My husband missed a handful, I must say. He went to most. However, medical staff need to be educated on how to engage with patients. I recall them asking me questions for a study. They asked how many 'partners' I had, ever. I've only been with 1. They gave me the most unbelievable looks, that I felt I had to explain that I've been with my hubby since I was a teenager. It was so uncomfortable.
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It matters because pregnancy, childbirth and childbearing is stressful on mother and a loving attentive partner makes a big difference. That however should not impact quality of care.
2 weeks ago | 4
Thanks for this post. My husband was also at EVERY appointment before, during, and after I had our daughter. After i had her at our daughter's first appointment, her doctor, who we were just meeting said "Oh usually dad's don't come to the initial appointment." It rubbed me the wrong way, so I asked her, "What made you say that?" Then my husband was like, "My wife & child are the most important things in my life. Why wouldn't I be here for them?" She tried to clean it up along the lines "well you usually don't just see dad because he has to work." That made me more mad "so you're implying he doesn't have a job?" Needless to say, we went to a new doctor for myself and child.
2 weeks ago | 9
Nobody:…….. Medical staff: So what baby number is this? Me:……baby number 1, this is our first child Medical Staff: Oh wow, so no other kids separately? Me……..🤦🏽♀️no this is our first child in general. My husband and I are expecting our first child in general. There are no other kid
2 weeks ago | 3
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Medical bias, I ignore them.
My husband was at every appointment.
So they acted surprised.
It should not matter, though.
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