And there’s the usual bias (not just by doctors but by the rest of us) towards believing medical treatment can do more than it can. The narrative is “when you’re sick, a doctor can make you well.” We want to be fussed over and fixed; we’re disappointed by “go home and rest.”
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What I need while giving birth is someone who *acts like a nurse.* She's seen it all before, she isn't worried, she's happy for me getting to have a baby, she has lots of facts at her disposal, and she won't act weird if I scream or grossed out by bodily fluids.
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For some people, medical/scientific/brisk affect is alienating. For me that's reassuring. "Ah, you know what you're doing and it's okay with you that I might puke or shit myself or cuss." Maybe some doulas are like that though!
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Oh god, sorry to hear that! I hope/expect my friends wouldn’t do that
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