We've been attacked by conspiracy theorists. They say we are the Illuminati's agents of destruction.

We've been attacked by pro (unassisted) home birth. They say we poison the mothers with chemicals and destroy their bodies.

We've blamed by anti-vaxxers to be the cause of autism.

We've been punished and labelled useless, heartless doctors for not giving out MCs for pro-MC seekers.

When a picture of a doctor performing a procedure on a female patient went online, the medical fraternity was at the center of attention for all the wrong reasons. Questions regarding a patient's modesty, privacy and confidentiality became the talk of the nation. According to some initial reports the doctor involved was attending to a case of umbilical cord prolapse. She had to manually use her fingers to prevent the umbilical cord from getting prolapsed before a Cesarean section is performed. She acted according to her clinical judgement and it should be commended.

Lately, I have seen quite a number of people making very disrespectful remarks towards nurses.

It's 4.45 p.m. Suddenly the nurse calls from the MCH clinic. A lady was brought in by ambulance. She was unbooked (never seen by any doctor for the current pregnancy) and unsure of date. She was in labor. Her os was already dilated 2 cm and her contractions were getting stronger.

Questions ran through my head. It's fifteen minutes to punch out and I had to pick the kids from school.

"Why did she come at this hour? There's only fifteen minutes left!"
"It's not her first child. Why did she not come to the clinic to get herself checked?"
"Why call the ambulance? Why can't she just go straight to the labor room?"
"Takkan la tak tau dia ni mengandung?"

It's easy too judge. In fact the most difficult part about being a medical staff is to NOT JUDGE A PERSON.