My husband and I chose Dr Fiona Cowell as our obstetrician for the birth of our first child. We were immediately impressed with Fiona’s warm and caring personality and felt at ease with her straight away. Our pregnancy was not straight forward. At our 20 week scan, our daughter was diagnosed with a multi-cystic dysplastic kidney. It was terribly stressful and traumatic to hear that our tiny baby had a kidney full of cysts, but Fiona’s professionalism and care helped us through the journey. Fiona arranged for us to meet with a paediatric kidney specialist at the Royal Children’s Hospital, who helped us understand the condition, and she listened attentively to all our concerns and worries. After every appointment we felt more calm and positive. Our daughter was a breech baby, so Fiona performed a planned C-Section. Despite the concerns about our daughter’s kidney, Fiona’s terrific bedside manner helped make the delivery a very positive experience.
For our second pregnancy, we wanted to return to Fiona, but as I was no longer working and we were trying to save money we decided to try the public system.
Unfortunately, we suffered a miscarriage at 10 weeks and another at 11 weeks.
After two miscarriages in-a-row, we decided we wanted to return to Fiona and the wonderful care she provided. It was the best decision we could have made. The first trimester was particularly nerve wracking, but Fiona kindly arranged for me to visit her on a weekly basis to hear the baby’s heartbeat. This additional attention really helped us get through the first 13 weeks. I looked forward to each appointment and Fiona’s kindness, positive attitude, humour and extensive knowledge, meant that I always left feeling better and more relaxed. Luckily, our fourth pregnancy was free from any complications. I made the decision to have another planned C-Section, based on experiences from my earlier pregnancies and Fiona was supportive of my decision. The birth of our son was calm and uncomplicated.
My husband and I are very grateful to Fiona for the advice and reassurance she gave us with our daughter’s pregnancy and the extra attention and generosity she provided throughout our son’s pregnancy.
We would definitely recommend her!