How to Know If Your OB/GYN is Incompetent

At one point and time all first time mothers to be are in unchartered territory. As a new mother to be, you rely on the expertise of your OB/GYN to ensure that you have a safe and healthy delivery. There are some circumstances that are unavoidable and no OB/GYN can foresee, however, there are things that can be avoided if the OB/GYN is doing their job properly. This is based on my own experience as a first time mother to be, had I known then what I know now, things would have been drastically different.

The excitement and anticipation bubbles with each new appointment. Granted, you could do without the peeing in the cup part, especially as your belly grows and you have difficulty maneuvering or seeing over it. Yet none the less, you are putting your life and the life of your unborn child in the hand of a trained and educated professional in the field of Obstetrics. You are putting your faith in their capabilities, and in doing so, you expectation is that they are qualified for the job for which you are entrusting them with.

My story starts with my first pregnancy. We had been wanting a baby and had only started trying for a couple of months and low and behold, we were pregnant. At the time there were only 2 OB/GYN's in the area. I went choose the newer one. He was supposedly very good at what he did and very specialized in his profession. The fact that he did not have rights at the local hospital to deliver should have been an indication as to what I was getting myself into. However, thrilled will the idea of being pregnant and not overly impressed with my other option for an OB, I decided to stick with him.

Through out my pregnancy there were signs that he was incompetent, but being a first time mother to be, I did not notice them. I trusted that my doctor knew what he was doing, I had not done this before so I did not know any different. As I reflect back now, I see there were indications that I should have noticed. Here are some examples of what I dealt with while pregnant with my son.