Dr. Lori Caroline Megan Stafford, DO

I called to schedule an appointment and the person on the phone, who represents you, answered very rudely and hung up promptly. I would not recommend.

I have been debating for the longest time to post this but I feel like people have to know. First off I would like to say when I first started seeing Dr. Stafford it was always an amazing experience. I was diagnosed with PCOS and she helped me get pregnant! For that I will be forever grateful! Now here's why I'm giving a one star review. Towards the end of my pregnancy I had to get the usual blood work done but right after I had blood work they took my blood pressure which was of course high. (I've always hated needles) I was then taken into the exam room and Stephanie(nurse practitioner) tells me that my blood pressure was high and would have to be monitored at every visit because if it continued to be high I would have to be induced. (Of course I understand that high BP can cause multiple issues with the baby and I appreciate them looking out.) But I had just had blood drawn and of course it was going to be high. I continued going to my regular visits (with being induced in the back… of my mind) and everytime I would go in my blood pressure read high. Now I know from their side they were worried but I had spoke to Dr. Stafford and told her I was monitoring my blood pressure at home and it was always normal. She didn't really listen to what I had to say at that appointment and just told me that something could happen to the baby and said that I was scheduled at the hospital to be induced. I knew that being induced would increase my chances of a c section and didn't want to be induced but of course I felt scared that something might happen to my baby. So the day of my scheduled induction we get to the hospital and the whole time I have a gut feeling not to be induced because I knew I didn't have high BP. We get to the labor and delivery room and they hook me up to the BP monitor and my BP is normal! I asked the nurse why I'm being induced if my BP is normal. She did tell me they couldn't force me to be induced but Dr. Stafford would most likely call me and convince me to come back to the hospital. I ended up agreeing and was in labor for 4 days, with my BP being normal the whole time! I knew I never had high BP and inducing me wasn't medically necessary. Heres where I get really sad once I was in the postpartum room, one of the nurses asked my why i was induced. I told her because they had said I had high BP and she said that was wrong my bp was normal the whole time. She also referred me to another OBGYN. I wish I would've listened to myself and denied being induced but I was scared. I will say Dr. Stafford and all of her staff always treated me very well! Honestly I loved being their patient but I just wish she really would've listened to me and tooken into consideration that i was monitoring my blood pressure accurately at home. Now for my next pregnancies my chances of needing another c section are way higher and that completely breaks my heart. I still love Dr. Stafford and her staff especially because she helped me get pregnant with my baby girl. I will still recommend her to my friends but hopefully she will listen to her patients when they are genuinely concerned about a diagnosis not being right on their side.