OBs

Time flies and this is the fourth week of my obs posting. Woot! I must admit that Obs is NEVER BE EASY! You can study all the diseases in Obs if 'chiong' 24 hours /7 days / 52 weeks. However, when comes to management, you have to take care of both mother and fetus. (Well, the term baby better rite? :P ) When a mother goes into shock, resuscitation comes first. Then, only later assess the baby. If the baby not alive, sigh...

Even worst scenario, when a disease e.g. abruptio placenta sets in, even the baby is less than term, you have to deliver the baby no matter what. Saddest thing is that when the baby is delivered and appears to be quiet, it's a 'kaboom' to both parents. Even more sigh...

Yesterday we had a session on how to deal with bereavement in perinatal death. I must admit it is very difficult to break bad news to parents. Imagine...The mother was sweating and screaming in pain, often spending so much time than the time you spend for sleeping, just to deliver her baby safely into this world. Finally, she got through the difficult moment, hoping to see her baby crying and lying on her chest. Then, there's no crying at all *pause* *stunned* Medical officers / speacialists came to her, shook their heads, informing that her baby couldn't make it into this world. *even stunned* *more pause* *tears rolling* (Sigh...think about it)

That's obs. No doubts that we celebrate new lives in the labour room everyday; but sometimes there are sad moments too. Survival of the fittest? Who knows...

P.s. Obs clinical next friday...Must do my best!
P.s.s. Obs & paeds MCQs next thursday...Go go go!
P.s.s.s Miss my dear...I'm hereby apologizing that I spend so little time to talk to you. Hope you understand. Above all, love ya! <3

*Off I go*