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A Midwestern Doctor @MidwesternDoc - Much of this makes more sense once you understand the history.
In 1920, Dr. Joseph DeLee, known as the father of obstetrics, argued that interventions developed for difficult births, including forceps, episiotomies and heavy sedation, should be used routinely.
Other doctors considered this too aggressive. But his approach became increasingly influential, helping establish the belief that childbirth was inherently pathological and required medical intervention.
https://x.com/MidwesternDoc/status/2110112326804263100

A Midwestern Doctor @MidwesternDoc - Consider the position mothers give birth in.
A 2014 study of 2,400 hospital births found 68% delivered lying on their backs. In a separate study of 2,992 home births, where mothers could choose their position, only 8% did.
Lying on the back can restrict the space available for the baby to pass through and compress a major blood vessel.
Yet this position makes delivery easier for the people attending it.
https://x.com/MidwesternDoc/status/2110112684595143118

A Midwestern Doctor @MidwesternDoc - Pitocin is often given to speed up labor when it is considered “too slow.”
While it can be helpful, it is frequently given at far too high of a dose.
The resulting contractions can become intensely painful and interrupt the baby’s blood supply, causing abnormal heart rates that may lead to a C-section.
An intervention used to speed up delivery can end up making it more complicated.
https://x.com/MidwesternDoc/status/2110112983372231000