Dr. Helen Rich Cavasin, MD

Dr. Cavasin will not listen to you or your birth plan. She has terrible impersonal bedside manners, never came back to see us after I had an induced vaginal delivered to a healthy baby that weighed two pounds less than predicted. Dr. Cavasin hounded us to have a c-section and seemed displeased with my decision to induce rather than to have a c-section. Her NP even suggested to have a c-section for superficial reasons. Dr. Cavasin will just set up an unwanted c-section appointment for you without letting you know in advance and if that doesn't work there is always another way. I had one high blood pressure reading in the office and was re-tested with the same blood pressure cuff that may have been faulty to begin with. Leading to Dr. Cavasin to admit me to the hospital for observation. My blood pressure was normal unless Dr. Cavasin was in the room. I felt like I had to constantly reaffirm my wishes to not undergo a c-section. If you want to experience an uphill battle with your OB… during your pregnancy than Dr. Cavasin is the doctor and nursing staff for you. The staff does not communicate well and will not respect your birth plan. Because this is YOUR BIRTH and you should feel EMPOWERED to proceed as you want to. We understand that an URGENT medical need may lead to a c-section but if that is not what I want than so be it. The reason was that I was having a "FAT" baby per Dr. Cavasin (Thanks for calling my baby fat btw). Well the baby was 2 pound less than predicted and healthy. We rushed into an induction bc we had partial reason to believe the doctor but wanted to avoid a c-section due to long recovery time and other undisclosed risks. With a vaginal delivery we were advised shoulder dystocia was a risk if baby was too big but that was minimal compared to a c-section.

Dr. Cavasin is amazing! I had to see her for my last 2 weeks of my pregnancy as my regular Dr was going on vacation. At my appointment with her she brought to my attention that I had pre-eclampsia, something my original Dr apparently with didn't notice or didn't think it was important enough to mention at any of my previous appointments. I have since changed to her for my OBGYN.