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Re: Breech (fwd) From: Nora Hernando (nlhern0@service1.uky.edu) Sat Dec 30 19:53:40 1995 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Kenneth J. Moise: "Risk for Rh sensitization" Previous message: David Nagey: "Rh isoimmunization" Art wrote: >there perhaps should be a new subspecialty of the ABOG - legal obstetrics. pardon my french, but these f***ing lawyers and courts have basically outlawed the practice of obstetrics. soon ob's will not be needed. midwives, fp's, and a few emt's, nps, and cabbies will do the normal deliveries and general surgeons will be called in for the sections. breeches and forceps are what distinguished the ob's from the others. since an ob has the same life expectancy as a peacekeeper in bosnia ( equating bullets with legal papers), he or she soon looks to duck for cover. since residents with single digit figures for breeches and midforceps are ill-prepared for independent practice, they will not perform these procedures. Now, now. I hate lawyers and courts as much as anyone else. But OBs will always be needed. I personally as a nurse-midwife am SO GLAD to have an OB available when I need one to consult, refer to, or just drag that second pair of eyes and ears in the room to confirm that I'm seeing what I think I'm seeing. There are those OBs that take normal birth and turn it into a disease, but this is probably due to the "single-digit" residents who just aren't comfortable. There are also plenty among the OB ranks who are well-trained, wonderful docs! (Isn't this a switch from the usual nurse-midwife - physician flame wars!) Nora Hernando, RN, SNM, Lexington, KY Next message: Kenneth J. Moise: "Risk for Rh sensitization" Previous message: David Nagey: "Rh isoimmunization"

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