Palin's Medical Records...

Interesting article, certainly it gives the impression that Palin is a bit of a risk taker though I suspect there will be many who will have more important reasons for not liking Palin.

Yes one can argue that she showed poor judgement in that she didn't go to the hospital as soon as her water broke (risk of infection, etc). On the other hand it is not unusual for the contractions to start a 48 hours or more later after the water breaks (my wife went to hospital when her water broke but was sent home and the contractions didn't start until 2 or even 3 days later - can't remember exactly).

That said, the article doesn't necessarily portray Palin in a bad light. Yes, she certainly took risks and one can argue that she took real risks that most others would not have taken, but on the other hand this story shows some gutsy - if not even boneheaded - determination, something to be admired (reminds me of my father who kept on working til the very end and never told us he was suffering from pancreatic cancer).

Honestly, I put this one squarely in the "don't care" column. No one but Sarah Palin was in her body to know what she was feeling, how strong her contractions were or anything else. As a mother of five, I've worked right up to the day before I delivered with some of my pregnancies. I had that right - and so does she. It's a non-issue.

Well why should she be any different? If all the otherpeople running for president or vice president have to release medical records then why is she exempt? I don't get it. All the conservatives have bytch about all the same issues about Obama and are ok with their person doing the same thing. Goes all back to that it's ok if my guy does it but not yours.

As for the article it shows really bad judgment on Palin's part for having a high risk pregnancy. Just sad that she cared enough about not having an abortion because that kills babies but didn't worry about what kind of damage she was doing to the baby doing all of that stuff she wanted to do.

Well sense we do not have her medical records we do not know if any of this actually happened. The article was full of "as far we know" (sense we do not have the medical records there may be a lot they do not know)and "what could have happened". No one knows anything for sure. That is until she releases her medical records. I think she should release her medical records. All the other candidates have. But I do think the privacy of her children is important so their medical records should not be released.
I am wondering if the reason she is not releasing them is because akk of her childrens medical information would be in there too. At least the part were she was pregnant with them and all of their deliverys. I really do not think I need to know if she had an epedoral, or not. I am sure the news would be talking about it though.

Give me a break Annie. Could you have found a more hateful article? You probably should have just linked to the DailyKOS for a more unbiased opinion. For those who don't remember the Atlantic was the same organization who hired the photographer that did this (WARNING: Graphic Images) http://americandigest.org... , on to the subject of medical records. Annie, did I miss your post demanding Biden's medical records? He's much older and he's had brain aneurysms yet you never demanded his medical records. He only released them yesterday you know and he's been a VP nominee for longer than Sarah Palin, not to mention he was also running for president prior to that. Were you just going to wait and see if he did so you could make this an issue? Should Palin release 1500 pages as McCain did, or should she merely hand them a 2 year old doctors note that is less than one page long as Obama did?

If you'd really cared about medical records you wouldn't have waited till two weeks were left to bring this up. You just saw a new avenue of attack after Biden released his records.

It isn't something I would have done, especially during a high risk pregnancy. Mine weren't even high risk, but most of us are big on following doctor's orders during pregnancy. But as for whether that relates to judgement calls she might make if she reaches higher office. . .well, I already don't trust her judgement. Lucky thing she and the child made it.

A quick google showed that Senator Obama released a statement from his Doctor as did Senator Biden. Senator McCain released 1500 pages of his medical history.

When I look at what I have discussed with my Doctor I would want some of those things removed before I released my medical records. They are things that do no have anything to do with my health but they were to be watched and if nothing then forgotten about.

Lets get on to something more important.

Palin had already been through five pregnancies prior to this one. I have to believe she was comfortable enough with her pregnancy and knowing her own body to assess it would be a very small risk for her to continue her activities up to a certain point. Everyone has to take small risks in pregnancies because there are so many unknowns to consider. I probably wouldn't have done it but I don't feel negatively about her for what she did. It's a personal matter.

First of all, I respond to this as a mother, not an expert. That being said, I went through two tough pregnancies & I left the judgement to my doctor as to what I should & should not be doing. Palin did what she wanted to do knowing full well that she was putting herself & her baby at risk. Flying in an airplane at 8 months pregnant? That's insane. I find it strange that she did not announce her pregnancy until she was pretty far along. I told the world if they would listen when I was pregnant! All of this is an issue for the serious voter. It speaks to her judgement on day to day issues. This puts a new spin on Country First. Your kids should always come first. She didn't have to be in Texas for this meeting.

I didn't go to the doctor with my last pregnancy until I was almost eight months pregnant. I also took Flintstones vitamins instead of prenatal ones. When I did go to the doctor it was no big deal and I delivered a healthy baby boy.

I can only speculate what was in Palin's thoughts when she had the amniocentesis. Maybe she wanted to prepare herself for the possibility of a down syndrome child or just following doctors orders. I had an amniocentesis but for a different reason. It was my first pregnancy and a scheduled c-section. The procedure was done on the same day my daughter was born. It sounds a lot like a nail being poked through a thick piece of canvas. I don't know if the risks are different in a case like that.
As for the water breaking, I used to work at a bowling alley years ago and I recall a woman dropping her kid off in the nursery, announcing she would probably get him early because her water broke. She wanted to get in a few rounds of bowling before leaving for the hospital. Go figure!

Even the best of circumstances doesn't guarantee things won't go wrong in the end.