A Resident's Eye Opening Moment The Importance of Anesthesia

A Resident’s Eye-Opening Moment: Why Anesthesia and Shared Decision-Making Matter Dr. Alan Lindemann (Rural Doc Alan) shares: “I only had to see one clamp on a cervix—without anesthesia—to know I’d never do that.” The idea that the cervix doesn’t feel pain is dangerous and outdated ACOG now recommends: 🤝 Shared decision-making 🧠 Individualized care based on trauma, age, anxiety, and history 📘 For more insights, check out Pregnancy Your Way (available now on Amazon) 🌐 Visit WorldDocAlan.com 🦜 Say hello to Doc’s bird while you’re there! #PregnancyCare #PainManagement #SharedDecisionMaking #WomensHealth #RuralDocAlan #PregnancyYourWay Dr. Alan Lindemann is an obstetrician with 4 decades of medical practice primarily in North Dakota. He has delivered around 6,000 babies and achieved a maternal mortality rate of zero! Dr. Lindemann has made it his mission to teach women and their families how to create the outcomes they want for their own health and pregnancy. Dr. Lindemann earned his medical degree from the University of North Dakota in 1977, is boarded by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association. He is the co-author of Modern Medicine: What You’re Dying to Know, a consumer action guide about how to navigate the United States healthcare system.