HELLO MARTY

by SIMON SAYRE M.D.
(OJAI, CA)

YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT I WAS AN MSPH RECIPIENT AT UCLA WHEN YOU WERE THE CHAIR OF THE DIVISION OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AT THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. MY MASTER'S DISSERTATION (WRITTEN IN 1968) FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE OF NURSE MIDWIFERY IN THE UNITED STATES. AT THE TIME I WAS A BOARD CERTIFIED OB/GYN, ASST PROFESSOR OF OB/GYN AT UCLA MED SCHOOL. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A SUPPORTER OF NURSE MIDWIFERY, BUT DRAW THE LINE ON HOME DELIVERY.

RETIRED NOW, I DELIVERED ABOUT 5000 BABIES DURING MY CAREER. NO MATERNAL DEATHS . ONLY TWO FULL TERM DELIVERIES IN WHICH THE BABIES DIED OF
RDS.

YOU MAY REMEMBER, ALSO, THAT YOU AND I (AND YOUR THEN WIFE), BECAME GOOD FRIENDS. I RECALL THESE EVENTS WITH GREAT UNDERSTANDING.

PERHAPS, YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT ME. IT WOULD BE A PLEASURE TO RELIVE OLD MEMORIES.

SIMON SAYRE M.D.
OJAI, CALIFORNIA