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Re: Midwives and Pap Smears???~~From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:27:28 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Genese wrote: > >At Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Monica wrote: >> >>Are midwives supposed to be doing pap smears on women who are not of >>reproductive "quality"? I am concerned because I was told that is who my >>appointment is with and I would rather not see someone who is trained to >>deliver babies. > >Monica, > >As a midwife-in training, I can assure you that your midwife is likely >more than competant to perform your pap smear. All that she is doing is >gathering a sample to be examined by a laboratory technician. It is >common misconception that midwives are only trained in delivering >babies. The modern midwife is trained in all aspects of women's health >issues; not just pregnancy. Find out her specific qualifications and >her route of training. Use the same good sense you would use to find a >competant doctor. Who knows...you might have stumbled upon a wonderful >new caregiver! Not all gather a good sample. Further, a midwife might misdiagnose any cervical lesions a doctor would regard as suspicious. A friend of mine died because of a nurse's incompetence in conducting a PAP smear and identifying obvious signs of cancer. Her family won a large settlement, but it wasn't much consolation to her three young children. And if a LAY midwife (not a nurse) is doing OB/GYN, that's even more alarming.
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