#79 | Cynthia Mini: What is Medical Rhetoric?

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02/08/21 • 7 min

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Medical Rhetoric involves language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often lacks sincerity or meaningful content. How can you tell when your obstetrician or medical provider is using rhetoric to persuade, discourage or manipulate you into going along with a particular course of action without first offering you any information or data that would be useful in your decision-making?
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02/08/21 • 7 min

Down to Birth - #79 | Cynthia Mini: What is Medical Rhetoric?

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When I asked a newly pregnant couple, in, particularly the mother what she wants for her birth, she usually looks back at me a little bit frozen, because she isn't sure what she wants yet. And that makes sense. Because typically for most of us, in the first, third or half of pregnancy, we're much more clear on what we don't want than what we do want. So the first thought is often something like, I just don't want to be pushed around, I don't want to be bullied, I don't want to be induced, I do

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