male midwives

brain_blessed · 15/02/15 - 22:44

Taken from another thread. I learnt today there are male midwives. I was a little bit shocked by this. I cant say i would have been comfortable with a man doing the delivery and any pre delivery procedures on my wife.

Are they still called mid "wives"?

itscoldoutside · 15/02/15 - 22:44

Didn't they have one on only fools and horses 25 years ago? lol

Hollie_Louise · 15/02/15 - 22:46

brain_blessed wrote: »

Taken from another thread. I learnt today there are male midwives. I was a little bit shocked by this. I cant say i would have been comfortable with a man doing the delivery and any pre delivery procedures on my wife.

Are they still called mid "wives"?

Well what if the man was the only person available? I'm sure you would have struggled through your discomfort

Bex_123 · 15/02/15 - 22:50

brain_blessed wrote: »

I cant say i would have been comfortable with a man doing the delivery and any pre delivery procedures on my wife.

Why not?

Do you have a problem with male doctors and nurses seeing her bits too?

brain_blessed · 15/02/15 - 22:52

You get to choose a male female dr. A male midwife seems odd to me.

skp20040 · 15/02/15 - 22:53

brain_blessed wrote: »

Taken from another thread. I learnt today there are male midwives. I was a little bit shocked by this. I cant say i would have been comfortable with a man doing the delivery and any pre delivery procedures on my wife.

Are they still called mid "wives"?

What about the Doctor were they male ? Surely during delivery it is what your wife is comfortable with that matters not you , and there will be many times a lady is intimately examined by a male doctor not just on childbirth.

Pumping Iron · 15/02/15 - 22:53

It's a bit of an odd profession for a man to want to go into, but if that's what he wants and he is good at his job, that's all that matters.

brain_blessed · 15/02/15 - 22:54

skp20040 wrote: »

What about the Doctor ? were they male ?

There was no dr.

francie · 15/02/15 - 22:55

itscoldoutside wrote: »

Didn't they have one on only fools and horses 25 years ago? lol

His wig...

OP - wouldn't bother me in the least, male or female makes no odds when in the throes of labour.

James Frederick · 15/02/15 - 22:55

itscoldoutside wrote: »

Didn't they have one on only fools and horses 25 years ago? lol

My Mum said there was one on the ward when my Brother was born and that was 30 years ago and it wasn't a brand new thing then.

skp20040 · 15/02/15 - 22:56

Pumping Iron wrote: »

It's a bit of an odd profession for a man to want to go into, but if that's what he wants and he is good at his job, that's all that matters.

Some people go into Nursing knowing what they want to specialise in others train and find out during training where they are happy and where they excel, as you say as long as that Nurse is good at their job.

itscoldoutside · 15/02/15 - 22:57

Would you want a male midwife?

Bex_123 · 15/02/15 - 22:57

brain_blessed wrote: »

You get to choose a male female dr. A male midwife seems odd to me.

My Mum loved hers. Was ever so upset that I had to be delivered by the other, female, one and not the male she had really liked.

That was nearly 26 years ago as well so I'm thinking they aren't a new thing.

Vix77 · 15/02/15 - 22:58

I had a male deliver my first baby and it was his first delivery, he was actually very good. To be honest I was in that much pain I couldn't have cared less, I just wanted the labour over with

Toby LaRhone · 15/02/15 - 22:58

brain_blessed wrote: »

You get to choose a male female dr. A male midwife seems odd to me.

If it was an emergency and he was blindfolded would that be ok?
What about your wife being referred to a male gynaecologist?
What about you and female doctors and nurses?

BrotherDaniel · 15/02/15 - 23:00

What next female butchers

Hollie_Louise · 15/02/15 - 23:00

BrotherDaniel wrote: »

What next female butchers

Woaaah I draw the line at that

Toby LaRhone · 15/02/15 - 23:01

itscoldoutside wrote: »

Would you want a male midwife?

He's been married three times.
He's either obsessed with wedding cake or fannys

itscoldoutside · 15/02/15 - 23:02

When I was in hospital (male) I did not care who see what, I just wanted to be treated, I don't see why it is not the same when a baby is being born. They are just doing a job. And there will be a woman present.

bryemycaz · 15/02/15 - 23:04

francie wrote: »

His wig...

OP - wouldn't bother me in the least, male or female makes no odds when in the throes of labour.

"I don't care if he's a trained chimp get out of his way"

lemoncurd · 15/02/15 - 23:07

Pumping Iron wrote: »

It's a bit of an odd profession for a man to want to go into, but if that's what he wants and he is good at his job, that's all that matters.

Don't see why. We get female doctors nowadays.

francie · 15/02/15 - 23:09

bryemycaz wrote: »

"I don't care if he's a trained chimp get out of his way"

"It's A Little Baby" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SedRIymMrRE

Just finished watching OFAH Top 20 on tv - fabulous to watch again. One of my top fave comedies.

Espresso · 15/02/15 - 23:10

brain_blessed wrote: »

Taken from another thread. I learnt today there are male midwives. I was a little bit shocked by this. I cant say i would have been comfortable with a man doing the delivery and any pre delivery procedures on my wife.

Are they still called mid "wives"?

I don't think it matters all that much whether you'd be comfortable or not. You'd not be the patient.
The patient can specify if they want a male or a female medical person ministering to them and this is adhered to, as much as possible; but the patient's spouse? Nope.

PrincessTT · 15/02/15 - 23:10

I've preferred the male midwives (and sonographers) that I've seen in my pregnancies to the female ones.

lemoncurd · 15/02/15 - 23:13

Bex_123 wrote: »

My Mum loved hers. Was ever so upset that I had to be delivered by the other, female, one and not the male she had really liked.

That was nearly 26 years ago as well so I'm thinking they aren't a new thing.

Probably just as well. If she had a thing for him, she probably wouldn't want him seeing her distended chuff with the top of your head sticking out.
I mean that in the nicest possible way.

lemoncurd · 15/02/15 - 23:14

BrotherDaniel wrote: »

What next female butchers

Paaaat!

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