Dr. Shannon M. Clark, MD, FACOG
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We need to fix it. Those are probably the top three things that I think really need to be addressed first.
We need to fix it. Those are probably the top three things that I think really need to be addressed first.
I just wanted to commend you all for sharing your stories because I'm in the medical complex, if you will, and I'm a highly skilled physician. I've dedicated my life to this work.
I just wanted to commend you all for sharing your stories because I'm in the medical complex, if you will, and I'm a highly skilled physician. I've dedicated my life to this work.
I just wanted to commend you all for sharing your stories because I'm in the medical complex, if you will, and I'm a highly skilled physician. I've dedicated my life to this work.
And what I found since being on social media, and I'm sure you will understand when I say this, people are very willing to share their experiences with OBGYNs, whether it be either during their pregnancy care or postpartum. labor and delivery care or postpartum care when it's not what it should be. They're generally very open about it.
And what I found since being on social media, and I'm sure you will understand when I say this, people are very willing to share their experiences with OBGYNs, whether it be either during their pregnancy care or postpartum. labor and delivery care or postpartum care when it's not what it should be. They're generally very open about it.
And what I found since being on social media, and I'm sure you will understand when I say this, people are very willing to share their experiences with OBGYNs, whether it be either during their pregnancy care or postpartum. labor and delivery care or postpartum care when it's not what it should be. They're generally very open about it.
But the same is not necessarily true for those who have chosen to do an out-of-hospital birth in a different setting. I do think there is a hesitation to talk about when things don't go right in those settings.
But the same is not necessarily true for those who have chosen to do an out-of-hospital birth in a different setting. I do think there is a hesitation to talk about when things don't go right in those settings.
But the same is not necessarily true for those who have chosen to do an out-of-hospital birth in a different setting. I do think there is a hesitation to talk about when things don't go right in those settings.
And I think for some people, there's a level of guilt about it, or they don't want the criticism saying, well, you should have given birth in a hospital, which I don't think is ever an appropriate thing to say to anybody, no matter what choices they made.
And I think for some people, there's a level of guilt about it, or they don't want the criticism saying, well, you should have given birth in a hospital, which I don't think is ever an appropriate thing to say to anybody, no matter what choices they made.
And I think for some people, there's a level of guilt about it, or they don't want the criticism saying, well, you should have given birth in a hospital, which I don't think is ever an appropriate thing to say to anybody, no matter what choices they made.
Coming forward and talking about this on such a public forum is very commendable because you guys will give other people a voice and maybe prompted them to share their stories as well. Things can happen in any setting, but it's expected at hospital birth settings that things should be right. And they fit in that perfect Instagram square and they have the beautiful pictures and all that.
Coming forward and talking about this on such a public forum is very commendable because you guys will give other people a voice and maybe prompted them to share their stories as well. Things can happen in any setting, but it's expected at hospital birth settings that things should be right. And they fit in that perfect Instagram square and they have the beautiful pictures and all that.
Coming forward and talking about this on such a public forum is very commendable because you guys will give other people a voice and maybe prompted them to share their stories as well. Things can happen in any setting, but it's expected at hospital birth settings that things should be right. And they fit in that perfect Instagram square and they have the beautiful pictures and all that.
And things don't always go right. We just don't see it. And you guys are bringing it to light. So I hope you know that as difficult as it may have been for you to do this, you are going to change somebody's life and you are going to change somebody's outcome by helping them better make informed choices.
And things don't always go right. We just don't see it. And you guys are bringing it to light. So I hope you know that as difficult as it may have been for you to do this, you are going to change somebody's life and you are going to change somebody's outcome by helping them better make informed choices.
And things don't always go right. We just don't see it. And you guys are bringing it to light. So I hope you know that as difficult as it may have been for you to do this, you are going to change somebody's life and you are going to change somebody's outcome by helping them better make informed choices.