MedPage Today May 5, 2024
— We’re not asking all of the right questions
While scrolling through TikTok, I’ve seen many women share their traumatic birth experiences: an emergency C-section followed by significant blood loss; a home birth turned into an ambulance ride to the nearest hospital; and a seemingly perfect delivery followed by an extremely rare medical condition that resulted in the patient being in a coma for a month.
To some medical providers with years of experience under their belts, these may be familiar stories. In fact, some practitioners may be numb to the complications that can accompany childbirth. But as a medical student, when I hear these stories I can’t help but wonder: who is checking in on these women? Is anyone?
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