Ep193: 10 Crazy Things from My Career

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

I cannot believe I graduated from medical school in 2002! Looking back at my career, a lot of wild things have happened. On this podcast I get to bring you expert advice, education on important topics, and all kinds of birth stories. But for this episode, I thought I’d do something a little more lighthearted and share 10 interesting things from my two-decade career.

I will be talking about some of the difficult things that happen in my specialty, as well. Some of these stories are going to be a little bit gruesome - I give a warning in the episode before going into anything graphic so you can skip ahead. Overall you are going to enjoy it and hopefully you find these stories funny or relatable.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

-What makes it impossible for the hospital to prepare your epidural before you arrive

-Why all kinds of reactions to the arrival of your baby are ok

-Why certain items absolutely should not be inserted into a vagina!

-Why you should think about how your actions affect can others in a public space

-How even I, after 20 years in practice, am not able to predict how quickly a birth might progress

-Why faster is not necessarily better when it comes to labor

-Why we need to monitor placenta previa so carefully

-How we medical providers could be more sensitive to our patients feelings

-What a notarized birth plan is and what it means (or honestly doesn’t mean)

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0:00.0	This episode is a little different today. It's a little more fun, mostly lighthearted episode,
0:06.3	about 10 interesting things, fun things that I have seen in my 20-year career. Warning, there is some
0:15.0	use of explicit language in this episode and also some more adult topic discussion in this episode.
0:27.4	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:32.0	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankin's, a board certified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly
0:37.2	15 years.
0:38.6	I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help
0:44.1	you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth.
0:50.4	Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.
0:56.6	Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer.
1:01.7	Now let's get to it.
1:06.8	Pregnancy can be overwhelming, but your inbox doesn't have to be.
1:12.2	The Birth with Power Brief is my free weekly newsletter with expert tips, real talk, and support you can actually use.
1:21.7	No pressure, no preachy advice, just a breath of fresh air in your inbox every Thursday. Come join me at Dr.
1:30.8	Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email. Hello, hello, hello there. Welcome to another episode of the
1:39.1	podcast. This is episode number 193. If this is your first time listening, I'm so glad to have you.
1:45.8	And if you've been here for a while, I'm glad to have you too.
1:49.0	So thank you, thank you, thank you so much for spending a bit of your time with me today.
1:54.3	So this episode is a little different.
1:56.7	What I thought I would do, you know, I've been thinking a lot that I cannot believe I graduated
2:01.6	from medical school in 2002. So I have been a doctor now for almost 21 years and just thinking
2:11.9	back on my career, I say, you know what, let me share some of the things that have been more
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