AmyTuteurMD
- Bio
- Dr. Amy Tuteur is an obstetrician-gynecologist. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Tuteur is a former clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Dr. Amy interview on homebirth
and natural childbirth
August 02, 2010 08:42AM - EC: the excrement obsession
July 09, 2010 04:39AM - Is a baby the "best ally of
masculine domination"?
June 07, 2010 08:41AM - Man dies of uterine cancer;
who's to blame?
May 28, 2010 08:51AM - Who is helped by opposition to
female "nicking"?
May 07, 2010 08:46AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “"This nasty game of
one-upmanship is utterly
ridiculous. It
reminds me of
a…”
July 09, 2010 11:23AM - “"I suppose you've
figured out exactly WHO is
going to have
the babies
then?&…”
June 07, 2010 03:43PM - “I suspect that Ms.
Badinter does not mean that
babies
themselves are the
allies o…”
June 07, 2010 11:07AM - “"This is reminiscent of
the back alley/coat hanger
argument
for legalizing
a…”
May 07, 2010 02:24PM - “Summer Johnson has just
posted a piece endorsing the
AAP
approach, What's
the
har…”
May 07, 2010 09:40AM
AmyTuteurMD's Links
- New list
- The Skeptical OB
- Homebirth Debate
- Ask Dr. Amy
July 09, 2010 11:23AM
“"This nasty game of one-upmanship is utterly ridiculous. It reminds me of a bunch of middle school girls getting together to decide who in their c…”
About: EC: the excrement obsession
“"This nasty game of one-upmanship is utterly ridiculous. It reminds me of a bunch of middle school girls getting together to decide who in their c…”
About: EC: the excrement obsession
June 07, 2010 03:43PM
“"I suppose you've figured out exactly WHO is going to have the babies then?" No one is suggesting that women should have babies. The issue is…”
About: Is a baby the "best ally of masculine domination"?
“"I suppose you've figured out exactly WHO is going to have the babies then?" No one is suggesting that women should have babies. The issue is…”
About: Is a baby the "best ally of masculine domination"?
June 07, 2010 11:07AM
“I suspect that Ms. Badinter does not mean that babies themselves are the allies of male domination. After all, she is not advocating childlessness and…”
About: Is a baby the "best ally of masculine domination"?
“I suspect that Ms. Badinter does not mean that babies themselves are the allies of male domination. After all, she is not advocating childlessness and…”
About: Is a baby the "best ally of masculine domination"?
May 07, 2010 02:24PM
“"This is reminiscent of the back alley/coat hanger argument for legalizing abortion. People are going to do what they feel they need to do: making…”
About: Who is helped by opposition to female "nicking"?
“"This is reminiscent of the back alley/coat hanger argument for legalizing abortion. People are going to do what they feel they need to do: making…”
About: Who is helped by opposition to female "nicking"?
May 07, 2010 09:40AM
“Summer Johnson has just posted a piece endorsing the AAP approach, What's the harm in a pinprick?: "... For those who just flat out think that fema…”
About: Who is helped by opposition to female "nicking"?
“Summer Johnson has just posted a piece endorsing the AAP approach, What's the harm in a pinprick?: "... For those who just flat out think that fema…”
About: Who is helped by opposition to female "nicking"?
