Carol L. Tracy, CNM

I have seen Carol multiple times and she always explains every detail better than any other doctor. Carol has also solved issues that other medical professionals have over-​looked.
I highly recommend Carol.

I saw Carol Tracy in April of 2012 for my first pre-​natal exam. I went in to this appointment with excitement as I was so happy to be pregnant and also glad to be seeing a certified midwife for my first exam at 6 weeks pregnant. I left the appointment in tears and in a heavy, worried mood. I found Carol Tracy to have a terrible bedside manner and to be extremely unprofessional. From the moment she entered the room, she was condescending and set a tone of power control. She questioned me on the tea I had in my hands as a way of greeting me for the first time — implying that I had better not be drinking caffeine and that my choice of chamomile was worthy of her approval. When she asked me how far along I thought I was in my pregnancy, she questioned my ability to know when I was ovulating, for which I had to spend time explaining. I ended up being spot on about how far along I was.
The appointment went downhill when she could not find a heartbeat with the ultrasound and asked if she could bring in a «colleague». She brought in a male doctor without my approval, who also had a hard time detecting a heartbeat. They both went on to diagnose me with «threatened abortion», advised me to «not share the news with anyone yet», and to prepare myself for a miscarriage. Carol Tracy proceeded to go in to a sort of panic mode by grasping my hands and telling me «this is not your fault». I was in shock. My baby was measuring at the correct growth rate for the time and I had a gut feeling that something was off with these two doctors. When I asked if it could be possible that there was a heartbeat and they just could not detect it, she responded with, «I’ve seen some miracles happen.» I felt powerless and defeated. She proceeded to imply that there could be chromosomal problems or something wrong with my blood. She also began talking to me about having a D and C and that I could go on to get pregnant again. She scheduled me to come in again the following week for a follow up, but not before she described what to expect from having a miscarriage — she also sent me emails about miscarriage as well, for which seemed extremely focused on.
I went on to have a second opinion that week and then cancel my follow up with Carol Tracy. At 13 weeks, I got another ultrasound that showed a perfectly healthy baby! I went on to have a healthy and beautiful baby boy that is now 8 months old and is thriving. I am writing this review because I need to share this experience. Carol Tracy caused a lot of feelings of powerlessness, worry and doubt and misdiagnosed me. She was condescending and unprofessional and contributed to setting a tone of needless worry for my entire first trimester.
While I understand she was probably just doing her job, I think she could work on her bedside manner and perhaps being more honest about when she isn’t sure about what she is seeing, instead of focusing on the most negative outcome. I ended up seeing another OB within the same practice and needless to say, I have on my chart to never see Carol Tracy. I do not recommend her.

She is literally the best person I’ve ever been to for pelvic exams. I have a tilted uterus, and she has been incredible — I’ve tried with three other doctors and no one was successful. She’s nice, warm, professional and easy to talk to — I cannot recommend Carol enough.
Although be sure to take a sweatshirt, her exam room is a bit cold!