakeside and UNMC with Omaha OBGYN. Funny enough, I was seeing a partner for my first pregnancy and when he "couldn't make it" to deliver my daughter (even though he induced me that morning and delivers all his own babies), Andrea showed up instead! I absolutely love her...she's see me through well women care since Harper was born and through a recent miscarriage. I can't wait to be pregnant with number two (three really) to go through OB care with her...she's AWESOME! The first doctor I've ever called the office for and actually been able to talk to on the phone without jumping through hoops and three other people!

Dr Ann Sullivan at lakeside. She's in with dr cote but I found his bedside manner is rather rude. I had a high risk pregnancy and she was wonderful with making sure my needs were met and that things went smoothly and how I planned.

Girl you should try UNMC. Jenn-they do I had a well check last Jan when Heather was still there, then got prego in March and delivered a couple weeks ago! Seriously they are AWSOME. Personable and take time to get to know you. You would love them. I've heard Brian Finley is awesome too if your comfortable with a man. We can chat about it next time we get together!

I believe the UNMC midwives do provide well woman care... http://www.olsoncenter.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=111.

If you're looking for a natural birth I completely recommend Dr. Finley! He's located at Bellevue Med Ctr. Lifecare Family Medicine. He allowed me to VBA2C naturally and I drove from Lincoln. Some women drive to him from KS. He has his own fan club on Facebook if you need testimonials.:-)

LOVE Dr. Somer-Shely as well. She was completely supportive of my natural birth and Hypnobabies plans.

I see Dr. Paige Berryman at Methodist. She is personable, down to earth and is so charismatic. I actually switched to her midway through my pregnancy because I was so unhappy with my other provider. She was very supportive of my birth plan and talked through everything with me. She never made me feel rushed at my appointments. She has been great with post partum care as well. Her staff is knowlegeable and prompt in returning calls when I have had questions (which is often!) I would highly recommend her. Good luck making a decision! Its great to read the many posts about all the resources in our area.

I love LOVE LOVE Heather!! Her student is super friendly as well +(and on my opinion, anyone taking lessons from Heather is going to be Amazing as well!!):-) I was just at Heathers clinic/office/center yesterday and heard the receptionist telling a couple that they were no longer taking new patients at this point. They are completely booked for current pregnancies and have even extended their hours to accomadate the high demand! Also said they have patients driving from Kansas, south Dakota western/central Iowa and central Nebraska!!

Dr. Nick Steinauer, he is awesome. ;)

I would never ever recommend Dr Cote. Dr. Evans and Dr. Sullivan are in that group and they are both wonderful and will listen to and respect your choices. But, there's a chance Cote would deliver you.

I see Dr Westcott at Methodist and I have always been happy with her.

Not sure exactly what you're looking for, but I love Dr. Marvin Stancil.

LOVE Dr. Somer-Shely! She helped me have two VBACS after my first c-section.

I second Dr. Somer-Shely! I was able to see her with 1 of my 4 pregnancies and she was my best OBGYN and even better than the midwife I had seen (she was based out of CB). She was super friendly and when I was delivering my son she sat in the room with us on the bed and talked to me prior to pushing. ~Emily

I've met almost every pediatrician and OB at Methodist. Almost all of them have video profiles on mhsdoctors.com. might be a good way to get a feel for what they're like. My kids go see Dr. Arispe and they love him. He and his partners are at the women's hospital campus which is where 95% of the OBs are too

We use doctor Walenz at regency pediatrics. She's awesome. I also had her kids at the JCC. My doctor is Dr. Gernhart. She's amazing!

We use dr. John C. Moore at village point pediatrics. It's childrens physicians.

Dr. Drake at Children's Dundee ; my ob/gyn is Dr. Finney at UNMC Physicians and she is amazing

Dr Kent Kromberg is great childrens doctor. He is off of 138 th and Maple. And Dr William Weidner is in the Womens Center on 192 nd.

My kids use Dr.Woodford at Regency! I love him! But, Dr.Bausch(female doc) at Regency is great doc too. My ob is Dr. Lanette Guthman at Methodist Womens Hospital.

We use Dr Harold Huff (Methodist Healthwest) as our family dr & I go to Dr Julia Bishop@Methodist Women's for ObGyn - she delivered all 3 of our kiddos.

Dr. Craig Basset is at The womens center and I LOVE him!!! By far my favorite dr. I need a good pediatrician too!