May 06, 2010 03:39PM
“"Do you think NCB is always inappropriate?" There 's nothing wrong with unmedicated childbirth. It's a choice, and I agree completely that wome…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
“"Do you think NCB is always inappropriate?" There 's nothing wrong with unmedicated childbirth. It's a choice, and I agree completely that wome…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
May 04, 2010 03:39PM
“"I am sure you have significantly more personal experience with highly medicated traditional deliveries. I am wondering, however, about your exper…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
“"I am sure you have significantly more personal experience with highly medicated traditional deliveries. I am wondering, however, about your exper…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
May 04, 2010 07:02AM
“muse2r: "The fact that you’ve written and presented a 10 paragraph post about childbirth without ever mentioning a child is somewhat worrying…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
“muse2r: "The fact that you’ve written and presented a 10 paragraph post about childbirth without ever mentioning a child is somewhat worrying…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
May 04, 2010 07:00AM
“"First of all, I am speaking from personal experience here." As opposed to whom? I have a lot more personal experience than you do, both delive…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
“"First of all, I am speaking from personal experience here." As opposed to whom? I have a lot more personal experience than you do, both delive…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
May 03, 2010 06:58PM
“"others of us want to avoid putting those chemicals in our bodies and the bodies of our babies unless it becomes absolutely necessary" Yes, th…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
“"others of us want to avoid putting those chemicals in our bodies and the bodies of our babies unless it becomes absolutely necessary" Yes, th…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
May 03, 2010 03:40PM
“RamblingFamilyManager: "The natural childbirth movement empowered me to make the right choices for my birth. " Why would you need to be "e…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
“RamblingFamilyManager: "The natural childbirth movement empowered me to make the right choices for my birth. " Why would you need to be "e…”
About: An industry devoted to ignoring and demeaning women's pain
May 01, 2010 08:53AM
“"I'd also point out that I don't believe in the government paying for MY CARE." So you plan to reject Medicare? Then we have no problem. You c…”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
“"I'd also point out that I don't believe in the government paying for MY CARE." So you plan to reject Medicare? Then we have no problem. You c…”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
May 01, 2010 08:13AM
“"That a lot of it is great care that prolongs life is a GOOD thing for many of us." You seem to have entirely missed the point of my post. The…”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
“"That a lot of it is great care that prolongs life is a GOOD thing for many of us." You seem to have entirely missed the point of my post. The…”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
May 01, 2010 08:11AM
“"other people should stay out of my care" Great! Pay for any care that you want. Oh, wait, you expect the government to pay for it. You expect…”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
“"other people should stay out of my care" Great! Pay for any care that you want. Oh, wait, you expect the government to pay for it. You expect…”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
April 30, 2010 08:33PM
“Terry Wilmarth: "Perhaps elderly Americans are just more unhealthy than elderly Europeans due to a different lifestyle?" The take home message,…”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
“Terry Wilmarth: "Perhaps elderly Americans are just more unhealthy than elderly Europeans due to a different lifestyle?" The take home message,…”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
April 30, 2010 03:50PM
“froggy: "The irony of this is that if you asked most random people on the street if they want to die in a hospital hooked up to a thousand machines…”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
“froggy: "The irony of this is that if you asked most random people on the street if they want to die in a hospital hooked up to a thousand machines…”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
April 30, 2010 03:49PM
“Scribblenerd, S ympathy on the loss of your husband. What a tragic situation.”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
“Scribblenerd, S ympathy on the loss of your husband. What a tragic situation.”
About: We can't cure death, no matter how much we spend
April 27, 2010 04:39PM
“"Do you mean sanctimommy?" Yes, thanks for pointing it out. I fixed it.”
About: The Sanctimommy's lament: I am so not judging you
“"Do you mean sanctimommy?" Yes, thanks for pointing it out. I fixed it.”
About: The Sanctimommy's lament: I am so not judging you
April 27, 2010 07:36AM
“"I do try to encourage moms in whatever choice they make, we all need a little pat." Amen!”
About: The Sanctimommy's lament: I am so not judging you
“"I do try to encourage moms in whatever choice they make, we all need a little pat." Amen!”
About: The Sanctimommy's lament: I am so not judging you
April 26, 2010 05:48PM
“"Redstocking Grandma's (excellent) point is that one of the main reasons breastfeeding is seen as a nuisance at all is that society does not suppo…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
“"Redstocking Grandma's (excellent) point is that one of the main reasons breastfeeding is seen as a nuisance at all is that society does not suppo…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
April 22, 2010 10:51AM
“Adequate Parent: "What you ARE doing is taking a sober and unemotional look at how the claims and pressures measure up against the science, and con…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
“Adequate Parent: "What you ARE doing is taking a sober and unemotional look at how the claims and pressures measure up against the science, and con…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
April 21, 2010 07:41PM
“"I think it's unlikely that a paper would get into a peer-reviewed journal without controlling for demographic factors." That represents a pro…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
“"I think it's unlikely that a paper would get into a peer-reviewed journal without controlling for demographic factors." That represents a pro…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
April 21, 2010 01:58PM
“"The 900 deaths figure was just published in this month's Pediatrics." Yes, and it's wrong. It is based on nothing more than fanciful "es…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
“"The 900 deaths figure was just published in this month's Pediatrics." Yes, and it's wrong. It is based on nothing more than fanciful "es…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
Updates
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ARGGG- Greenheron's challenge
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I'll bet you like ice cream.
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I read Found
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Why Doesn't Mitt Romney Hype His 1996 Rescue Mission?
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Evan's Rules of Proper Parental Behavior
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Breast Feeding Frenzy, Time Mag Jumps the Wrong Shark
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Announcing the Salon-Alternet Investigative Fund
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April 2, 1917: When America Joined the World
Salon.com