A Career In OB Gyn Field

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Ram Dass once said “Working with the dying is like being a midwife for this great rite passage of death. Just as a midwife helps a being take their first breath, he help a being take their last breath.” I’ve witnessed so many people being taken out of this world, so when I found out that I could help bring life into the world I just couldn't resist. The career of OB GYN is a rewarding and challenging career because one has obligations to bring life into the world. The research will describe the career of an OB GYN, what is required to become a successful, and the impact this career has on society
My plan for pursuing this career is to get enrolled in the Air Force right after high school and go active duty. As long as a person is in school
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If you as a woman was pregnant and was going to someone who has the health of you and your unborn child in their hands you would have so many question. Nurses would not mind answering any questions that their patients have as long as they know the answer and if it would benefit them. Nurses will also expect to deal with some scared parents. No parents wants to hear that there may be something wrong with them or their baby. They make sure everyone is prepared for everything that will be coming up in the next 12 months. As long as she has a degree she should do everything she can to make sure everything goes as smooth as possible. She gives all these parents her word that everything is going to go smooth, No one can control everything. You have to be prepared to deal with things that you have no control over, like if the baby is breached or if the mother is having complications. At the end of every day you will know that you did very thing you could possibly do to help every child and parents that walked into your …show more content…
Obstetrics had for a long time been only for female midwives because it was considered taboo for men to be present during birth, but things have changed and now very few males are midwives. In the 17th century, European physicians began to attend on normal deliveries for royal families only but then the practice grew and spread to the middle classes. In the early and mid-19th century, physicians became able to successfully perform a limited variety of surgical operations on the ovaries and uterus and the field started to develop from more than just delivering babies. The modern practice of gynecology requires skill in pelvic surgery, a knowledge of female urologic conditions, because the symptoms of diseases of the urinary tract and the genital tract are often similar, and skill in dealing with the minor psychiatric problems that often arise among gynecologic

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