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1. Discrimination in the UK

   futureTMA replied to futureTMA's topic in Men in Nursing

   Apologies, I wasn't trying to be inaccurate but quick. However, Karen is right but my last post was pretty inaccurate. I should have posted a news link. I did read some articles about his case....

2. Discrimination in the UK

   futureTMA replied to futureTMA's topic in Men in Nursing

   Just an update but Andrew Moyhing has won his case on appeal. It's been a ruckus in the UK news. He won 550 pounds (about $900) in compensation which he declined because he just wanted the...

3. Discrimination in the UK

   futureTMA posted a topic in Men in Nursing

   'Mistrusted' male nurse wins sex bias case The original decision upheld the NHS stereotype that men are sexual

4. Doulas? Any advice?

   futureTMA replied to janna05's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   Hi, welcome janna; I'm a nursing student and currently certifying to be a doula. Here's two threads (not long) that convinced me to be a doula:...

5. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

   futureTMA replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I haven't abandoned you :) I've been keeping up with the posts and there is some very good discussion and points. I feel I can't comment without schooling or

6. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

   futureTMA replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Of course, I agree with you. Obviously there are several things to consider, but this makes for a robust healthy person,

7. a male midwife??? :S

   futureTMA replied to yaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   Yes, the media (news, especially) loves to portray us as a broken gender mostly by promoting us as sexual predators. The incidence of female sexual predators (which is rising) is handled very...

8. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

   futureTMA replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

   :yelclap: Definitely an AMEN to that! The problem is we have different ideas on how to get to that solution. The author isn't being territorial, just questioning why things are done in the hospital...

9. a male midwife??? :S

   futureTMA replied to yaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   Wow, what an epiphany!

10. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    futureTMA replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    mitchsmom, when I mentioned that she must be looking at research, I meant that only for that post and not the whole article. Deb has spoken :) No more third person. I should tell you that that was...

11. a male midwife??? :S

    futureTMA replied to yaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Part of it is what texas-rn-fnp wrote, but the majority of it unfortunately, is just the traditional stereotype. It's pretty accepted that male patients don't mind or even prefer female nurses...

12. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    futureTMA replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for all the response! I'm a little behind . . . "I don't teach one way to give birth...I educate and give them options." This is a verbatim accepted definition of

13. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    futureTMA replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thanks, rninwch for the information and especially your experienced

14. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    futureTMA replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks Deb, you have a lot of good insight, as usual. Obviously, people have some convictions about this and that's good. I agree with SmilinBluEyes in that all people need to be responsible about...

15. Doula Thoughts on L&D (long)

    futureTMA replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, many thanks for your great post, Deb. The trust "angle" hadn't occured to me but is certainly