The hospital room was dark when I entered. Soft music played in the background and behind a drawn curtain a nurse called out protectively, “Yes?” Pulling aside the curtain, I led with my credentials, “It’s just the med student.” I tried to sound confident–like I belonged. “Max,” I added hastily. This was my second week […]
Delivering in Mexico…Without Speaking Spanish
Pujale! Pujale! (Push! Push!) That was all I could say as I sat at the foot of the bed waiting for the baby to come out. This was my first delivery where I was gowned up and receiving the baby. I had seen many deliveries and I made sure I knew what I was doing […]
Cake Instead of Malpractice Insurance?
Labor and delivery is very different in the small community hospital in Mexico. There is a large shared labor room with one tocodynamometer and busy interns taking vitals every so often. Sometimes they use the Pinard horn to detect and count the fetal heart beat. There is minimal privacy as curtains are more for decoration […]
