Re: Significant Others in exam room
From: Deborah Wage (wagedj@bellsouth.net)
Tue Aug 12 21:51:39 2003
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
> >
>
