In a message dated 2/26/2006 6:58:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: I very militantly voiced to him that women may "want" certain things but it is the health care practitioners job to educate women about the pros/cons and risks of these interventions. His response was that in our society women come into prenatal care in the first trimester knowing what they WANT and will not be swayed!!! Dear Friends: Mary describes a discussion she had with an OB/GYN about what women want. The poor helpless OB has to give women what they want? What happened to 'first do no harm'? Wanting something is enough of a reason to give it? (I guess we'll never be able to parent teens again!) So folks don't have to quit smoking, loose weight, or take their prescription medication because they don't want to? Such shoddy logic and abandonment of responsibility doesn't help anyone. It doesn't help the women that have to live with the consequences, it doesn't help the practitioner who has lost their own integrity, and it doesn't help society when wanting something is permitted to supercede safety, health, and economy. warmly, Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html