tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post5668922535986839409..comments2024-03-01T04:58:03.785-05:00Comments on Doctor Anonymous: Courageous Or Foolish?Dr. Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05207266669522973903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-17419098310884239282010-12-22T17:47:48.221-05:002010-12-22T17:47:48.221-05:00You only hear about this side of the story. None ...You only hear about this side of the story. None of the mothers who had uterine rupture and ended up with babies with severe HIE are running to the presses to say how they defied the medical community to push forward with a natural birth. But the publication of stories like this will continue to spread the idea that to be a "good mom" you would get away from the medicalization pronto. I think things have to be decided on a case by case basis, with the risks and benefits being weighed and clearly understood by all parties. I don't think media stories like this that hype one way or the other are a good thing.NeoNurseChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120931307124798416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-59452612738611258482010-12-20T17:02:19.933-05:002010-12-20T17:02:19.933-05:00I just had this conversation with one of my L&...I just had this conversation with one of my L&D nurses. I've been a traditional Ob/Gyn for several years and I'm leaving to run a birth center and support licensed midwives. The response to this decision has been interesting, from both sides. "The natural community" sees me as a rare find--a physician sympathetic to women's rights. (Most of the doctors I know are actually very sympathetic to women's health rights). "The medical community" isn't sure whether their previous respect for my practice methods was warranted. At the heart of it all, I believe, is a lack of respect on both sides for the autonomy and view point of the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-47858108350698024932010-12-19T13:58:54.556-05:002010-12-19T13:58:54.556-05:00Good points, Dr A. I had a patient recently who a...Good points, Dr A. I had a patient recently who attempted a vaginal delivery after two C-sections. Didn't happen. She told me that when her section was finally done as she failed to progress, she was on the verge of rupturing her uterus. She felt as if heaven had intervened just in time.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.com