Do your OBs do circs everyday?

Zhlake · Aug 19, 2004

First off--our OBs don't do circs. Only our FP's and peds. They do them on all days of the week.

gladtobeOB · Aug 19, 2004

Yes, they do them anytime of the day, so as the mom and infant can be discharged in a timely manner. We also have the pediatrician, FP docs who also do them, I think circs are one of my most hated parts of my job.

SmilingBluEyes · Aug 19, 2004

No the circs are done in the office at the first newborn visit, a week or 10 days later. We rarely see circs where I work. And usually it's just the peds doing them.

palesarah · Aug 19, 2004

No the circs are done in the office at the first newborn visit, a week or 10 days later. We rarely see circs where I work. And usually it's just the peds doing them.

I wish our peds would do them in the office!

rndani · Aug 20, 2004

Our Ob's do circs typically in the am or on their lunch break. Some of the in-house docs will do them in the middle of the night if they're up. There are a few midwives in the community who do them but only at their clinic (costs less than the hospital and no they don't like doing them but let's face it--it is a money maker). There are no peds who do circs at our facility and only a couple FP's are trained to do them. Assisting with circs is typically the role of the CNA but there are RN's who assist as well. Not me though--I draw the line there and am very fortunate that my managers and director back me up.

mitchsmom · Aug 20, 2004

In my town there is one OB, and one or two Peds who do them... they generally do them in the hospital, the OB is my friend and sometimes she just works them in when she can (I observed her doing one that she fit in while we were waiting for a delivery that was about to happen) although I'm sure she has a routine.

Strange how some places have all peds that do it and some places have all OB's who do it (I've seen some people claim that the OB's in their area do it b/c they are surgeons and thereby better trained for it).

I would prefer not to assist with circs when I get there... guess we'll see how that goes over when the time comes...

Jast · Aug 20, 2004

Why don't you like assisting with circs?

What grounds do you have for refusing?

ragingmomster, BSN, MSN, RN · Aug 20, 2004

I am not looking forward to this in my future practice. My grounds for not wanting to assist is my own son's botched circ about 6 years ago. (He is fine) Also, now that I have looked into the procedure I don't believe it is anywhere near necessary. That doesn't mean that I don't think they should be done at all, I can understand the opinions of others. Unfortunately, I have a tendency to start crying as soon as I hear I have to be near one.

dawngloves, BSN, RN · Aug 20, 2004

Not wanting to start a circ debate here. Just trying to get some feedback about a bone of contension between the NICU and OB. We have been told, "We don't do circs on weekends", "But it's Sunday" (we told you yesterday this kid was going home today!) and "No one does circs on Forth of July"

gladtobeOB · Aug 20, 2004

I don't like assisting with them because of the devices they use, how painful it looks etc. Just barbarick to me but I guess everything is in the medical field. I'm just glad when they go ok, no bleeding, good sight, urinating ok, just don't particularly like being in the room when they are done.Poor little boys

fergus51 · Aug 20, 2004

I have worked in hospitals that didn't do them on weekends. Parents who are being discharged and want it done can just take their kid into the doctor's office or clinic later.