I didn’t know that doctors in this day and age still spoke to their female patients like that, and so soon after giving birth. There’s always been a certain type of doctor or nurse, who considers themselves to be the all knowing expert, one who is not to be questioned.
That remark “I don’t know why you didn’t just let her die!”
Should’ve been enough to look for a new primary physician.
Every parent I know of with a child that has Downs syndrome tell me this is nearly impossible to find a doctor for their child that does not treat them less that human.
In my area I know of one dentist that is very cool and deals with special needs kids/adults but other than that I don’t know of any GP’s.
If it is that way for trisomy 21 I can imagine it’s that way for trisomy 18 as well.