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rivka's nonstress test (silly name), I was struck by a moment of brilliance.
Every pregnant woman, at 38 weeks, should have to go to a hospital (or a simulation thereof) and spend at least an hour lying in bed, strapped to a fetal monitor, with a fake IV taped to their hand. She should also have to experience lying on her back in a broken down delivery bed (flat or semi reclined), with her feet in stirrups, putting her chin to her chest, and trying to curl up to push.
rivka's nonstress test (silly name), I was struck by a moment of brilliance. Every pregnant woman, at 38 weeks, should have to go to a hospital (or a simulation thereof) and spend at least an hour lying in bed, strapped to a fetal monitor, with a fake IV taped to their hand. She should also have to experience lying on her back in a broken down delivery bed (flat or semi reclined), with her feet in stirrups, putting her chin to her chest, and trying to curl up to push.
