I cannot believe I graduated from medical school in 2002! Looking back at my career, a lot of wild things have happened. On this podcast I get to bring you expert advice, education on important topics, and all kinds of birth stories. But for this episode, I thought I’d do something a little more lighthearted and share 10 interesting things from my two-decade career.
I will be talking about some of the difficult things that happen in my specialty, as well. Some of these stories are going to be a little bit gruesome - I give a warning in the episode before going into anything graphic so you can skip ahead. Overall you are going to enjoy it and hopefully you find these stories funny or relatable.
-What makes it impossible for the hospital to prepare your epidural before you arrive
-Why all kinds of reactions to the arrival of your baby are ok
-Why certain items absolutely should not be inserted into a vagina!
-Why you should think about how your actions affect can others in a public space
-How even I, after 20 years in practice, am not able to predict how quickly a birth might progress
-Why faster is not necessarily better when it comes to labor
-Why we need to monitor placenta previa so carefully
-How we medical providers could be more sensitive to our patients feelings
-What a notarized birth plan is and what it means (or honestly doesn’t mean)
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Full website notes: drnicolerankins.com/episode193
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