Reviews

Christine Hackshaw was my midwife throughout my 3rd pregnancy. Knowing the exact birth I wanted to have I needed to feel as though I matter to my provider and not simply a number, which I had felt in my last two pregnancies with large group practices. I knew the moment I met Christine that it was just meant to be. She truly exemplifies all I was looking for. I wanted to matter, I wanted to feel as those all my concerns, wants and needs for an amazing epic birth would be met and boy did Christine go above and beyond. She was a perfect match for my second VBAC! I looked forward to driving to Boca from Greenacres with a 3.5 and 1.5yr old in tow. I arrived and immediately felt like family. Not only is Christine amazing but so is the entire staff, now that's unicorn status cause that is very rare to find. Christine was on board with my birth plan of laboring at home and trusting my body to let me know when it was time to go to the hospital. I went into labor in the early morning and informed her that I'd be calling her again when headed to the hospital. She knew I lived 30min away from the hospital so when I called her that we were leaving then she would know to start making her way in. Things progressed rather quickly and I was feeling the urge to push so with the quick thinking of my doula she called Christine to inform her we were 10min away from the hospital and that I was having the urge to push. Christine was 6min away. Apparently the phone remained on and she heard the intense environment in the car. She immediately took action and called the hospital to have nurses meet her patient downstairs since she had a pushing mom pulling up. We park on the fire lane of the maternity wing and I state I feel burning. My husband runs in to let security know we need immediate help. He runs back to the car and the head is crowning and delivered as he holds our daughter's head in his hands the nursing staff arrive just in time to suction baby and Christine pulls up and runs toward the car so she can deliver the rest of the baby. She was so incredible in that she even in all the action remembered my birth plan of skin to skin and allowing the cord to pulsate for a few minutes. She clamps the cord and allows my husband to climb over the other side of the car to cut the cord. Christine then hands the baby over to my husband all bundled up and helps me into the wheelchair to be brought into the hospital to deliver the placenta. She was definitely sent to me by God. She made sure both baby and I were safe! "Midwife by day, super hero by night" 4/7/16 5:55am 8lbs 6oz 20 3/4in 2nd successful vbac