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part 2: i think seeing a general practitioner for OB/GYN stuff is weird.

Miss.ModularMiss.Modular member
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 why wouldnt you see someone that SPECIALIZES in women/babies???  if you have a heart condition you see a cardiologist, not your GP.  they are specialists for a reason. 

 

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Re: part 2: i think seeing a general practitioner for OB/GYN stuff is weird.

  • hula_lulahula_lula
    I agree with you
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  • iris427iris427 member
    You don't need a specialist for a healthy,  low-risk pregnancy.  A GP is qualified for that.  Should complications develop, they are trained to ID  them and refer you to an OB.  Same as a midwife does.
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  • Jennywren82Jennywren82

    IMO, you see who you trust. Some people really trust their GPs. My OBGYN doesn't do high risk, but I'm continuing to see her anyway. If there is something wrong the day of, and I become high risk, I am shipped off to a new OB. I really trust my group of Drs and MWs. I just prefer to see them instead of someone who can better handle extreme problems.?

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  • Miss.ModularMiss.Modular member
    imageJennywren82:

    IMO, you see who you trust. Some people really trust their GPs. My OBGYN doesn't do high risk, but I'm continuing to see her anyway. If there is something wrong the day of, and I become high risk, I am shipped off to a new OB. I really trust my group of Drs and MWs. I just prefer to see them instead of someone who can better handle extreme problems.

     

    i am confused.. ar  you saying you ARE high risk, but still are not seeing a Highsrisk dr?   or is this hypothetical?

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  • MKE6115MKE6115
    The NP I see can see me right up to delivery but she does not deliver. She is a specialist,in womens health. When you have a heart condition you usually see your GP first with your symptoms and then the GP will refer you do a cardiologist.
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    IMO, you see who you trust. Some people really trust their GPs. My OBGYN doesn't do high risk, but I'm continuing to see her anyway. If there is something wrong the day of, and I become high risk, I am shipped off to a new OB. I really trust my group of Drs and MWs. I just prefer to see them instead of someone who can better handle extreme problems.

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    i am confused.. ar? you saying you ARE high risk, but still are not seeing a Highsrisk dr??? or is this hypothetical?

    Right now, this is my first and I'm not considered high risk, but my family members think it is unsafe for me to see someone who cannot handle high risk problems. I have gone against their opinions and stayed with my OB group because they are wonderful and I trust that if they see a problem that they can't handle, they will send me to the other OB that my family members saw.

    Sorry about the?confusion.?

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  • mrs_rodneymrs_rodney

    I know a lot of people who see GP throughout pg and delivery.  I live in a more rural area where it is over an hour to the closest ob/gyn.  Most people who live here see a gp.  A family dr may not be a specialist in babies or women's health but they deliver a lot of babies without complications.  If you aren't high risk and haven't had any complications, I don't see the problem with seeing a dr, who is educated and perfectly capable of providing care to a pg woman and her child.

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  • IrishgatorstarIrishgatorstar

    I agree.  My local hospital can't seem to keep a decent OB/GYN.  Other hospitals keep stealing them away.  (You wouldn't believe the bidding wars on a great ob/gyn).  A lot of people in my area just defer to their GP.  I, on the other hand just make the drive to the next town over and go to their ob/gyn and hospital. 

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  • KelliLyneeKelliLynee member

    Actually you dont necessarily see a cardiologist for every heart condition. You may only be referred to one if your condition is complicated and your PCP thinks that you may benefit from the expertise.

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  • charlie1995charlie1995 member
    gynecological exams can be performed by a GP.  At the university, if I wanted to use my insurance, I had to see one of the doctors there who are all GPs.  Once pregnant, the GP is the one you see for 1st trimester.  After that they refer you to an OB.  If you needed to see a specialist, they would refer you but for the vast majority of people, you do not need to see an OB/GYN for routine visits.
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