Sorry to serial post, but you have to read this review of "Male Practice". I can not believe that this book exists, and that people buy into this! I agree that squatting in birth,etc is better and had a natural birth myself w dd 1, but this guy's opinions are extreme.
Here is a quote frm the review "Dr. Mendelsohn states in support of this: ?Clearly, sexist behavior is at the heart of the medical abuse that women suffer.? Very often we read reports of the misbehavior of physicians towards female patients. They derive erotic pleasure by viewing the nude female body. The white-robed ?priests? pose as saints to the unsuspecting victim.The entire immoral ritual of female examinations like prickling, pinching, squeezing, rubbing and ogling has sexual connections but no basis in science. Dr. Mendelsohn describes all routine examinations purposeless and ritualistic."
And I am certain that the good Dr. would be against epidurals, as his entire hypothesis seems to be that OBGYNs see their patients as erotic playthings and subdue and sedate them to take sexual advantage of them. So I would think an epidural would play right into an evil OBGYN's hands!
Sorry to serial post, but you have to read this review of "Male Practice". I can not believe that this book exists, and that people buy into this! I agree that squatting in birth,etc is better and had a natural birth myself w dd 1, but this guy's opinions are extreme.
Here is a quote frm the review "Dr. Mendelsohn states in support of this: ?Clearly, sexist behavior is at the heart of the medical abuse that women suffer.? Very often we read reports of the misbehavior of physicians towards female patients. They derive erotic pleasure by viewing the nude female body. The white-robed ?priests? pose as saints to the unsuspecting victim.The entire immoral ritual of female examinations like prickling, pinching, squeezing, rubbing and ogling has sexual connections but no basis in science. Dr. Mendelsohn describes all routine examinations purposeless and ritualistic."
And I am certain that the good Dr. would be against epidurals, as his entire hypothesis seems to be that OBGYNs see their patients as erotic playthings and subdue and sedate them to take sexual advantage of them. So I would think an epidural would play right into an evil OBGYN's hands!
Holy ***!!!! I love this whole post, but this was hilarious. OP- Is this the "research" you're basing your crazy views off of?
You are smoking crack if you think any OB is going to order you an epidural without first checking to see how far dilated you are.
Smoking. Crack.
You obviously need to learn a little more about how L&D works. There is no way to know how far along in labor you are without monitoring the condition of your cervix. There is no way to monitor the cervix without checking it vaginally.
No medical professional wants to be sued for malpractice, so you can be they aren't going to be stupid and give you an epidural when they don't even know if you are really in labor.
I just have to put my 2 cents in here. You got totally flamed because of drama going on in this board right now. Being a newcomer, you couldn't have known. However, we have had someone who came to the board and really created a lot of chaos, drama, and mistrust for new people recently. Because of that, most of the group is being very cautious with any new members. That is why there were comments about no intro post and not taking the time to read some of what has already been posted on the board before posting your question. Sorry you were caught in the middle of the drama. Bad timing. And sorry that some of us Feb '12 mamas to be have left you with a bad taste in your mouth. We have all had our fair share of random questions we have asked. Please don't let this discourage you from connecting with other mamas. It's really not personal. Maybe just next time, take a little time to get the lay of the land and get an understanding of the group before you jump in. It would probably make things smoother all the way around.
I had my water break early and therefore they limited the number of vaginal checks they did. I had a total of 3 during my labor and delivery. This method can backfire on you. Labor and delivery is unique for each person and therefore there is no standard pathway to judge how dialated someone is. You spoke about having your contractions monitored. The monitors can be extremely inaccurate and not pick up all the contractions you're having or they can read your contractions as not being very strong.
I was well into active labor but due to broken water and the monitor not reading my contractions well my OB started my on pitocin to speed up labor in the morning. She told me I wouldn't be delivering my baby until late that night the next day. My son was born two hours later. So even though she had 17 years of practice and has delivered hundreds of babies she was unable to judge my progress from the monitors.
Also many OBs do have a policy of not administering an epidural until you've reached a certain point in labor. The girl in the room next to me was screaming like a banishee. My DH made a comment about it and our nurse said she wasn't dilated enough for the epidural yet.
You're best bet would be to speak with you're OB about limiting cervical checks and seeing someone to address your fear of them.
I had my water break early and therefore they limited the number of vaginal checks they did. I had a total of 3 during my labor and delivery. This method can backfire on you. Labor and delivery is unique for each person and therefore there is no standard pathway to judge how dialated someone is. You spoke about having your contractions monitored. The monitors can be extremely inaccurate and not pick up all the contractions you're having or they can read your contractions as not being very strong.
I was well into active labor but due to broken water and the monitor not reading my contractions well my OB started my on pitocin to speed up labor in the morning. She told me I wouldn't be delivering my baby until late that night the next day. My son was born two hours later. So even though she had 17 years of practice and has delivered hundreds of babies she was unable to judge my progress from the monitors.
