Ritondo Michael E MD

"Excellent care"

"Doctor Ritondo delivered my daughter. It was the worst experience of my life. I have 4 kids, all delivered by different doctors. I wouldn’t let Ritondo deliver a litter of puppies. I should have known when he prescribed me an antibiotic for a UTI and it said on the paperwork NOT to take if pregnant because it had been shown to cause kidney failure in the fetus of rats. His excuse was “It was just in rats and it’s a rare complication”. There are multiple antibiotics that can be used to treat a UTI safely during pregnancy. He wouldn’t listen to any of my concerns when I was pregnant. When I went into labor, he knew I was already severely anemic. He also knew I wanted pain medication during labor. I had no desire to deliver naturally. But because I was a Young first time mom he couldn’t be bothered to show up to examine me so he could approve pain meds. He told the nurse that it had only been 2 hours so there was no point in giving me pain meds yet, it would still be awhile. It wasn’t. By the time he showed up I was ready to push and it was too late for medication. A few hours after giving birth to my daughter I got up to use the bathroom and blood went everywhere. In just a few hours I had bled through the giant diaper pad, the bed under me was soaked, and as soon as I stood up the floor was covered. Everyone in the room started to panic and run for the nurses since the doctor was long gone at this point. They brought in a doctor from the ER who immediately checked the results of my labs that had been done when I came in. His exact words were “I don’t know how you are still conscious. When you came in here your hemoglobin was only 7.6. You should have had a transfusion weeks ago at that rate. You could have died from blood loss during labor.” So if you care at all about your choices during pregnancy and labor being honored, your concerns being listened to, and your baby’s life as well as your own, don’t let this “doctor” deliver your baby."