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Re: Doula care From: ainsron@sbcglobal.net Mon Apr 15 15:09:06 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Susan James: "Re: Doula care" Previous message: Dr.Rajesh Devassy: "An interesting case of infant polycystic ovaries." In reply to: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Doula care" Next in thread: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: Doula care" Reply: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: Doula care" Joe, you forgot one thing on the "food chain." #7) - Lawyers - to sue all of the above (or below, in this case). ><< They are not encouraged, nor are they often able, to labor sit with women >since they usually are responsible for several women in labor at anyone time, >post-partum rounds and phone calls. > >A doula is hired by the woman to sit with her in labor. They also can be >hired for post-partum care in the home. Since many women go home between 24 >and 48 hours, a doula is a cheaper version of the baby nurse at home. >> > >Okay, so let me see if I have the stratification right. In the near >(indeterminate) future, THIS will be (roughly) what OBSTETRICS will layer out >to be: > >1) Maternal-Fetal specialist - complex consultations, reading fetal monitors >(by fax from her office?), funipunctures & amniocenteses, ultrasounds, >conduct of later pregnancy in high risk cases, etc. > >2) Obstetrician - cesarean sections and other complicated labor & delivery >stuff, intermediate consultations, conduct of early pregnancy in high risk >cases, simple ultrasounds, etc. > >3) CNM - abnormal conduct of labor, vaginal delivery, in hospital care, some >home delivery, some office care. > >4) OB nurse practicioner - office obstetrics in uncomplicated cases, home >care in complicated cases. > >5) doula - normal conduct of labor, normal postpartal care, home care in >uncomplicated cases. > >6) taxi driver, toll booth attendant, police, frantic husband - everything >else. > >I don't know - maybe I'm reading too much into all of this discussion... > >hehe > >Joe P. Next message: Susan James: "Re: Doula care" Previous message: Dr.Rajesh Devassy: "An interesting case of infant polycystic ovaries." In reply to: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Doula care" Next in thread: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: Doula care" Reply: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: Doula care"

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