Since having my third baby and an emergency surgery with Dr. Crowe in September 2018 (it's my third child, but the only baby I've had under Dr. Crowe's care to be clear), I've been telling every woman I know that if they're looking for an OB/gyn, they need to call Women OB ASAP. Like, even without prompting and when it's unsolicited, I rave about my experience and the skilled, empathetic care I've received from Dr. Crowe and Women OB.
What stands out about my experience with Dr. Crowe are two things: (1) compassionate and empathetic communication, and (2) highly knowledgeable and skilled care.
Dr. Crowe patiently answered each of my questions, including both the logical ones and what I'm sure were some illogical ones. And I ask a lot of questions; like, I wanted to know the specific dose of medication that was going to be used for my induction to make sure it was within the range recommended by the World Health Organization. (I might be a little bit of a high-strung patient.) If you have questions or concerns about something related to your care, let her know. She'll respond with kindness and concern for your well-being and general experience as a patient and human.
There was a point during my long induction when my nurse and I both started to wonder if my baby had flipped into a breech position. A tech at the hospital was going to do an ultrasound to confirm the baby's position, but instead Dr. Crowe came in during the middle of the night to personally do the ultrasound herself. (This was in addition to checking on me regularly throughout the induction, of course.) When the nurse said Dr. Crowe didn't need to come in just to do the ultrasound -- Dr. Crowe said (in reference to me), "if she was going to get any bad news, I wanted it to come directly from me." This is to say: my experience was that Dr. Crowe does not take her commitment to her patients lightly.
I also had some complications after giving birth that resulted in an emergency surgery. Dr. Norman was the doctor on call at the time. I appreciated her quick decision making and the fact that she communicated with me clearly as she evaluated me and made the decision to proceed to surgery, explaining to me and my husband the course of anticipated events, what she recommended once it was clear surgery was needed, and answering our questions without losing time before getting me into surgery. Given that it was an emergency situation, it would've been easy for a doctor to skip over the communication with me and my husband and just rush into surgery. I was so grateful for this care and intentional communication balanced with acting quickly in an emergency situation.
And! Dr. Crowe came in at 10pm to perform the surgery alongside Dr. Norman. In a very scary event, it made me feel like I was in great hands and receiving really skilled care to know there were not one but two stellar surgeons in the operating room performing my surgery. After the fact, Dr. Crowe told me that in this practice, they always aim to have two surgeons working together in the operating room in such an event. I thought that was awesome.
I also have several friends who are using or have used other doctors in this practice and they've reported similar experiences of being thrilled with the quality of their care and communication with their doctor.
As an added bonus, the Women OB office and waiting room are a lovely space; they had an awesome interior design firm do the space and it shows. Instead of the years-old magazines you find in the waiting rooms of most doctors' offices, this office has interesting and beautiful books to flip through about interior design, women, poetry and more. While a beautiful doctor's office might sound frivolous, it's incredibly intentional; in an appointment with Dr. Crowe, she told me she knows it can be unpleasant, painful, or even traumatic for women to go to the gynecologist / OB. They want to create the most comfortable space possible for women to receive care.
You should definitely follow their Instagram account -- @womenobnashville -- both to get a feel for the general vibe of the practice and just for some great, inspiring women-centric content.
I loved this item from one of their recent Instagram posts and thought it was a sweet summary of how Dr. Crowe and this team aim to care for their patients:
"You may have noticed we have a bunch of plants in our office. The light from all the windows is amazing for them whether it be the fig, lemon and olive trees or the orchids and African violets. We hope that seeing plants being loved on and cared for will help create an environment where you feel safe and secure in your most vulnerable moments, knowing that we pay attention to living things even when they don't say a word." read more