There is a subtle art to deciphering the trivial from the meaty in casetaking. Make time for your database kinds of questions (preferably done first, to establish the context of what may follow) and leave time for the story, the personal, and/or what may seem a bit of rambling. E.M. Cioran once said, "Crucial things often come to the surface at the end of a long conversation. Great truths are often said on the doorstep."
-Alison Parra Bastien
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 10, Mar 5, 1999)
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