How to Choose the Right Obstetrician to Support You Throughout Your Pregnancy Journey

Pregnancy is an extraordinary milestone filled with joyful anticipation and meaningful decisions about your health and your baby’s future. Choosing the right obstetrician early on ensures you have a trusted partner to offer knowledgeable guidance, steady reassurance, and a care plan crafted around your unique needs and wishes.

At the Coral Springs, Florida, practice of Alan B. Patterson, MD, expectant mothers are never just another appointment on a schedule. 

Having safely welcomed more than 6,500 babies into the world, board-certified obstetrician Dr. Patterson provides gentle, one-on-one care from your very first pregnancy planning visit through delivery and compassionate postpartum recovery.

Look for experience handling any delivery scenario

Partnering with a doctor who’s experienced in managing both routine care and unexpected complications ensures you feel supported through every shift in your pregnancy. 

Dr. Patterson has cared for women through a wide range of pregnancies, and has experience handling everything from smooth, low-risk pregnancies to sudden complications. His experience allows him to quickly recognize potential concerns, carefully monitor changes throughout pregnancy, and develop an appropriate plan for labor and delivery.

Dr. Patterson is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and completed his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital and Health Care Center.

Consider who will actually deliver your baby

When selecting an obstetrician, a key factor to consider is whether you’ll receive dedicated care from one doctor, or be seen by a rotating panel of providers.

At larger practices, patients often see different physicians at each prenatal visit, leaving them uncertain of which doctor will actually attend their delivery. Dr. Patterson offers a personalized approach.

As his patient, you receive dedicated, one-on-one care from him throughout your entire pregnancy, and he is always the physician who delivers your baby. Because Dr. Patterson stays with you throughout your journey, he understands your specific medical history, personal goals, and birth plan at every crucial moment.

Choose an obstetrician who listens

Pregnancy involves questions, concerns, and decisions at every stage. Your obstetrician should give you time to discuss what you’re experiencing and explain recommendations clearly.

Dr. Patterson is known for his gentle, patient-centered approach. During consultations, he focuses his attention on his patients, which helps build a strong doctor-patient relationship based on communication and trust.

Make sure your care can adapt to your pregnancy

Even a healthy pregnancy can take an unexpected turn. Your obstetrician should be prepared to adjust your care if complications develop.

Dr. Patterson provides individualized monitoring throughout pregnancy and works with a board-certified perinatologist for later ultrasounds. If a high-risk concern develops, the perinatologist helps Dr. Patterson manage the pregnancy while Dr. Patterson remains responsible for the patient’s delivery.

Think beyond pregnancy

Your physician should be prepared to support you through labor, delivery, and the postpartum period as well. Dr. Patterson provides comprehensive maternity care, including pregnancy monitoring, delivery, hospital care, and complete postpartum follow-up. And Dr. Patterson is one of the few OB doctors who always pushes with all of his patients. The vast majority of OB doctors have the labor room nurses push with their patients, who are very good at doing that, and then the doctor comes in at the end to do the delivery, or may have to do a C-section because the head is stuck in the vagina. Dr. Patterson always wants to be in the room pushing with his patients, so he is ready to do the delivery, and he does not let them push too long if the head is stuck in the vagina and NOT coming down as it should! 

His goal is to provide personalized guidance throughout your entire pregnancy journey, rather than treating each appointment as an isolated visit.

Choose personalized pregnancy care

Selecting Dr. Patterson means partnering with an attentive OB-GYN who brings decades of delivery experience and guarantees he’ll be by your side when it’s time to give birth.

If you’re looking for an experienced obstetrician in Coral Springs, Florida, contact Alan B. Patterson, MD, to discuss your pregnancy and delivery care. With more than 6,500 deliveries and one-on-one care throughout pregnancy, Dr. Patterson is committed to helping expectant mothers feel informed, supported, and confident every step of the way.