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Hospital Staff Too Busy To Deliver Baby

Posted by Amy S.F. Lutz

It's a common complaint:  the OB only comes in at the end of labor to catch the baby, so why does s/he get all the glory?

But what about if the OB can't even do that much?

Erica Moreno-Munoz was laboring Monday night at the Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, when she alerted a nurse that her baby was coming.  Although the nurse could see the baby crowning, she claimed she couldn't help Moreno-Munoz by herself, and scampered off to find a doctor.

Fortunately, Moreno-Munoz's sister, Janeth Moreno, was able to catch the baby, who arrived before the doctor was found.  Both mother and baby are doing fine.

I can't wait to hear how much the Medical Center bills Moreno-Munoz for delivering her own baby. 


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Posted Jan 16 2008, 04:02 PM
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Comments

 

MamaT said:

What an idiot nurse.  I deliver babies all the time when the doc can't get there.  It's not hard - mom does all the work!

January 16, 2008 4:12 PM
 

troll said:

That's why you don't have an OB, you have a midwife.  They'll stay right by your side the whole delivery and if for some reason (complication, something scary, epidural) you need the doc, they can get one.

January 16, 2008 4:26 PM
 

jenny m. said:

When I was in labour with my first, the OB (who was not mine, he was on call) checked on me, said I was doing fine, and wandered off, probably to watch the double overtime playoff hockey game that was on that evening (yeah, only in Canada). Well, baby came MUCH earlier than expected. The nurse was in shock, and my hubby caught the baby.

January 16, 2008 5:44 PM
 

LogicalMama said:

The nurse at the birth of my son was getting nervous because my pushing was "too effective!" She actually asked me to stop pushing so the doctor could make it (supposedly they are not legally allowed to birth the babies themselves).... I attempted for a second and then said, "no fucking way!" as my doula said, "we can catch this baby, you just keep going...."

January 17, 2008 2:11 PM
 

Krystal said:

Ditto what Troll said.

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January 19, 2008 10:10 PM

About Amy S.F. Lutz

Amy S.F. Lutz's work has appeared in dozens of literary journals, including Cream City Review, The American Poetry Review, Puerto del Sol, and Mid-American Review. She and her husband have five children. Amy and her sister chronicle their adventures in communal living in their blog whoelsewantstoliveinmyhouse.com

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