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In my experience [0], doctors overwhelmingly recommend amniocentesis because it can be used to screen for a number of genetic issues and "wouldn't you want to k
by philsnow 4y ago
In my experience [0], doctors overwhelmingly recommend amniocentesis because it can be used to screen for a number of genetic issues and "wouldn't you want to know?"
[0] all of my experience is with a certain HMO provider that seems to regard pregnancy as a dangerous condition, and every time my wife gave birth in their hospital, one of their first questions during the follow-up appointment is either "how are we going to prevent this from happening again?" or just "so you know how birth control works, right?"
- mensetmanusman 4y agoWhen I was at MIT, my wife’s circle of “moms- / moms-to-be group” was mostly white/asian but had one latino. They had a similar experience with on-campus health of being pushed the “how can we stop this from happening again” messaging from the nurses during routine checkins. I explicitly remember how shocked they were that only the latino was repeatedly asked if she wanted an abortion every time she had checkups. These cultural selection pressures are fascinating, esp. in places like NY city where a majority of conceptions do not end in a successful pregnancy in the black community.