Obstetrics: A Rewarding Career

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Obstetrics 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 helps a being take their last breath.” If someone has witnessed so many people being taken out of this world, when they find out that they could help bring life into the world, who just couldn 't resist. The career of Obstetrics is a rewarding and challenging career because one has obligations to bring life into the world. The research will describe the career of an Obstetrics, what is required to become a successful, and the impact this career has on society
An Obstetrician is a doctor that treats females for many things. They can also be a woman 's primary doctor and furthermore specialize in related care to pregnancies. Things you may have not known are that midwives are the beginning of Obstetrics, without all the knowledge of midwives we wouldn
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First the school subjects you will need to succeed in this field are, biology, chemistry, and anatomy. Second pass the Medical College Admissions Test. Third compete medical school and lastly complete you Medical Residency. Generally speaking, students learn about labor, birth, and caring for a newborn baby. Second It takes about twelve years to be an Ob after high school.You’ll pursue four years of undergraduate study, then another four years of medical school. Afterward, your residency will entail another four-year stint.You should have a great personality, you should have great communication skills to interact with a woman in a vulnerable time as such. There are some hazards in this field such as treating women with illnesses and who are also contagious. You want to help the woman, but at the same time, you don 't want to harm or make yourself sick in the process. They can as well get physical if they feel you are trying to harm them or their

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