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One common misconception around obstetrical terms is with the word #caesarean as in Caesarean section or C-section in Spanish “cesárea”. Because most people assume it comes from, obviously
And yes it does come from Caesar but not in the way it is generally thought, which is that it’s called that way because that is how he was born.But historically that will not make sense. At that time that kind of surgery was practiced but still not as well as it is done nowadays
which meant that an operation to get the baby out of the mother was performed when the mother was dead or dying. We know from historical records that Julius Caesars’ mother, Aurelia, lived beyond his birth
MYTH BUSTER: #anaesthesia & #anaesthetists are hard words to say (I’m one & have trouble!) & people are sometimes confused about what we do (even other doctors!) and that’s fair enough, but we are way more than just people who “put you to sleep” for your surgery #covid19aus 1/
It’s better to think of us as #anesthesiologists (with an american accent!) like they say in the US. We are medical specialists. We have a medical degrees & a specialist qualification, are highly trained having done continuous training until we are often at least 30 years old 2/
We assess all aspects of you before giving you an anaesthetic - Such as your health conditions, your medication, your worries/concerns about what about to happen to you, your pain requirements, & make decisions about the safest anaesthetic to give you for your surgery 3/
#OFNW2019 Aaannnnd we are off! The day begins with @CarolineHomer from @BurnetInstitute speaking about *too little too late too much too soon* 🤰🏻👶🏻👶🏽🤱🏻🥰❤️#qualitycarematters @MidwivesACM 
A wonderful phrase from Suzanne Miller See also: thelancet.com/series/midwife… This is public access - just create a login 😊 there are lots of great articles in this #midwives #globalissues
😬 Oops! @CarolineHomer rules meant to be broken number 1: if women want their support circle ⭕️ in the birth room who are we to say “2 people only”? We are in their lives for 5 minutes These folk are in their lives forever ... tweeted with permission 👏🏽🥰
