The midwives at Womancare center took amazing care of me and my unborn child throughout my entire…read morepregnancy. They care for the entire person, not just focused on the pregnancy but the emotional and mental well being of mother to be. I am absolutely thrilled with the care I receive there and continue to receive there. I know if I ever find myself expecting another child I will already know where to go.

From the owner: We are an OB/GYN office that offers a variety of choices for prenatal care and delivery. We…read morespecialize in minimally invasive surgery and gynecology services.

I've been going to this location for many years, and the service used to be excellent. However,…read moresince mid-2023, it has significantly declined--from the nurses to the nurse practitioners to the doctors. They now recommend too many unnecessary tests and biopsies that cost thousands of dollars and go straight to the deductible. This has left me feeling frustrated, untrusting, and disappointed. I no longer have a reliable OB-GYN I can turn to, someone who knows my history and offers thoughtful care before jumping to procedures. Being in my mid-60s, I know I need good care, but sadly, I won't find it at this practice. To make matters worse, most women's health practices in Tidewater have merged into one physician group. Their approach seems clear: more tests, more procedures, and less personalized care. Trust your gut feeling - take care and be aware of what I shared.

Be sure to familiarize yourself with current pap screening standards. It is no longer annual for…read moremost patients. They don't care to tailor the procedures for each patient and don't ask enough questions about what your needs are for the visit. No private area with no door is where they ask " how many sexual partners do you have". Unreal. I should have got up and demanded a room with a door for this intake. Who designed this office? Providers aren't horrible but the staff is under educated and cannot discuss basic questions without help. Do not recommend.

I was the first to review here in 2013 and then did the BRCA test, was positive for a deleterious…read moremutation, and was referred to a specialist and stopped coming here shortly thereafter. Last year, I became pregnant and came back for my obstetric care. I'm over 35 so there was a lot of testing, blood tests, ultrasounds, and referrals to EVMS for special screenings but they handled it all with care and made it fairly easy. I've seen most of the physicians here, as a group, they prefer to rotate you around to everyone so that you hopefully have seen all the doctors who may be on call when you go into labor. Still, you will likely click with one and try to stick with that one if you can. My original doctor, Fontanares, was wonderful, but retired from deliveries at around my 4th month and passed me on to Dr. Sarah Murphy who she said she knew I would love. She was right. I saw her for the remainder and is the Dr. who ultimately delivered my baby girl at Sentara Leigh. I also liked Dr. Connor and Dr. Arbogast but really clicked with Dr. Murphy who is younger, recently had a baby herself, and is very healthy and active. We bonded over both being runners while we were pregnant and staying active late into the third trimester. Dr. Murphy is a D.O. instead of an M.D. If you're like me, you don't know the difference. This means she is a medical doctor with similar practice and education as an M.D. but is doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - meaning the main difference is a more holistic mind/body overall approach to care of patients instead of the M.D. more treat the illness type of approach. Ok, sign me right up! That's exactly what I wanted for my pregnancy/delivery experience and is just what I received. I 100% had the delivery that I wanted. I wanted to remain active, wear a wireless heart monitor for the baby, walk around, wait to get the epidural and stay informed and make choices the entire way. We worked on a plan for induction and scheduled it for a day she was on call. Luckily, my induction/labor only lasted 12 hours and I delivered at 3:49am when her shift was ending at around 8am! We pulled it off. I feel grateful to have had her as my physician for perhaps the biggest medical event of any woman's life - she was a real gem who treated me with respect and as a partner in this event. She listened to me, made sure I was heard, took the time to answer all questions, is very personable and down to earth, everything I wanted. I've heard so many horror stories that I wanted to share a very positive birth experience and positive experience with this practice! I'm sad that I will likely not see her again as I see an oncologist for BRCA/Cancer screening but, if I am released, I will come back!

This was a great place for gynecological care. I'm sure it still is for women under 65. I loved Dr…read more Bertolino. But one year after my appointment I received a large bill. I'm on Medicare & have a Supplemental that pays everything that Medicare doesn't. When calling about the bill, I learned that TPW had become a division of Mid-Atlantic Women's Care. The new corporation totally changed everything about the operational aspects of the company, They required a total examination, whether one needed it or just came for a minor testing. Patients on Medicare were expected to pay the full amount out of pocket. Both my doctor and I appealed to the office manager that neither of us knew of the change. The front desk person who checked me in also wasn't fully aware of the change. The office manager appealed to their new corporate and assured me that they would offer a credit, since neither I or my doctor were aware of the change, But the bills continued to come, I finally gave up on their making good on the promise and paid the bill. This year when my appointment time was near I received a letter indicating the cost. A signatory of confirmation was required. I canceled the appointment, The acquisition of TPW by Mid-Atlantic Women's Care has ruined the practice for older women. I'm sure for young or middle aged women it's still a wonderful practice. Just no longer for me. I will miss Dr. Bertolino's wonderful level of care,

