Chapter 9 - DR. CARLSON’S NOTES

My prenatal chart became evidence.
I had given permission for records relevant to the case.
Dr. Carlson’s notes were painfully clear.
Twin pregnancy.
Twin B transverse at thirty-three weeks.
Gestational hypertension.
Recommended hospital delivery.
Explicit discussion:
Patient not considered appropriate candidate for planned home birth.
I had laughed at that appointment.
“Trust me, my mother-in-law is the one obsessed with that.”
Dr. Carlson documented the sentence.
That helped.
Then another note:
Patient reports family pressure regarding “natural delivery.” Reviewed autonomy and emergency indications. Patient states she intends hospital birth.
There.
My own words.
May you like
Not memory.
Record.