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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is such an important issue facing women in America, and as this article points out, especially black women. How could the nurses and doctors of Serena Williams not be paying closer attention to her? I mean, if they aren't listening to a celebrity athlete, who are they listening to?[/quote]

Postpartum nurses aren't a specialized field like labor and delivery nurses are. [/quote]
RN here. In some states, postpartum nurses have up to 10 patients (5 moms, 5 babies aka "couplet care"). They have specialized training and often NRP certification is expected, though I'm not sure if it's mandatory. The gold standard is California's mandated ante/postpartum ratio of 4:1, though only California has mandated nurse/patient ratios.

I delivered at MWHC in DC with the midwives. DD was born in late in the evening and I was seen and briefly examined by a midwife each of the 2 mornings I was on the postpartum unit. I remember the postpartum nurses as being somewhat hands-off.[/quote]

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