An excerpt from Yankee Doctor in the Bible Belt: A Memoir. We work in high-pressure environments, where Dr. Death is often lurking. We can be superstitious. We can protect ourselves with a sense of humor. We can use words as a smokescreen to protect our sanity. See below. I was a resident working in the NICU.
The power of names: Superstition in the neonatal intensive care unit originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
