I was inspired to write this little poem after Barbara, our Editor, called
me tonight to tell me we had been written up Wednesday in The Wall Street
Journal because of an interview they did with Dr. David Nagey of Johns
Hopkins.
I hope you get a few smiles from my silliness. But all kidding aside, it
sure was a great holiday present to all of us here at OBGYN.net World
Headquarters in Austin, Texas!
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The Night Before Christmas at OBGYN.net
Twas the night before Christmas at OBGYN.net HQ
I was sitting in my office with nothing to do.
The stockings weren't hung, no lights on the lawn,
because Hannukah Harry's already come and gone.
My children were nestled in beds far and near,
taking advantage of friend's Christmas cheer.
And I in my nightgown and Bruce in his shorts,
had just settled down to have a few snorts.
When what to our wondering eyes should appear...
But an article about OBGYN.net, a great close to the year.
An interview with Dr. Nagey in the Wall Street Journal
His praise of our website made our hope spring eternal.
More rapid than eagles it's features they name...
They whistled and shouted and called them by name!
Our forums, our images, our doctors, our users,
the chat rooms, the Medline, no mention of losers.
>From the top of the page our virtues they call,
to our dear OBGYN.netters we owe it all!!!
As dry leaves that before a wild hurricane do fly,
when met with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to their website our review flew...
With a sleigh full of good PR, and Doctor Nagey too.
And then in a twinkling I felt in my heart,
a swelling of gratitude for being a part,
of something much greater than I'd ever guessed,
I knew in a moment that we had been blessed.
It had been dressed all in dreams when we started out,
but now it was something we could all brag about.
The Holiday Edition, drawn up with a bow,
We know where we've been, who knows where we'll go!
With a wink from our sponsors and a nod of their head,
we finally know now we have nothing to dread.
We had spoke not a brag but keep straight to our work,
trying to fill all our promises, and this article was our perk.
To give something back in "98" was a promise we chose,
We had given our all thus the FIGO site rose.
FIGO sprang onto the Internet on Monday, beautiful and bright,
Merry Christmas to all, thank you, and good night!
By Roberta Speyer
Publisher, OBGYN.net
The OBGYN.net Holiday Edition
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The FIGO website
http://figo.org
The Wall Street Journal Interactive
http://www.wsj.com/
The David Nagey, MD interview
excerpted from The Wall Street Journal article:
We asked a group of experts to help cut through the clutter. Below are the
sites that they trust and recommend to patients:
David Nagey
Obstetrician and gynecologist,
specialist in high-risk fetal medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine, Baltimore
For good basic information on pregnancy, neonatal and gynecological issues
and ailments, Dr. Nagey recommends ObGyn . net (http://www. obgyn . net
), an independent commercial site that is overseen by an advisory board of
more than a dozen doctors.
"It is a good, solid site," Dr. Nagey says. "They have articles written
for the
consumer, and it is a great way for patients to find support groups in a
number
of different areas."
ObGyn . net welcomes visitors with a funky solar system-inspired front page
and has separate sections for doctors and patients. The site is also
presented
in Spanish and Portuguese -- with German on the way. There are medical
articles and numerous chat rooms focusing on issues such as pregnancy,
menopause and miscarriage. There is a free link to Medline, the database of
medical journal articles, and an image library with dozens of graphic
photos of
all sorts of procedures.
Another general site with impeccable credentials, Dr. Nagey says, is the
one
run by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
(http://www.acog. org). While a good portion of this site is restricted to
doctors, there are dozens of brief online pamphlets covering contraception,
childbirth, infertility and osteoporosis, and a database that lets you
search for
an ob/gyn in your area.
Roberta F. Speyer
Publisher, OBGYN.net
http://www.obgyn.net
roberta.speyer@obgyn.net
