I would not recommend going to this Dr. if you value communication and Dr. who values all life. I found him through a referral when I found out I was pregnant with our first. I went in for my first exam to do all of the prenatal testing and consultation. In our initial consultation he discussed the testing they do for Down Syndrome - when I asked why I would want that done - he said because 'most people choose to terminate the pregnancy.' I was so thrown off by this response and then he continued with a story of a patient who chose to keep the baby even after the test came back positive and she now has a child with extreme special needs that he claimed - 'is really a lot to handle.' HUH?!! terminate the baby because they may have special needs and you are a licensed DR?! I was sooo disgusted. Then to top it all off - after I asked to not have the cystic fibrosis test done in my prenatal screening due to personal preference and cost - I found out later when my bill came that they in fact DID give me that test and now I am out of pocket over $500 because they did not do what I asked. And now they are claiming I never asked to not have it and they refuse to help reduce the absurd charges. Needlesstosay, after that initial appointment I never returned to this Dr and have since found an AMAZING midwife who has given me the upmost in care and I could not even imagine continuing my care with this DR or anyone else. My advice, no matter what your religious preferences are - any DR who encourages you to terminate a child because there may be a 'chance' a CHANCE that they may be born with special needs is just WRONG. Even if that is your decision it is YOUR DECISION and he should remain unbiased. Do not go to Dr. Schmones.
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