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Great_Bodini OP t1_j5resbh wrote

My wife has had not awesome childhood experiences with her male pediatrician and it brings up some mental health issues with her.

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[deleted] t1_j5rkn40 wrote

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Great_Bodini OP t1_j5rm4sy wrote

Holy Introspection Batman

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[deleted] t1_j5rwg86 wrote

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aboutsider t1_j5t9tc3 wrote

Hahaha, that's a really strange, absolutist statement. People make those decisions all the time without even realizing it. Painting them all as bad parents is really ignorant.

And, all else being equal, why does it matter if that's a factor? Do you assume that women are less qualified or that they'd choose a doctor who wasn't qualified just because of their gender? Also, you think the mother should be uncomfortable whenever she takes the child to the appointments? Why wouldn't parental comfort with a physician be a factor in choosing?

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sawamander t1_j5rnozm wrote

It is like, a really, really, really, really bad idea to teach a baby to fear male doctors, and this is kind of how that starts. That's a fear that won't be put aside in an emergency and it can make a scary situation for a child much worse.

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Great_Bodini OP t1_j5rr9a4 wrote

We aren’t making male doctors wear scary masks around her. I don’t feel like you have a degree in childhood psychology.

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sawamander t1_j5rtpfh wrote

I think you can understand how implying they are untrustworthy to her could cause issues if she was in an emergency medical situation in which the attending physician is male. You're unlikely to take what I say into account, but hopefully someone else reading this will, I guess.

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aboutsider t1_j5t9698 wrote

Why do you assume that not going to a male doctor would cause fear of male doctors? By your logic, wouldn't the child also develop a fear of female doctors if she didn't go to a female doctor?

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