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[quote=Anonymous]Is there a big value in being educated in every possible pregnancy complication? Do OBs even offer that education? I feel like a lot of doctors don't encourage you to be informed, even about your own issues. They certainly don't want to sit around and discuss and educate you most of the time. They don't have time - they have to see the next patient, and then the next one!

I also think being educated in everything that can possibly go wrong with a pregnancy and birth just sets you up to be scared. My husband used to date an OB resident, and he knows ALL the things that can go wrong. I don't want him to tell me! A lot of them are rare, don't apply to me, and frankly would just set my anxiety levels higher, which isn't good for anyone.

I don't think it actually helps or prevents complications to be scared of everything. Now that said, I think it's worthwhile to understand that birth is NOT always rainbows coming out of your vajayjay; it's a primal, messy, and unpredictable business. But most of the time, it goes fine if you're healthy from the start and take good care of yourself throughout your pregnancy, and don't start out with any complications. So why scare people?[/quote]

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