tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149768910613734440.post1087227427118445569..comments2011-06-29T23:54:40.902-04:00Comments on Chaotic Calm: A life of love and medicine: Delivery by ZenChaoticalmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942709861806384892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149768910613734440.post-30068238207512520642010-07-24T00:31:55.241-04:002010-07-24T00:31:55.241-04:00Nice!
And yes, I think most of it is in the expec...Nice!<br /><br />And yes, I think most of it is in the expectation and attitude a pt has toward labor when they come in the door. Often it is the difference in thinking they are going to "try" to go without meds vs. having their mind (expectation) made up before they walk in the door. <br />As an L&D nurse, most (not all but most) of the pts that I see having this kind of labor are new migrants who just don't really consider medication an option for them, just not done that way in their experience (when you ask if they are interested in an epidural you can tell they think it's some voodoo blood-letting, paralyzing craziness). I don't think the "success" of these labors is r/t high pain threshold.mitchsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245175550951773370noreply@blogger.com