I just read the article about Ina May Gaskin....and I am absolutely astounded a little freaked by the woman who was examined by 7 SEVEN!!! ob's and it took a major operation to figure out she WASN'T pregnant. How on Earth does that even happen? I do understand that mistakes happen in hospitals, they are busy and hectic, and suffer from the "too many cooks in the kitchen" syndrome, but where did these doctors receive their training that their first instinct wouldn't be to feel for the baby? I can't imagine what the woman must have gone through...
I just read the article about Ina May Gaskin....and I am absolutely astounded a little freaked by the woman who was examined by 7 SEVEN!!! ob's and it took a major operation to figure out she WASN'T pregnant. How on Earth does that even happen? I do understand that mistakes happen in hospitals, they are busy and hectic, and suffer from the "too many cooks in the kitchen" syndrome, but where did these doctors receive their training that their first instinct wouldn't be to feel for the baby? I can't imagine what the woman must have gone through...
ReplyDeleteI know! That article left me horrified and definitely more intrigued about midwives as a birth option one day....
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