tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post3702217536115355342..comments2023-07-06T08:28:15.848-04:00Comments on Mama days: reliefCali Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10959377832026957593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-65795630783190303252008-03-01T17:02:00.000-05:002008-03-01T17:02:00.000-05:00If you get the chance, you should watch "The Busin...If you get the chance, you should watch "The Business of Being Born". It's a documentary done by Ricki Lake about the US maternity health care system and compares doctor/hospital births against midwife/home births. I already knew a lot of the info, as will you, but it was filmed very well.Coen Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033330266757991208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-6962257751566968332008-02-29T18:21:00.000-05:002008-02-29T18:21:00.000-05:00Yeah, I know about white coat syndrome... I really...Yeah, I know about white coat syndrome... I really didn't think I had it! But high blood pressure in pregnancy can indicate a very serious condition called preeclampsia that is life-threatening to both mother and baby. And they don't really know whether you have it until you HAVE it. So they watch signs like this one and my practice is rather conservative about acting on it.Cali Lovetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959377832026957593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-55482339429156905302008-02-29T14:30:00.000-05:002008-02-29T14:30:00.000-05:00I thought it was common for people to have higher ...I thought it was common for people to have higher blood pressure when visiting a doctor than they do ordinarily. It even has a name - "whitecoat syndrome" - or something very close to that. I'm surprised your doctor/nurse didn't ease your mind a little bit by telling you this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com