Re: Significant Others in exam room
From: Anna Meenan, MD (annam@uic.edu)
Wed Aug 13 13:24:38 2003
Actually, several years ago at one of our med student picnics, a cat
wandered up out of the woods onto the deck and proceeed to drop four
kittens right in the middle of the party. Pretty strange. There was
probably a big dog running around in the woods somewhere.
--
Anna Meenan, MD
At Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Deborah Wage wrote:
>
>I agree. I tell my families that cats don't wander out into the living room
>during a cocktail party to give birth.
>
>--
>Deborah Wage,MSN,FNP,CNM
>
>> Since my clinic is in a town of 3000, I see a lot of that. The other
>> thing I see a lot of is the teen moms whose friends decide to turn her
>> labor into a party. Her girlfriends all bring their babies, her
>> boyfriend's buddies all camp out watching the football game, they order
>> out for food, etc etc. One night I had a mom in labor and her
>> girlfriend's baby was down on peds being treated for croup, and the
>> whole crowd just migrated up and down between fifth floor and third all
>> night. I used to be an advocate of mom having whoever she wanted with
>> her in labor but I think a lot of young moms really didn't know what
>> they were getting themselves into when they invited that many people, or
>> they didn't exactly invite them and the word got out and they just
>> showed up. The hospital is backtracking on the whole family experience
>> thing and limiting moms to two support people again, except with
>> permission from the doc. Before I give permission for more than 2, I
>> make it clear that everyone in the room must be supportive at all times
>> or I will kick them out.
>>
>> Anna Meenan, MD
>>
>> At Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Garry E. Siegel, M.D. wrote:
>> >
>> >>From time to time, some of the younger, pregnant woman (maybe married,
>> >maybe not), usually from the rural areas, have a ton of family just
>> >sitting there the entire labor. While it is sad that the family doesn't
>> >have the sense to get up, it is sadder that the patient doesn't tell
>> >them to leave.
>> >
>> >When I go in to examine her, they just sit there, as opposed to the the
>> >more normal situation, in which the family members are scurrying to
>> >leave (maybe except the patient's mother)when I walk in.
>> >
>> >Garry
>> >
>> >--
>> >Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
>> >Private Practice
>> >Roswell, GA
>> >
>>
