i have learnt many things in this rotation.. (like non-medical)
1. Marriage has become an outmoded institution in this country
2. Many kids are having children when they themselves need taking care of
3. Like the obstetrician said during lecture.. we're saving a lot of babies that wouldn't have survived in the past.. this makes obstetricians happy (that the baby survived).. but the implications that these babies don't go on to have normal lives.. this has resulted in a lot of children now living with learning/behavioural problems, cerebral palsy.. etc. (studies have shown they have IQs of 50 points below average)
And i can definitely attest to that being in a developmental paediatric clinic and having parents with behavioural/learning problems just break down and cry cause they cannot handle their children/ the shame etc. So at the end of the day.. we save lives.. or do we really just create problems for other people to deal with? Hmm..