The Hug
There was a dark, empty space. / Stillness, / Where there should have been movement.
Tag: OB/GYN
Resident Physician Contributing Writer
Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco
Celeste Arden Swain MD is a 4th year OB/GYN resident at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco. She attended Bowdoin College for her undergraduate degree and Drexel University College of Medicine for her medical degree. She will be starting a Minimally Invasive Gynecology Fellowship in Portland Oregon this summer. Celeste enjoys trail running, surfing, and spending time outside with her husband.
Foolish Feelings
It was 2 a.m. and I was downward-dog in the call room. Earlier during this maternal/child health rotation night shift, I had labored with three other moms in so many different positions that my back felt like it might actually break.
Natural Birth
On night shift as an OB/GYN resident, you are not the same person you are when you’re among the living. It might be the long hours, the lack of sleep, or the darkness creeping in from the windows, but your temper is shorter, a pager sounding sends you over the edge, and simple nursing requests leave you sour.
Resident Physician Contributing Writer
University of Minnesota
Demetra was born and raised in Butte, Montana. She attended college at Gonzaga University and medical school at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. Now a 4th year OBGYN resident at the University of Minnesota, she will practice rural OBGYN next year in Alexandria, MN. She has a husband and two small children. She enjoys reading for fun and hiking outdoors when time allows.