Great TEAM and GREAT PHYSICIAN!! Everyone is warm and inviting! Dr. Powers is an Amazing man and…read morephysician! He takes everything about HIS patients so seriously! He is there for you! He will follow-up on any treatments that he starts! He gives exceptional care! He is a hands on physician and he also teaches at 2- Universities! Students get hands on experience under his practice and patients are the best way to learn. Being a former MASTER prepared nurse and teaching at Universities as a former nurse; my students went to hospitals and to doctor's offices! Dr.Powers, teach the students how to do an annual exam and how to do Breast Exams. He always ask his patients; "I have students today, would you be comfortable with them being present and performing the exam with me teaching them hands on." I always say; "yes sir." That is what medicine is all about. We have to learn and we have to " pass the torch to future generations of healthcare professionals." I "ADMIRE," what he does!! And, he has an Amazing office staff. They answer the telephones and call you back! They move mountains for you! Blessings Always, Celia Herron

I see Dr. MONCLA. I have seen him for over a decade. He's delivered all three of my children. He's…read morealways caring, kind, and explains everything to the fullest while answering every question I have. I highly recommend his office. I use the NC location and the office experience is out of this world. They are all nice, professional, and they really care about your well being and experience. The office is always clean, organized, and genuinely cared for.

I'm still starry eyed from my visit to River City Midwifery earlier today. I delivered my son with…read moreanother midwifery practice that has since disbanded. In the last two years, I've bounced from office to office, trying to find a place for routine care where I felt at peace and at home. The difference in care that you receive from midwifery practice vs regular OBGYN is astounding. I already knew that from my past experience, but today's appointment with Adrianna from River City Midwifery sealed the deal. I was warmly greeted as soon as I got out of the car by Adrianna. She took my appointment outside on a patio underneath twinkling lights. I was already at home. We had a conversation about what has been going on with me since I gave birth a little over two years ago. When people say babies change everything about your body, they're not lying. I've been struggling ever since and haven't been able to pinpoint exactly what was going on with me. I walked Adrianna through my whole journey up to today. She listened, took notes, and empathized. When I told her I'd done my own research, she didn't scoff or judge or make passive aggressive comments about Googling. She commended me for doing what I'd done up to that point and agreed with the tests that I thought I needed. Let me say that again. She agreed with the tests that I thought I needed. I have asked multiple doctors to test me for certain things and have been met with excuses or been flat out told no. I felt instantly advocated for and taken care of in that moment. After we finished talking, she brought me inside and drew my blood herself for labs. She allowed me to lay down and calmly talked me through the process, as I'm squeamish with blood draws. Afterward, she gave me a quick tour of the birth center. It was magical, cozy, comfy, and everything any woman would want while giving birth. I've already made the decision to stay with River City Midwifery for well woman care and any future babies that I am blessed with. So thankful for them!

Third time to leave a review since my Google reviews keep mysteriously disappearing…read more It's difficult to write this review because our actual birth with the team here was amazing and everything we wanted it to be. However, the care, or rather lack thereof, that my wife and I received outside of the actual birth needs to be shared so it doesn't happen to someone else. In our prenatal visits we let it be known multiple times that we did not want to know the sex of our baby until birth. During one of our appointments one of the midwives used she/her pronouns when referring to our baby...part way through I said "wait is that the sex of the baby? we said we didn't want to know that"...the midwife quickly backpedaled and said "oh I didn't realize I had done that, I use different pronouns interchangeably when people don't want to know the sex". Needless to say we had a girl, and given what happened with our post natal care we are pretty certain this midwife slipped and revealed that information to us. Again, our actual labor experience with River City Midwifery went beautifully however the postpartum care was a bit troubling. During one postpartum visit I felt shamed by a midwife for using a nipple shield to nurse my baby, which was recommended by our pediatrician and was the only way my baby could latch. My 6 week follow up appointment seemed to fall through the cracks. I was never seen which was a big miss given I hemorrhaged during birth and was having postpartum anxiety (which was expressed to the midwives). Our baby was hospitalized when she was 3 1/2 months, the midwives knew about this (as they stated in an email "through the grapevine", which feels incredibly gossipy and hurtful) and did not reach out to check on us. Still to this day our baby has health issues and no one from River City Midwifery has reached out. We reached out via email after our baby was discharged from her 11 day hospital stay to share with the midwives what was going on with her and to express concern that I never had a follow up visit with them which is when they replied saying they had heard she was hospitalized and didn't think it was appropriate to reach out. They also put the blame for not having a follow up visit on us saying we never scheduled one. This is something they should have been on top of, new parents or even one's with children already and have a newborn really shouldn't be responsible for this, they already have enough on their plate and it was included as part of the birth package we purchased. Furthermore when we responded back to them and stated that we felt abandoned and would possibly be seeking follow up care elsewhere, they said nothing, and did not take any opportunity to even try to make things right. After posting a Google Review in September, it suddenly went missing. Reposted the exact same review in November and was deleted again. Big red flags. At the end of the day, we feel we were patient dumped and my wife and I are still processing how this happened. We clearly were under the wrong impression of the care we expected to receive - it shouldn't have dropped once our baby was born. This was the biggest moment of our lives and to walk away feeling abandoned has been immensely painful. It is a big deal. To anyone who may be considering this care provider, please remember to advocate for your health and if something feels off, trust it, this is not the place we thought we'd feel dismissed. Hoping there are improvements to the care future clients/babies/families receive here.

