tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594675701184318748.post8851473359331445862..comments2023-10-12T15:38:44.781+08:00Comments on R E D i a l t h i s n u m b e r: labour of loveredSeptemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13229709843843715527noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594675701184318748.post-60343175111582317182008-09-20T02:15:00.000+08:002008-09-20T02:15:00.000+08:00hafiz, nerve blocks like epidural & Cx blocks ...hafiz,<BR/><BR/> nerve blocks like epidural & Cx blocks in fact prolong the duration of labour. But of course thats better than the agony unless contraindications exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594675701184318748.post-55971476960969874852008-09-13T17:37:00.000+08:002008-09-13T17:37:00.000+08:00hmm, if I were the doctor in-charge, I would give ...hmm, if I were the doctor in-charge, I would give epidural since pain can prolonged the duration of labour. She is quite an insensitive doctor and she should learn to be more caring.Hafizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924362146441123055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594675701184318748.post-88523137796705836582008-09-13T08:54:00.000+08:002008-09-13T08:54:00.000+08:00you reply at 3.51am?!!kan kan !:)you reply at 3.51am?!!<BR/><BR/>kan kan !:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594675701184318748.post-56593353257301112792008-09-13T03:51:00.000+08:002008-09-13T03:51:00.000+08:00hope is always there when you believe.i do.so, hop...hope is always there when you believe.<BR/><BR/>i do.<BR/><BR/>so, hopefully la kan? ;)redSeptemberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13229709843843715527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594675701184318748.post-64514136827577810882008-09-13T01:14:00.000+08:002008-09-13T01:14:00.000+08:00"don't you agree?" Yes. But what I meant in preced..."don't you agree?"<BR/><BR/> Yes.<BR/><BR/> But what I meant in preceding post was that the nature of their work over a period of time tends to make Obstetricians a mass of jangled nerves even during <BR/>' normal' times, not necessarily during emergencies only ;)<BR/> Of course that should not happen in an ideal situation, and indeed there are some Obstetricians who behave like angels with patients.So there's still hope la?:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594675701184318748.post-20529202815554890912008-09-12T12:34:00.000+08:002008-09-12T12:34:00.000+08:00first of all thanks for the suggestion and the wel...first of all thanks for the suggestion and the well wishes. <BR/><BR/>yes, i understand the challenge of decision making at split-second speed, and yes, they are humans too.<BR/><BR/>but the prob is at that particular moment, it wasn't that kind of emergency where everything has to be done STAT. there were still some idle chatting going on albeit the mother screaming ang howling on the table. and as a doctor, she should not let that happen as that does not do any good to the mother.<BR/><BR/>don't you agree?redSeptemberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13229709843843715527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594675701184318748.post-26689916745769737782008-09-12T11:52:00.000+08:002008-09-12T11:52:00.000+08:00Obstetrics is a high-tension specialty where work ...Obstetrics is a high-tension specialty where work hours are long,decision-making razor-sharp, patients often howling and consequences of mistakes severe, instant and obvious.<BR/> Hence Obstetricians in particular, and Surgeons in general often behave in ways that appears rude and callous.Of course this does not excuse their behaviour, but they are human too.<BR/> So I suggest you become an Obstetrician in the future--I am sure your patients would come to love you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com