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Jemima M.D retweeted
I love the fact that female doctors are finally coming out to talk about the things we’ve been saying for years, things that some doctors have consistently dismissed.
Before I started having children, I suffered from dysmenorrhea. I remember complaining about the pain, and I was simply told to take Buscopan and that it would go away.
My dear, it didn’t go away.
I would faint whenever I had my period. There were times I couldn’t function at work, and I lost several jobs because of how severely my periods affected me.
Sometimes, when you explain these experiences to a male doctor, you feel like you’re not being taken seriously. Your pain is minimised, and you’re made to feel like it’s just normal menstrual discomfort.
That’s why I appreciate what these female doctors are doing on this timeline. They are educating people, validating women’s experiences and amplifying conversations that have been ignored for far too long.
Thank you for speaking up. Thank you for amplifying our voices. Women deserve to be heard, believed and properly attended to.
Jemima M.D retweeted
This morning someone sent me a message that she didn’t see my comment on the discussion about pregnancy being a “death sentence”
Here’s my response 👀
Jemima M.D retweeted
Question:
A patient admitted with severe hyperemesis gravidarum says to you,
‘’I can’t cope anymore. This pregnancy feels like a death sentence’’. Which is the most therapeutic response?
A . ‘’You should not think negatively. Pregnancy is never a death sentence. Many women went through it smoothly’’
B. ‘’Many women feel this way during pregnancy. I felt same when I had my first child’’
C. ‘’Tell me about your fears.’’
D . ‘’You should remain strong. Motherhood is worth it. ‘’
E. ‘’Don’t worry, everything will be fine. ‘’
Give the rationale for your answer.
Jemima M.D retweeted
I feel not all of us mean it the way you do. Some of us speak from personal experiences.
I have experienced labour twice, and I almost lost my life. I know what I went through, and I also lost my twin boys in the process.
These are some of the experiences that shape how people talk about pregnancy and childbirth.
The truth is, we desire motherhood, we pray for it, and we celebrate the blessing of carrying a child. But that doesn't mean we are oblivious to the risks involved.
You can desperately want something and still acknowledge the dangers that come with it. Both realities can exist at the same time.
Let's be a little more considerate before mocking people for expressing what they have experienced.
"Pregnancy is a death sentence."
Yet here you are joining the Hallelujah Challenge, declaring your miracle of carrying a pregnancy. "Dress like your miracle."
Shiloh is coming and you’ll be in the front row praying for the fruit of the womb.
Every month you’re tracking your fertile window, desperate to get pregnant even if it’s out of wedlock.
You got pregnant after 8 years in marriage and you're rolling on the floor in church.
Clowns 🤡
Above all, love God.
Jemima M.D retweeted
Ignorance isn’t insensitivity. The problem is some of you also double down when you are wrong . There was a time I had a wrong interpretation of First do no harm to a certain scenario. It took just a reply to a tweet by my classmate(AyK to take it down and I went back to check .
ON A RELATED NOTE. We're loosing the art of professional argument.
Why doth thou flingeth patronising /condescending words because someone else has a different POV?
Better come out of your feelings and go and objectively reflect.
END OF RANT.
I'm trying to follow the TL debate re "pregnancy is a not death sentence", "pregnancy felt like a death sentence" and I can't help feeling that we're getting bogged down in semantics and loosing sight of relevant context.
The same report estimated approx 75,000 maternal deaths in Nigeria in 2023.
That's about 205 women every single day
That is staggering.
And I still believe these numbers are undereported .
Jemima M.D retweeted
On this pregnancy thing ehn i just want to say you men trying to mock women for legit being scared of dying during childbirth, are actually stupid.
Very stupid and idiotic fools
Jemima M.D retweeted
What is this “A doctor knows more about your body than you do” nonsense I've been seeing?
The fact that doctors understand anatomy & physiology does not mean we understand everything wrong with our patients.
I've been a patient and this dismissive attitude nearly killed me.
Jemima M.D retweeted
Let’s even leave semantics and the obvious figurative expression, why do you feel the need to argue with women on what pregnancy is or not? Like what does it do for you? What do you stand to gain when you say, “it’s not a death sentence” ? What exactly?
Jemima M.D retweeted
Random woman: 'FOR ME, MY pregnancy felt like a death sentence'
Random twitter accounts: have you died before? It's a lie, pregnancy is generally safe, you don't know what death sentence is
Like, let's try to actually stop and think about that whole exchange for a second
Jemima M.D retweeted
I think someone trained in our continent will always be happy to clerk abdominal pain.
However, the three horsemen of death are dizziness/vertigo, fatigue/tiredness/lethargy & Blackouts/loss of consciousness/fainting.
