Last day at Dugad Hospital. What did I learn about?
2. A Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP, AKA an abortion). In India, if there is 1) a substantial risk to the life/well-being of the mother and/or 2) there is a high risk that the child will be born with mental/physical disabilities. then an MTP can be performed within 20 weeks of pregnancy (during the 2nd trimester). Only the mother's consent is needed. According to Dr. Dugad, an abortion can still be performed after 20 weeks under certain circumstances, which includes but is not limited to:
a. Pregnancy induced from rape.
b. Failure of sterilization.
c. Pregnancy in mentally handicapped individuals.
I learned so much from Dr. Dugad over the past 3 days. His dedication towards medicine, helping others, and humor are nothing short of inspiring. It will be hard to top this clinical experience!
Also, after our last shift his wife took us shopping. Woot woot.
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