The Skeptical OB

Biological warfare offers an unparalleled opportunity for enemies of the US to terrorize and kill Americans. According to Wikipedia: Biological warfare (BW) — also known as germ warfare — is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with the intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants […]

Pro-tip: Don’t bother telling me what doctors do or don’t learn in medical school; I went to medical school and you didn’t. Don’t bother telling me how many “unhindered” vaginal births obstetricians have seen; I’m an obstetrician and you’re not. And for the love of all that is holy, stop laysplaining vaccination to me! [pullquote […]

They meant well. It was a social movement to improve the health of children, women and families. Its leaders emphasized the negative effects of making different choices. It promoted intensive education as well as policies restricting access. And it was a resounding failure, causing more harm than good. I’m talking about Prohibition, but I could […]

Surprise! Vaccinations jump 500% in antivax hotspot amid measles outbreak. Demand for measles vaccines leapt 500 percent last month in Clark County, Washington—a hotbed for anti-vaccine sentiment that has now become the epicenter of a ferocious measles outbreak. As of February 6, the county which sits just north of the border from Portland, Oregon—has tallied […]

Advocates of natural mothering have forgotten their most basic natural responsibility. No, it’s not to have a vaginal birth. No it’s not to breastfeed. No it’s not to pretend to be encouraging bonding by baby-wearing. The PRIMARY purpose of mothers in nature is to make sure their children survive to reproduce. Any time a mother […]

PT Barnum famously said that you can’t go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public and pediatrician Dr. Bob Sears demonstrates the truth of that adage every day. Like Barnum, Sears depends for his income on the gullibility and lack of sophistication of his target audience. Anti-vaxxers are so naive that they seem to […]

There’s a simple thing that every mother can do to keep her baby as healthy as possible. That’s why we should have a ten step hospital based program to support it. No, it’s not breastfeeding; it’s vaccination, which saves a thousand times more lives in practice than breastfeeding ever could in theory. [pullquote align=”right” cite=”” […]

Hi, there! It’s Ima Frawde, CPM (certified professional misogynist) here to describe the newest trend in marriage: natural wifing. Now that natural childbirth, lactivism and attachment parenting have reduced women to the slaves of children under the guise of copying our foremothers, we feel it is time to crush any remaining independence of women with […]

David Foster Wallace gave the 2005 Commencement speech at Kenyon College. He started with a parable: There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for […]

Could lactation professionals possibly get more self-absorbed and clueless? Every time I think they’ve reached the nadir, they show they are perfectly capable of a sinking lower. That’s my reaction after reading an editorial in this month’s issue of Breastfeeding Medicine, Primum Non Nocere Breastfeeding. Primum non nocere is translated as “first do no harm” […]