As an obstetrics and gynecology resident, one sees a lot of crazy things. I have delivered babies in the car outside and in the trauma bay of the ER, performed countless emergency Cesarean deliveries, and taken care of everything from appendicitis to kidney failure in pregnancy. Most of the time…
The nurse called me to examine the newest patient on labor and delivery. She was 25 years old with her first pregnancy and her contractions were four minutes apart. “I think I might be in labor,” she whispers, breathing through her contractions. I informed them I would need to check…
Over the last few decades, public perception of physicians has been on the decline. Some of this is due to factors such as rising health care costs and long appointment wait times, but a largely overlooked contributing factor is the media. Physicians are often portrayed negatively with stories of narcotic…