Also many OBs do have a policy of not administering an epidural until you've reached a certain point in labor. The girl in the room next to me was screaming like a banishee. My DH made a comment about it and our nurse said she wasn't dilated enough for the epidural yet.
You're best bet would be to speak with you're OB about limiting cervical checks and seeing someone to address your fear of them.
How did your birth go? I am facing a hospital delivery "shudder" instead of a much desired home birth and want to know how to refuse a vaginal check during the admissions process...
For those of you who don't realize there are several ways of checking dilation without doing vaginal exams. Hospitals don't use them because medical schools don't teach them, or might only mention them. Shame on you lot who made fun of her question! Cervical checks can cause a cascade of interventions.
Re: Refusing Vaginal Exams
Sorry to serial post, but you have to read this review of "Male Practice". I can not believe that this book exists, and that people buy into this! I agree that squatting in birth,etc is better and had a natural birth myself w dd 1, but this guy's opinions are extreme.
https://ummmuhammadahmad.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/malpractice-in-hospitals-doctors-offices-etc-is-ultramodern-medicine-and-child-birth-really-the-true-way-to-go/
Here is a quote frm the review "Dr. Mendelsohn states in support of this: ?Clearly, sexist behavior is at the heart of the medical abuse that women suffer.? Very often we read reports of the misbehavior of physicians towards female patients. They derive erotic pleasure by viewing the nude female body. The white-robed ?priests? pose as saints to the unsuspecting victim. The entire immoral ritual of female examinations like prickling, pinching, squeezing, rubbing and ogling has sexual connections but no basis in science. Dr. Mendelsohn describes all routine examinations purposeless and ritualistic."
And I am certain that the good Dr. would be against epidurals, as his entire hypothesis seems to be that OBGYNs see their patients as erotic playthings and subdue and sedate them to take sexual advantage of them. So I would think an epidural would play right into an evil OBGYN's hands!
Holy ***!!!! I love this whole post, but this was hilarious. OP- Is this the "research" you're basing your crazy views off of?
You are smoking crack if you think any OB is going to order you an epidural without first checking to see how far dilated you are.
Smoking. Crack.
You obviously need to learn a little more about how L&D works. There is no way to know how far along in labor you are without monitoring the condition of your cervix. There is no way to monitor the cervix without checking it vaginally.
No medical professional wants to be sued for malpractice, so you can be they aren't going to be stupid and give you an epidural when they don't even know if you are really in labor.
Idiot.
I had my water break early and therefore they limited the number of vaginal checks they did. I had a total of 3 during my labor and delivery. This method can backfire on you. Labor and delivery is unique for each person and therefore there is no standard pathway to judge how dialated someone is. You spoke about having your contractions monitored. The monitors can be extremely inaccurate and not pick up all the contractions you're having or they can read your contractions as not being very strong.
I was well into active labor but due to broken water and the monitor not reading my contractions well my OB started my on pitocin to speed up labor in the morning. She told me I wouldn't be delivering my baby until late that night the next day. My son was born two hours later. So even though she had 17 years of practice and has delivered hundreds of babies she was unable to judge my progress from the monitors.
Also many OBs do have a policy of not administering an epidural until you've reached a certain point in labor. The girl in the room next to me was screaming like a banishee. My DH made a comment about it and our nurse said she wasn't dilated enough for the epidural yet.
You're best bet would be to speak with you're OB about limiting cervical checks and seeing someone to address your fear of them.
I had my water break early and therefore they limited the number of vaginal checks they did. I had a total of 3 during my labor and delivery. This method can backfire on you. Labor and delivery is unique for each person and therefore there is no standard pathway to judge how dialated someone is. You spoke about having your contractions monitored. The monitors can be extremely inaccurate and not pick up all the contractions you're having or they can read your contractions as not being very strong.
I was well into active labor but due to broken water and the monitor not reading my contractions well my OB started my on pitocin to speed up labor in the morning. She told me I wouldn't be delivering my baby until late that night the next day. My son was born two hours later. So even though she had 17 years of practice and has delivered hundreds of babies she was unable to judge my progress from the monitors.
Also many OBs do have a policy of not administering an epidural until you've reached a certain point in labor. The girl in the room next to me was screaming like a banishee. My DH made a comment about it and our nurse said she wasn't dilated enough for the epidural yet.
You're best bet would be to speak with you're OB about limiting cervical checks and seeing someone to address your fear of them.
For those of you who don't realize there are several ways of checking dilation without doing vaginal exams. Hospitals don't use them because medical schools don't teach them, or might only mention them. Shame on you lot who made fun of her question! Cervical checks can cause a cascade of interventions.
Go away...zombie thread...let it die.