We have a local family practice doc and Nurse Practitioner who is very much pro-circ and anti-bfing and anti-co-sleeping. I work for the hospital they are affiliated with. (though am currently on mat leave)
I know this doc quite well. He is quite rude to the nurses. He hangs up on us regularly when we call when a patient is going bad, yells at us for waking him, etc. That stuff I can tolerate. But he is quite the UA violation. I never liked him to begin with.
Now I am hearing some horror stories from mama's from our local play group. He talked the one mom into circing her boy, by telling her that she would have to forcibly retract him and clean UNDER the forskin with a q-tip every diaper change.
She was scared, and didn't want to do that, so she believed him and had her boy circ'd. He regretted it when she later found out that was far from true.
The Nurse Practitioner told another mama that bfing is primitive and greatly encourages weaning. I don't know her personally, but from what I hear she isn't too nice of a person or practitioner.
There is NO CHOICE for many local moms here for which providers to go to. We are in the boonies. Its a dirt poor area and many women have govt funded medical insurance. There is another practice 35 miles away, but it is in the next state and their insurance will not cover it. Also, for many of these women, transportation is a problem. These women NEED to go to this practice. There really isn't a choice.
What can I do to help fix this without jeopardizing my employment? (I don't want to work for another hospital, remember, its a far drive to another place and gas prices are awful!) I feel for all of the poor local mama's. They and their children deserve better than this. Is there anything I can do? Would sending them info help, or do you think they will just trash it?
I am so glad my dh has other insurance so we do not have to go to this place and we can go to the place out of state. I really feel for all of the moms who are tricked into circing and weaning. BFing rates are so low here to begin with, it sucks seeing those who bf talked out of it.
I know this doc quite well. He is quite rude to the nurses. He hangs up on us regularly when we call when a patient is going bad, yells at us for waking him, etc. That stuff I can tolerate. But he is quite the UA violation. I never liked him to begin with.
Now I am hearing some horror stories from mama's from our local play group. He talked the one mom into circing her boy, by telling her that she would have to forcibly retract him and clean UNDER the forskin with a q-tip every diaper change.
She was scared, and didn't want to do that, so she believed him and had her boy circ'd. He regretted it when she later found out that was far from true. The Nurse Practitioner told another mama that bfing is primitive and greatly encourages weaning. I don't know her personally, but from what I hear she isn't too nice of a person or practitioner.
There is NO CHOICE for many local moms here for which providers to go to. We are in the boonies. Its a dirt poor area and many women have govt funded medical insurance. There is another practice 35 miles away, but it is in the next state and their insurance will not cover it. Also, for many of these women, transportation is a problem. These women NEED to go to this practice. There really isn't a choice.
What can I do to help fix this without jeopardizing my employment? (I don't want to work for another hospital, remember, its a far drive to another place and gas prices are awful!) I feel for all of the poor local mama's. They and their children deserve better than this. Is there anything I can do? Would sending them info help, or do you think they will just trash it?
I am so glad my dh has other insurance so we do not have to go to this place and we can go to the place out of state. I really feel for all of the moms who are tricked into circing and weaning. BFing rates are so low here to begin with, it sucks seeing those who bf talked out of it.
