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  1. The Circumcision Discussion

    CEG replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think you are trying to argue with me, but please reread my post and notice that we are agreeing:) I was saying that I am surprised by the lower adult rates in countires where infact circ is not...

  2. The Circumcision Discussion

    CEG replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Keep in mind that in the US circumcision is our first solution to problems with the intact member. In countries with lower circumcision rates, health care providers are more accustomed to working...

  3. Women who don't know they're pregnant

    CEG replied to StarNurse2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That show is so awful. They make way too much effort to make it dramatic. Each time they say "And she had no prenatal care and yet the baby and mother survived!"...it drives me nuts. Obviously each...

  4. Something fun: What would you REALLY like to say to new PARENTS?

    CEG replied to BabyLady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thanks for clarifying this.... but I too have had the experience of giving a sick child Tylenol and later take them in only to be scolded and told that they probably didn't even have a fever. Really...

  5. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    CEG replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    people who breastfeed are more likely to have higher i.q.s, plan their pregnancy, money to support those kids, good education, etc. statistics can say whatever you want them to. that said, i am very...

  6. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    CEG replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To be honest, I'm surprised it's come up more than once. Pregnancy takes a toll on the breasts as the majority of breast growth occurs during pregnancy. The "merchandise" will reflect the process...

  7. An OB's Birth Plan

    CEG replied to Poppy_Petal's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I honestly do not believe you were an L & D RN any time in recent memory. The points that you make here are not only not evidence-based, but there is not even a factual basis of any type for many...

  8. An OB's Birth Plan

    CEG replied to Poppy_Petal's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Run! Run! Far and fast!! Only if he wrote this in 1975 does it match ACOG recommendations! Let alone actual evidence-based practices! Find a new provider

  9. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

    CEG replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Just to clarify- in most states NPs do not work "under" a doctor. No collaborative practice agreement at all in 22 states. In my state we have a written collaberative practice agreement. It is not...

  10. Pregnancy and Gential Herpes

    CEG replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I certainly hope she's wrong. Complications from unnecessary surgeries are already high enough. Even where I am (and we section at the drop of a hat) we do prophylactic meds and lady partsl

  11. Nursing Student Assignment-- Please contribute your feedback!!

    CEG replied to angelimrl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Kind of OT, but I agree with the posts and want to add that emotional problems after birth are also difficult for a woman to come forward with even if she does recognize them. If you're familiar with...

  12. Blowing IV's - what am I doing wrong?

    CEG replied to mommybess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I second going somewhere to get more experience. Maybe you can spend a day in the same-day surgery center or something- that's what I did. As for advancing the needle/cath if I am picturing it...

  13. Nursing Student Assignment-- Please contribute your feedback!!

    CEG replied to angelimrl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my experience a woman is basically on her own until her six week checkup and then gets a quick exam to see that she is physically healed- there is very little if any focus on her emotional state or...

  14. Home Births -- The Good, the bad, and the Ugly

    CEG replied to michael79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There aren't really any "ramifications." There are a very few situations where it might be safer to be in the hospital- abruption for instance. But that depends on the hospital- many are not staffed...

  15. Help for training nurse

    CEG replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a recent orientee I would say the most important thing is to have a written plan of some sort with regular reviews to monitor progress and get feedback from preceptor and preceptee. You could even...

  16. Home Births -- The Good, the bad, and the Ugly

    CEG replied to michael79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My own homebirth- good:) After working in L & D I couldn't stand to have my normal lady partsl delivery turned into a three ring circus of intervention. I have yet to see a normal birth in the...

  17. Lesbian L and D nurse

    CEG replied to AudreyHurston's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, where I used to work we did sit around and talk about our sex lives. And yes there were a few narrow-minded individuals that would have been unhappy to have a lesbian nurse. If my patients...

  18. jewelry in the labor suite?

    CEG replied to oramar's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually neonatal and maternal mortality became substantially WORSE when birth in the U.S. moved to the hospital. Why? Infection. It only improved again when penicillin became available. If I...

  19. Home Birth culture in your Area

    CEG replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry- I didn't mean necessarily safer at home- my point was that the evidence supports these practices but most hospital providers are not trained in them or choose not to perform them. So homebirth...

  20. The Pushy Feeling

    CEG replied to nkochrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The same thing happened to me- I actually did sit there complete for several hours with no urge to push. I finally pushed anyway and when the baby got to a certain point I felt

  21. Home Birth culture in your Area

    CEG replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The NIH does not recommend routine ultrasound in pregnancy. Remember that ultrasound does not improve outcomes. It does sometimes give us advance warning of problems but it doesn't change

  22. Home Birth culture in your Area

    CEG replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

  23. Home Birth culture in your Area

    CEG replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my state legislation to legalize DEMs is pending. The reason an otherwise qualified DEM would choose not to be licensed is that with licensure comes restriction (at least in most states, I am...

  24. The Pushy Feeling

    CEG replied to nkochrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Definitely the most intense physical sensation I have ever felt. I had a spinal with my first two kids and had an urge to push but it was nothing compared to the sensation of giving birth naturally...

  25. The Pushy Feeling

    CEG replied to nkochrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I usually just say "you will know." The closest thing I can come up with is that it is like throwing up- uncontrollable and uncomfortable but not painful and there's nothing you can do but go with...