Not OB but I see Lynn Kocian at Gretna Family Health and she has been great to work with and extremely knowledgeable about losses, weight struggles, PCOS, and anything related to hormones. I would highly recommend her. ~Amanda

I saw Dr Ziegenbein an ob through UNMC who diagnosed me w/ pcos. She monitored how meds helped my cysts w/ u/s and we tried fertility meds also, though it wasn't successful. I lost weight and got pg twice on my own after stopping meds. I then switched over to the midwives@UNMC for the rest of my pregnancy. GL and I hope you find the right Dr for you!

I see Dr. Erin Evans OB at Associates in Womens Health, she diagnosed my PCOS. When I needed a reproductive endocrinologist for fertility I went and saw Dr. Victoria Maclin at https://www.facebook.com/122638221127764 Heartland Center for Reproductive Medicine, PC. Hands down the best experience of my life, and I now have a beautiful daughter!!

Pope Paul Institute is fantastic! That's where I got my diagnosis. I was bummed that I had to stop going there because of insurance. They're great!

Definitely Pope Paul because they are going to get to the ROOT cause of why you have PCOS. Personally, I healed my PCOS with doTERRA's Long Life Vitality supplements, Phytoestrogen Complex, Bone Nutrient Complex, and ClaryCalm blend of essential oils. It took a good year to heal, but I'm so glad I did it.

I see Dr Andrea Leishman Barb; she's with Omaha OBGYN. They have offices at lakeside, but are not CHI affiliated and therefore BCBS is fine. She delivers at both Lakeside and Womens. Very supportive of breastfeeding, natural delivery, etc

Dr. Evans sees moms at Methodist too. Just FYI.

I love Dr Bassett, he is so easy going and really listens to your requests and concerns.

Dr. Leishman-Barb and Dr. Collins are in the same practice, too.

Jenda Stauffer is amazing! Highly recommend her.

Dr Leishman!

Jenda Stauffer - http://www.guidinghandsmidwife.com

Jenda Stoffer with guiding hands midwifery is soon to go to Methodist she is very experienced very skilled and very kind I recommend her to all of my patients most of my nurses have had her deliver their babies... She does take Blue Cross Blue Shield

Dr Megan Pritchett at the women's hospital!

I love Dr. Linda Collins from Omaha Ob-Gyn.

Dr. Paige Berryman!!:)

Susan try Dr. Fiksinski for cardiologist he is really good and Dr. Sotolongo for ob/gyn my niece goes to him. I'm at my nephews wrestling tournament today.

Both of these doctors are with Methodist Hospital.

Dr. Sylvia Ziegenbein (Ob/Gyn) -- UNMC Physicians at Village Pointe. She's great! Dr. Ashley Falk (Family Med) -- UNMC 44 th & Emile. Also great!

Dr Seimers delivered Mark. It was a complicated delivery, and he never let on there were problems till everyone was out of the woods. He seemed very knowledgeable. My neighbor is a gynecologist. She does not deliver babies, just works with "girl problems" I'm sure she could give an excellent referral. http://www.mhsdoctors.com/physician-profile/?id=11114698

Prayers Peggy!!

Kent Seimer 72 and Center. Wonderful doc.

Dr Sean McFadden is Amazing. He delivered all 3 of my children and did my surgery. Super personable and is amazing! Sarpy county OBGYN

My current Ob/gyn is Gema Simmons. She is in Nabity's office. I have been very pleased with her and that office.

I have David Crotzer at Methodist Cancer Center. Have been very pleased w him. Praying for you.

I love Dr. Thatcher and Dr. McFadden! I had a horrible experience with the previous doctor I had been seeing and switched to this PA. I started seeing Dr. Thatcher after I got pregnant. Both her and get husband are down to earth, very honest, and helpful. The last trimester of my pregnancy was very difficult on me, and she did a great job of answering my questions and easing my fears. You will probably have to wait a little bit at your appointments, but that's the only complaint I've ever had!

Lee Adama...sending pm, check others folder:)

I love Dr. Kinney at UNMC as well. She is an excellent care provider.

Agreed. The midwives at UNMC are fabulous. But you need to talk to an IBCLC about milk ducts, call or text ELITE Lactation Consultants (402)915-1559, Ash Bergren and Lara are wonderful!

I love Allison Phillips at Methodist

Dr. Sean McFadden at Sarpy County OBGYN is absolutely amazing!!! He and his wife work there and are truly wonderful people. They've been so helpful for everything!

I love Dr. Taggert at Midlands/Allegent. She is pro-meds, but she was fabulous with my daughter when she had to have a cyst removed. And I believe if you told her you wanted to go as holistically as possible in your approach she would be open to it. Very personable and thorough.

Dr.Sonja Kinney at the med center. Such a nice and caring doctor. She was a great help with my bf problems and helped me in a safe and appropriate manner.