So I finished my rotation in OBGYN today. It wasn't exactly the most wonderful experience I could have had. A friend of mine told me that midwives were colloquially referred to as 'madwives', and frankly, I can't really argue with that. Childbirth is a special time in a woman's life. She is bringing a special little person into the world who wasn't there before. It is simply, amazing.
Cue the midwife. Who basically takes over the whole experience, and decides on things that aren't really discussed with the woman beforehand. Midwife doesn't like artificial rupture of membranes --> tells the mum it is bad for her --> mum tells the doctors she doesn't think it's a good idea.
That is a general theme which continues throughout the whole labour. Midwives make decisions, because they know better. Even if they don't.
As a student on an obstetric ward, you are supposed to actively find births. I have struggled with this. Bringing muffins, doing scut and being generally nice doesn't get you births. Being a midwife students gets you births. Being a medical students means you are an 'interloper'.
Originally, OBGYN was on my list of favoured medical specialties. I would love to be part of the special experience of bringing babies into the world.
I am unwilling to deal with the crap that's involved however.
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