On a mom chat board recently an #antivax mom asked for #pediatrician recommendations near where I grew up. She wanted a doctor who would let her skip #vaccines. Someone recommended my old pediatrician. I had so many thoughts...
For starters, I wish #antivaxxers wouldn't look for #pediatricians who won't challenge their #vaccine stance. Your pediatrician should be a resource to talk through your fears & correct misinformation.
My #pediatrician got me through my childhood, so at a bare minimum, he did his job. I still can't help feeling like he was a bad doctor though. I mean, an #antivax #doctor must have misunderstood significant parts of medical school.
What is the responsibility of a #pediatrician toward the child patient vs. the #parents? My pediatrician never talked to me as a child about my medical care.
Maybe I wasn't old enough to have conversations about #healthcare, but I had questions about #vaccines and my #pediatrician could have talked to me about it. He was my pediatrician until I was 18, after all.
At what age should children be brought into the conversation about medicine, even if parents are still the ones making the decisions? #parenting #healthcare #vaccines
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