most of physicians in the office seem to work efficiently but the the last three visits with Dr…read moreFernandez specifically I have had to wait well over an hour past my appointment ! it Seems to be only her that can't seem to keep her appointment schedule! It's time to find a new doctor because they don't think my time is valuable.. it's infuriating and it's not one time it's EVERY TIME

Dr. Parva is a great doctor. He is funny, friendly, knowledgeable and I feel he truly cares about…read morehis patients. The office staff has been great at the Chesapeake and Norfolk locations. I highly recommend this practice.

I had such a great experience going here for my pregnancy. Dr. Warren and her team of nurses…read morepractitioners and nurses were top tier. From the beginning of my pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum the care was so much better than the care I received from my first pregnancy. They take care of a lot of women and I was so impressed that they are able to handle the amount of personnel with the level of care and attention. I highly recommend this clinic!

I have been a patient at this practice for four years, and while the providers have been good, the…read moreadministrative side has been consistently frustrating. In those four years, I have not been able to reach the reception or billing department by phone even once. Calls either go unanswered or are disconnected almost immediately. Resolving even simple issues has always been unnecessarily difficult. My latest experience was unacceptable. My original appointment was canceled by the practice. I received at least three text messages and multiple emails confirming that the appointment had been canceled. Then, about a month later, the practice scheduled me with a different provider without my agreement. The text message specifically instructed me to reply "1" to confirm the new appointment, and I never replied or confirmed by email. Despite never accepting the new appointment, I was charged a no show fee. A medical practice cannot cancel an appointment, repeatedly notify a patient that it has been canceled, and then simply place a new appointment on the patient's calendar weeks later with a different provider and charge a no show fee when the patient never confirmed it. I hope management takes these issues seriously because they have significantly impacted my experience as a patient and has been extremely disappointing.

I was recommended to Dr Mosier by my sister in law after my previous OBGYN closed down. I have been…read moreseeing her for about 3ish years now and my most recent visit being my post-op appointment for my oophorectomy. Dr Mosier is an incredibly knowledgable and kind doctor who provides the best care. The front end staff is always inviting as well, especially Barbara/Barb at the check in desk. Kirsti was my surgery scheduler and has been amazing as well, and also super helpful recently.

Very friendly staff and very accommodating. I love my Dr. She is very knowledgeable and helped…read moreme a great deal.

I've been going to that practice for over 20 years, first as a patient of Dr. Nottingham, who was…read morewonderful but has since retired, then I saw Rachel Rottenberry, who was equally wonderful but has left the practice. I decided to stay with the practice for my first visit with Whibley. There clearly was a scheduling issue because they didn't have my appointment recorded. Front office staff was smug and unapologetic. Dr. Whibley was asked if she could try to fit me in, and from behind the half wall I heard a voice say something about not taking 'walk-ins' (as if this were what, a clinic? The hair cuttery? I've been going there for years!) The receptionist came from around the half wall and said the doctor couldn't, she had a meeting. The fact they were unapologetic and smug is what put me over the edge, to be clear. I looked in my phone log to see when I communicated with the office, which turned out to be a day the office was closed- my error- that was then not the day the appointment was scheduled. I have several record of calls to and from that office this summer, I chose the wrong one, as I soon found out. The office called me...yes CALLED ME as I got into my car to say I can't blame them because the date from my phone log I provided was a day the office was closed, so there's no way I made the appointment that day. I cancelled my rescheduled appointment right then and will not be going there. I received email notification later that day that my online medical record had been deleted. I've never actually met Dr. Whibley, and I never will. I'm glad others find her to be worth the their time. But you may want to check and double check and call and text and email and snail mail to make sure they actually recorded the appointment they gave you over the phone.

Dr. Whibley is by far the best gynecologist I have been too. She's been practicing for a while and…read moreknows how to make you as comfortable as possible. She calmed my nerves right on down. You can tell that she cares deeply about her patients; her office is covered in hundreds of Christmas cards and photos of her patients' growing babies. Dr. Whibley and her staff make you feel comfortable and take time to get to know you. I'm so glad I found her!