gender as a qualification

I do not care whether men go in MD as OB/GYN or not.

I have always preferred a female. My life My choice

One of the benefits I can see to having a male in L&D,, it would have saved my hearing from my nurse after my own 23 hours of futile labor back when " oh come on now, I had 5 children, it's not that bad"

If looks could have killed, I would have dropped her right then. I have never forgotten that witch.

Wow, this is a heck of an old thread! My OB/Gyn is a male, and he is wonderful. He has a CNM who works in his practice, who is also wonderful. I'd let either one of them catch a baby of mine. I work postpartum and would welcome men into this area. The only man who works on our floor is a secretary, and the patients love him.

As a women who has given birth 4 times I can honestly say that I wouldn't have cared if the Pope was my nurse- as long as the drugs kept coming!

Personally, I prefer a female GYN. I had a male OB and I was very young and very uncomfortable with it, but I knew his interest was strictly professional. I just didn't like it. I would not like a male doing intimate care, but when it is neccesary it is neccesary. I work with some wonderful male nurses and am always willing to perform cleanups on their female patients or help with catheterizations, what ever the needs are. It is very difficult to find the balance between staffing needs and personal comfort.
Mahage