Re: Postdates was Reality OB
From: Elrod Darryl G MAJ 48 MDOS/SGOBO (Darryl.elrod@LAKENHEATH.AF.MIL)
Wed Jun 15 02:35:19 2005
Oh yes it is. It also makes you rethink why you have the principles you
have.
Glen
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From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Anna
Meenan, MD
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:55 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
Subject: Re: Postdates was Reality OB
That one I'd probably do, but that's a totally different situation from
"the big game" or someone's husband's big meeting at work.
Anna Meenan, MD
At Tue, 14 Jun 2005, David Rivera wrote:
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>That's what they call, "Taking care of the patient." I don't have ANY
problem with that. And I've done it. He might come back dead. So you
want to stick to your guns just on principle?
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>Elrod Darryl G MAJ 48 MDOS/SGOBO <Darryl.elrod@LAKENHEATH.AF.MIL>
wrote: st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
>What about the very common, "my husband deploys to Iraq the week after
I'm due." "Is there anything we can do?"
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>Glen
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Anna
Meenan, MD
>Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:17 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>Subject: Re: Postdates was Reality OB
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>It has always bothered me that the rest of the world's schedule is
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>imposing more and more on women's pregnancies and births, and so many
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>women are under so much pressure to have their babies at a specific
time
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>to accommodate their bosses, their husband's bosses, their mothers,
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>their mothers' bosses, and, now, apparently, the world of professional
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>athletics. I wouldn't choose an induction or an elective c-section to
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>accommodate ANYONE.
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> Anna Meenan, MD
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>At Mon, 13 Jun 2005, ainsron wrote:
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>>Is that really any different than the other reasons we do social
inductions?
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>>"My mom's in town for this week and I need to have my baby before she
flies
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>>back home." Or "My husband's on leave from Iraq and he wants to see
the baby
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>>before he leaves." I am usually pretty firm about not inducing or
doing a
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>>C/S for social reasons before 38 weeks and my position is to offer
them an
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>>amniocentesis to confirm maturity. That usually separates the serious
ones
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>>from the curious ones.
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>>Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG
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>>-----Original Message-----
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>>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of
Garry E.
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>>Siegel, M.D.
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>>Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 2:37 PM
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>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
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>>Subject: Re: Postdates was Reality OB
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>>Actually, I induced a professional athlete's wife once at 37 weeks due
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>>to a very important game. They basically expected me to do this, in a
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>>pleasant fashion, just as they would expect the garbage collector to
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>>pick up the garbage (I don't mean that negatively at all). All was
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>>well, and I told them how irregular this was.
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>>Garry
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>>At Sun, 12 Jun 2005, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
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>>>In a message dated 6/12/05 4:47:43 AM, clairec1979@hotmail.com
writes:
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>>>> I know one woman who declined induction, had monitoring every other
day
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>>>> (and two doppler scans) from 42 until 43 weeks, then daily until
she
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>>>> delivered (at 43+6) - only woman I've known to decline induction
though
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>>>Well, years ago, my wife was offered induction at 37 weeks. The
rationale
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>>was
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>>>this:
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>>>Okay, my horse is in the Kentucky Derby next week, so I'm going and
all the
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>>>office is going with me. You can deliver now (i.e. next couple of
days -
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>>about
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>>>37 weeks) or you can wait until I come back.
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>>>Of course, I didn't know any better, since I was only an MS-1 taking
my
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>>>neurosciences course. So induction went on, AROM at maybe 1/2 cm,
'scope
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>>and
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>>>nitrous, etc., and an 8#3oz boy at 37 weeks.
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>>>Of course, that's not done any more, right? LOL
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>>>Joe P.
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>>--
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>>Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
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>>Private Practice
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>>Roswell, GA
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