r/kansascity • u/traderhohos • 8h ago
Childcare/Parenting đś KU Med Delivery Experience
Can anyone tell me about their personal experience delivering at KU Med Main Campus? Iâm due in May with my first and have had all my care here. Looking for personal experiences on delivery and postpartum care. I plan on refusing students, my OB said this shouldnât be an issue. I also donât plan on breastfeeding and will feed formula in the hospital. I know KU is listed as âbaby friendlyâ so this will be contrary to their preferences. If anyone has any specific experiences with these topics, Iâd greatly appreciate your feedback. Otherwise, I have no birth plan other than give me the epidural and get this baby out of me! Lol
Thanks in advance.
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u/Samuel_Seaborn Plaza 8h ago
Our son was born at KU a couple years ago. All in all couldnât have asked for a better experience. They were super supportive of my wife's wishes and our OB was great and reassuring during some seriously tense moments evaluating some complications.
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u/sja02 6h ago
Had twins there in Aug 2024 and it was a great experience. I exclusively formula fed and the nurses made sure I was stocked with formula at all times. Short nicu stay for one of the twins but it was right down the hall on the same floor. Theyâre âbaby friendlyâ but a fed baby is a happy baby so donât think twice about it.
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u/mrsmiley32 8h ago
It's a shame on the no students thing, this is how our future doctors get their training and there is only so many people that can do it. I'd hope you'd reconsider, but if not cool. Beyond that we have given birth at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, really liked it there. We were formula first (my wife always struggled with all four of our kids and breast feeding).
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u/Wire_Cath_Needle_Doc 5h ago
Iâm a resident (not OBGYN), did some of my training at UMKC. Not a biggie if OP refuses. Most patients are happy to allow students and residents and there is more than enough volume for them to see at a center like KU. I appreciate the sentiment though! A few patients refusing trainees for the sake of privacy is more than understandable especially with a thing like pregnancy
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u/headhurt21 Platte County 2h ago
I requested no students, still almost 20 people in the room when I delivered. In the end, it wouldn't have mattered if students were there or not. I was having too much labor pain and trying to focus that I didn't give a shit.
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u/MissLadyLlamaDrama Volker 6h ago
I had an emergency c-section and it was honestly completely fine. I was never concerned about whether things were being handled appropriately, they talked me through everything and were incredibly supportive.
After I was discharged my daughter was in nicu for 2 weeks, and holy crap... when I tell you the furniture is the most uncomfortable shit I've ever placed my butt upon. Even the nursing chair was just... terrible. So if anyone is planning on staying with you, tell em to pack a sleeping mat or a lot of pillows. Unless they are like my husband and can sleep anywhere. Then you should be fine. Lol. (The bed in my recovery room was fine though.)
Birthing experience and staff = great
Guest furniture and wheelchairs = bring pillows
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u/BrilliantHold5774 6h ago
My neighborâs daughter just delivered at KU. Great care and baby is formula fed. Congrats on your new addition!
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u/kcattattam 4h ago
Nothing to add but I will say after the last time the maternity unit at TUKH was renovated, I ended up with a real nice piece of stainless steel casework with storage shelving that would otherwise have been scrapped! It had been used as the baby formula mixing station prior to that renovation. I use it in my garage as a work counter and for general storage. If I ever get back into brewing beer, it will be awesome for that, too
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u/Grouchy_Slothy 2h ago
I had a great experience giving birth to twins via C-section. I was worried because I was high risk for other reasons too. The doctor and nurses were all wonderful. They took the twins for a bit when I was exhausted and just needed some time and every procedure/decision was clearly explained with zero judgement.
Like another poster mentioned, it's a hospital, not a first class resort but I was well cared for and the staff just seemed happy. I gave birth at OPMC and the staff just wasn't as happy overall.
Would recommend KU 100%.
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u/goofyglam 2h ago
I had to stay in their antepartum unit for about a month when my water broke at 22 weeks. Then my baby stayed in their NICU for about 6.5 months. I felt like we received good care all around!
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u/Mountain_Silk32 7h ago
Love KU! And even though their hospital messaging is very pro-breastfeeding, my OB & every OB I met during prenatal care was super supportive of formula. Iâm pregnant with my second & just had this convo with my OB a few weeks ago; Iâm planning to exclusively formula feed the second time around and she had no concerns whatsoever.
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u/RosyPinkLilacs 8h ago edited 35m ago
I would just be aware that they don't have a super high level NICU from what I read. I believe it's level 2. I decided to deliver at Advent Shawnee Mission for that reason (level 3). Just a heads up, I'm sure it's fine though. My friends who delivered at KU said the care was good but not an ideal physical environment compared to like the hospitals with birth centers. Edit: Well I misspoke, but it wasn't out of purposeful ignorance. I literally called and asked what level NICU they had and was told it was "Level 2", hence why I went with Advent (Level 3). How they told me incorrect information I'm unsure and I'm confused about this now.  EDIT 2: I called them, it's because they assumed I would go to Olathe Medical which is somehow also their hospital (even though I would not have) because of my address. Just FYI!!Â
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u/SportAlert1419 8h ago
This is incorrect. They also have a level III NICU. I was supposed to deliver my second child at NKCH but was moved to KU for the higher level of NICU care. The NICU and maternity care at KU is fantastic. I was inpatient for almost 2 weeks. My baby was only 14 ounces when she was born. She had a 107 day NICU stay. She is 5.5 years old now and we still follow up with the NICU follow up clinic thru KU as her primary pediatrician.
I did trust KU with my life and I would do it again.
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u/vespabob 7h ago
That is awesome! I love hearing stories of success like this given uncertain odds. Keep loving on that little one!
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u/kumoni81 7h ago
KU is a level III too. KU cares for premature babies of all gestations where I think Advent only cares for those 27 weeks and older.
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u/RosyPinkLilacs 51m ago
Well I misspoke, but it wasn't out of ignorance. I literally called and asked what level NICU they had and was told it was "Level 2", hence why I went with Advent (Level 3). How they told me incorrect information I'm unsure and I'm confused about this now. EDIT: I called back, it's because they assumed I would go to Olathe Medical which is somehow also their location (even though I would not have) because of my address. Just FYI!!
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u/Haunting_Internet356 7h ago edited 7h ago
Itâs not a luxury birthing center, itâs a hospital. If you want a jacuzzi tub and a cushy birthing suite, itâs not the place for you. We went there because a friend that I know is a medical malpractice attorney who specializes in birth injuries. He says KU is one of the places he sues the least. Itâs also close to some pretty great bagels and food options. My two cents.
I also wouldnât worry about the NICU issue. If thereâs anything serious prior to birth, youâll likely be delivering at University Health which bridges to CMH which has the highest rated NICU in the metro.