Gamanit: i didnt even think about the safety issue, you are so right.
popa_bar_abba: omg! i couldnt stop shaking my head in agreement as i read your post! Thank goodness my head is between my shoulders so i wont be affected for years to come about the hatzoloh members coming to stabilize it…;)
health: gosh, i think my kids would move out if both my husband and i were on hatzoloh and EN!! Truth is, my husband is one of the few members that actually keep to the rule of not discussing anything about a call he goes on, which brings me to my next reason why this is not good for women…;)
skype: i could be off, but i believe that hatzoloh deliveres babies in about 80% of full trauma calls (preg related calls). If anything, a woman will be greatful as opposed to embarrased to the point where she’d be affected forever. As mentioned by PBA, she shouldnt be using hatzoloh in the first place (unless a real emergency came up). The fact that she had to call should make her embarassed. And yes, i’m a woman who has had children and will have another real soon, iy”h. Be responsible and get to the hospital on time.
superme: as i mentioned above, i’m a woman and have had children. I too believe that popa_bar_abba and Health are correct in their opinions about women calling hatzoloh/EMS for childbirth.
Ctrl Alt Del: lol! Although most of the time it comes across that popa_bar_abba and Health are extreme, I have to agree with them here. If you would know the amount of calls that could be given first aid at home and then driven to the hospital without having to call hatzoloh or EMS, you would agree with them too. When my husband comes home on a friday night way after everyone already finished their seudah, and makes a comment about how the call he went on was a frequent flyer who calls hatzoloh over non emergent reasons, it makes me very upset. I’m glad he doesnt go into details or mention names, otherwise i’d really lose the schar i might be getting for him going on calls…
FIA: +1!
rebdoniel: “professional male doing his duties is not a situation of pritzus. There is nothing sexual about delivering a baby, unless people’s mistaken ideas make it out to be that way.” +1!