Delaney Melissa L DO

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Gena

First I would like to start off by saying I have been going to doctor Delaney and nurse Jackie for about 7 years and have always received adequate treatment. Until now... I am a first time mom and like many moms was very excited for my first trimester ultrasound which oddly enough is conducted in their office instead of with an ultrasound technician however I still had high hopes of seeing a clear picture of my baby on the screen and being assured my little one was healthy. What I got was horrendous treatment and nothing like what I was expecting from a professional doctor who has practiced in this field for many years. When my ultrasound began dr Delaney told me the machine was brand new so I was excited that it was new technology and I would be able to see a great view. She scanned my stomach and I saw basically nothing but my full bladder and a little black ball. No arms, no legs, no head and only got to see a flicker of a heartbeat for 3 seconds before she scanned off. All the while she was telling me how she didnt even know how to use the machine yet. She didnt zoom in or anything so I didnt even get to see my baby. I asked her what the heart rate was and she responded that she didnt know because she doesnt know how to use the machine. Surely, I I would hope they would have given her proper training on how to perform an ultrasound since that is part of her job. I was sorely mistaken. She also told me I could take a picture of the screen since there was no printer and I pulled out my phone to take a picture and boom the ultrasound was over and I got no picture not that the picture would have been on anything besides my bladder since she doesnt even know how to use her own equipment!!!! She only scanned my stomach for 1 min and 30 seconds TOPS and all of that time she had NO IDEA WHAT SHE WAS DOING. Then it came the time where she asked if I had any questions to ask. So since I hadnt even seen my baby on the screen I asked her "does everything look okay at least?" Where she responded "oh honey, Im not G.O.D." She repeated this line at least 3 times and went on to say she couldnt tell me what would happen and that 5% of pregnancies end in miscarriage and she deals with 3 Miscarriages a week. I couldnt believe what I was hearing all I wanted to know was that my baby was okay and this is the response I received. This was supposed to be my first trimester appointment which can be a special thing for many first time moms and it happened in all of 5 minutes. She made no time for me, rushed through the whole thing and left me with more anxiety than I had before walking in. Also they never did a fetal heart assessment or measured my belly which i just found out from my new doctor should have been performed as well as at least a 45 min appointment. Clearly I know u arent G.O.D. Dr Delaney but you are a doctor specializing in pregnancy therefore you should be able to put me at ease and let me know everything is okay. It sickens me the treatment I received and I called a different obgyn almost immediately as I knew I would never step foot in that office again. Next time before you give a botched ultrasound or tell someone you arent God maybe you should think about how that makes a patient, let alone a first time mother feel. Im sickened by my treatment I received here. Dont go here unless you want the same treatment.

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Mohor Banerjee

I have been a patient of Dr. Delaney’s for the last one year and recently gave birth to twins through a scheduled c-section at 38w1d. I had a high risk pregnancy due to advanced maternal age (36+), gestational diabetes and the fact that I was expecting multiples and Dr. Delaney’s deep knowledge and her helpful attitude enabled me to take the twins to full term. Not only is Dr. Delaney an outstanding expert in her field of medicine, but she is also dedicated to helping her patients 24/7 – I was able to text or call her with urgent questions at any time of the day, nights and weekends and she promptly responded to me. Several times I needed to come into her office to get an unscheduled checkup and her staff members always went out of their way to find me a slot in her busy schedule. On couple of occasions, the doctor even personally let me into her office during lunchtime and gave me a checkup as I was running late from my scan appointment at MFM. In addition to being a caring OB/GYN, Dr. Delaney is an excellent surgeon and thanks to her, I had such a good experience with my c-section. The scarring is minimal and she definitely made this major abdominal surgery look absurdly simple! Above all I was touched by Dr. Delaney’s pleasant bedside manners and charismatic personality. She always had the right advice and words of encouragement for me. My husband and I looked forward to meeting her and even though she was busy, she found time to hear us out and exchange pleasantries with us. Sometimes the wait is a bit long in her office but that is only because Dr. Delaney is attending to emergencies of her other patients, which goes to prove that she has her priorities set right. I am very fortunate to have had Dr. Delaney before and during my pregnancy and will gladly recommend her to anybody who wants to be treated by the best – it is more than worth the wait.

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Adam Capps

We should have known that Dr. Delaney wasnt the Natural Burth Doctor we were hoping for when she said to my wife, "Im looking at you (50") and Im looking at him (60") and Im just telling you that a C-Section is likely." That was around Week 27 when we were discussing our birth plan (my wife was hoping for a non-medicated delivery) with Dr. Delaney. She will tell most anyone she talks to that shes not a fan of the Bradley Method. To be honest with you (from a husbands perspective) I was about 70% bought it. When we were in the hospital, my wife had been laboring for approx. 7 hours. My wife was enjoying a warm shower at West Chester Hospital and all of a sudden Dr. Delaney came in and said, "we are gonna push this baby out!" Little did we know she had an 1:00pm C-Section scheduled with another patient. We wouldnt figure that out until five hours later when we were told my wife was having a C-Section or we were signing an AMA (Against Medical Advice). That was at 12:00pm. Why would we have to sign this, you ask? Simply bc my wife had pushed for five hours... after Dr. Delaney had been the one to tell her to start pushing. She told us she would respect our birth plan. She didnt. Ill stop short of calling her a liar, but I will say she didnt tell us the truth. She didnt have my wifes plans in mind. She was a good surgeon to my wife. She was not a good doctor.

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Shayna Gregory

I was really excited to transfer my care over to Dr. Delaneys office after a great deal of research and all of the positive things other patients, and the website, had to say. One particular thing that attracted me to her practice, was the note on her website that she welcomes patients who do their own research (over-googling, bad habit of mine) and ask a lot of questions. Coming with a traumatic start to my pregnancy, I had a list of questions at my first meeting with Dr. Delaney. However, despite the fact that it was my very first time meeting her, she was in and out of the room within five minutes and I was not given the opportunity to ask any questions. She did make a comment that she prides herself on bringing people in and out so quickly. I guess that does work well for some, but it wasnt for me. My husband and I also declined any genetic screening from the very beginning and signed papers that we were declining any genetic screening. However, when I was sent for "routine blood work" I was not told that it would include cystic fibroid testing (genetic testing), for which I now owe a bill for about $700. Maybe - hopefully - I just started my care there at a bad time. But, I have since moved on to a place who offers more opportunities for better communication.

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