subject: Typical Work Within Ob Gyn Jobs [print this page] Medical specialties such as Ob Gyn are considered as a combined specialty. OB and Gynecology are practiced together by a professional Ob Gyn. Obstetrics is the treatment for women during their pregnancy stage, this is also known as the per-natal care. Gynecology is a medical specialty that involves the health and welfare of the female reproductive organs.
Ob Gyn jobs are imperative to make sure that pregnancy will be easy, safe, and healthy for women. Doctors who practice obstetrics and gynecology are also known as "Ob Gyn". Sometimes they are also simply referred to as an OB or gynecologist. They can be called either of the two even if they are practicing both specialties.
An Ob Gyn professional needs to divide their time every day for office visits and hospital or clinical work. Their office world includes pre-natal check-up of the first semester of pregnancy, annual examination of patients, sonograms, and pap smears. Additional to their work is an outpatient surgery inside their offices. Another additional work for Ob Gyn professionals are delivering of babies in hospital or in lying-in clinics.
The delivery sometimes requires a Cesarean section. There is an average of 12 to 15 deliveries a month, but these figures varies greatly according to the number of pregnant patients within the hospital. Ob Gyn physicians and nurses go hand in hand to help pregnant patients but their numbers is not enough, because of the increasing number of pregnant patients. Ob Gyn jobs are extraordinary and a very noble profession to start a new life and career.
As you can see, you can have a very hectic schedule once you enter the field of Ob Gyn. There are times when you will be on call for deliveries even at your rest day. As you all know deliveries cannot be predicted. This can happen any time within the day and even at night. All of these sacrifices and hard work are compensated with higher salary that every Ob Gyn deserves.
Ob Gyn jobs are in need nowadays because of the growing hole that must be filled up to attend to the needs of all pregnant patients. Even if you need to work for about 50 to 60 hours a week, you will surely have a very rewarding experience. Ob Gyn will not make your life harder instead you will have fulfilling life by helping mothers and babies attain good quality of life.
