Ep193: 10 Crazy Things from My Career

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> <h3><strong>In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-W</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">hat makes it impossible for the hospital to prepare your epidural before you arrive</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Why all kinds of reactions to the arrival of your baby are ok</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Why certain items absolutely should not be inserted into a vagina!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Why you should think about how your actions affect can others in a public space</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How even I, after 20 years in practice, am not able to predict how quickly a birth might progress</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Why faster is not necessarily better when it comes to labor</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Why we need to monitor placenta previa so carefully</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How we medical providers could be more sensitive to our patients feelings</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-What a notarized birth plan is and what it means (or honestly doesn’t mean)</span></p> <p>---</p> <p>Full website notes: <a href= "http://episodes/view/drnicole