Interesting to see increase in in-class hand written assessments.
Maybe CS or other fields will also see value in blue books or oral exams?
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When young people see stories like this one, no wonder they question whether it makes sense to have children. I honestly donât remember our out-of-pocket costs back in the day, but I feel for our young people.
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Homebirth with a licensed midwife is much cheaper than hospital birth. For our first homebirth we even rented a house near the hospital just in case we had to transfer⊠even with a monthâs house rental costs, it was still a lot cheaper than it would have been to give birth in the hospital (and also much lower chance of c section). For healthy young people it can be a very practical option.
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I only know (indirectly) one person who used a midwife for a home birth. My DHâs friendâs daughter chose this route and safely delivered a healthy baby girl.
That said I personally wouldnât have been brave enough to do it back thenâŠor even now if I was of child-bearing age.
Yeah, I would never do it. Things do happen and the situation can go downhill quickly. I wouldnât want to have to transfer and lose precious time.
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Iâm very risk adverse. I was pretty oblivious to my surroundings and just needed the md to catch baby and attend to baby. I was fine in my bed in labor & delivery. We only had to pay for the tyvek suit for Sâs birth and brought it (unused) to use for Dâs delivery 2 years later (H never got around to putting suit on for Sâs birth). No copay for Dâs birth.
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LEO son has delivered two babies. Those women probably would have preferred a midwife. LOL!
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But Iâm sure the women were thankful your son was there! Wow.
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I may be wrong, but I believe that an increasing number of births are attended by nurse-midwives, often in hospitals or birthing centers attached to hospitals, with everything right there for emergencies.
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We have a relative extremely conservative (distrust of institutions, put all your trust in Jesus, etc) in her thinking who used midwives. For her first she had to be rushed to the hospital as her blood pressure plunged. For #5, still with the midwife, there were serious complications at birth that would have been identified with better prenatal care and preparations would have been made (caesarean to be gentler on the child, etc) that led to the baby being hospitalized for 7 months, so many surgeries we lost count, etc.
Midwives are fine if all goes normal. Couple it with scant prenatal care and a history of problems during delivery, midwives are then inadequate, IMHO.
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My FIL was an OB/GYN. His view was that midwife deliveries could make sense (especially if in hospital)âŠ.. IF the prenatal care had been done by an MD to ensure it was a low-risk situation.
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I had excellent, in-depth prenatal care from my midwife. She has been licensed and working since 1986 and has an excellent record. Great outcome for my first birth at age 40, and 2nd at age 42. If Iâd given birth in a hospital, I think itâs likely I would have ended up with c sections for both (like all my friends my age who had babies around that time). Iâm very risk averse⊠so I specifically looked for someone with a lot of experience, history of great outcomes, and good relationships with local hospitals and doctors.
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Agree 1000%âthis relativeâs scant pre-natal care came from the midwife, not an MDâmidwife had difficulty lining up a machine for sonograms, so mother didnât have as many as was probably called for, which would have revealed the babyâs issues.
Midwifes have to know their limitations; they may have extensive experience and training, but they donât have medical degrees. If the midwife and mother have similar distrust of the medical establishment, that could be an issueâI believe it was in this case.
The irony of all of it is that when babyâs life is in the balance, suddenly the medical establishment is OK and relied uponâŠ
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⊠until it is time for the kid to get vaccinated against some infection.
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In NY at least, most midwives have partnerships with physicians and hospitals. They are part of a team, just as PAs and NPs are part of a medical-surgical team. Backup plans are totally integrated with care from the first pregnancy test to the month or so after the baby or babies are born.
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Really interesting article. A good friend was married to a Ghanaian-American guy until his job here got automated out of existence and he moved back. They have two beautiful daughters in their 30s and I sent them all the link.
If you hit a paywall, I can post excerpts.
I think that model makes a lot of sense. Perhaps there will be more of it over time.
Stephen Wiltshire draws detailed city scapes from memory after having seen them briefly. See examples at the linked page.
https://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/
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https://www.fastcompany.com/91357784/what-is-a-micro-retirement-inside-the-latest-gen-z-trend
What is a micro-retirement? Inside the latest Gen Z trend (Fast Company)
Gen Z is rethinking retirementâby taking it in mini doses. The rising trend of micro-retirements means career professionals are pressing pause for 1-2 weeks every year to avoid burnout and boost well-being. While itâs gaining traction (even among non-Gen Z workers), experts warn these breaks could come with long-term financial and career tradeoffs. Is unplugging worth the risk? Hereâs what to consider before booking your âsomedayâ now.
Itâs unpaid time off in addition to the minuscule amount of vacation your employer provides. Considering I retired with 2 years worth of vacation hours that I wasnât able to take, I say have at it!
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