Way more scary than a shoulder dystocia

Girl I’m right there. “But it’s NATURAL”.
SO IS DYING IN CHILDBIRTH DEBORAH!

I’ll see you there!

I’m a nicu person as well and I’ve already noted an uptick in vaccine refusal. It’s so depressing.

Every day on rounds, I’m just wondering what these kids are going to do long term. They have bankrupted themselves just by being born.

Do we know that it was truly voluntary? That’s what always comes to mind when you quit that late in a program… especially that competitive of a specialty.

I was wondering why I had a million disaster deliveries today…. This explains it

All the time. I also felt like watching my kids eat that both of them would have ended up with g tubes had they been inpatient.

I don’t know if it’s formal policy but we get them on admit if hyperbili (exchange prep), cardiac kids, other surgical kids, or delivery situation that’s suggestive of significant blood loss. If I’m type & screening, I discuss possibility of transfusion or get consent.

Got a postcard this week and thought of you!

I loved it!

I had one of my adult ICU colleagues tell me I was “wasting my brain” when I was applying to NPM fellowship. 🤷‍♀️ Somehow people assume we just cuddle babies all day and coo over stripey jammies. (Fair disclosure: I did have a feeder grower in jeans on rounds the other day and I squealed with delight)