Re: Significant Others in exam room
From: nonofyerbusiness@yahoo.com
Wed Aug 13 07:49:10 2003
Of course this is also a fabulous argument for staying the heck out of
the hospital in the first place. Really, would you take your cat and
toss her in the car and drive her to the vet to birth her kittens?
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
>> >
>>
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