Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for June 08, 2013
June 07, 2013
June 09, 2013
Transcript:
Toggle: Oh... no! Alex... in... in labor! Kim: What: Toggle: "Eli and... D-Danny on... way!" Mike: Oh, my God... Toggle: Where is... is she? Mike: I can't tell! It's just a swarm of PhDs! Woman: She needs a real doctor! Man: Is there a real doctor here? Any real doctor?
Twins are a little “trickier”, but it is amazing folks forget how long women had babies without doctors. Note the increase in C-sections to REDUCE malpractice suits.
Helped deliver both of my kids, and delivered several others in “emergency” situations. Must admit that helping a woman with a broken arm, still stuck in a wrecked car, WAS more than a tad interesting. Both mother and daughter were just fine. (BTW, I’m waiting for a TV show or movie to stick around and show the delivery of the placenta, and checking to make sure it’s intact, or all there if in pieces, and all the other “neat stuff” that goes along with the delivery, and cleanup!)