[muhaha]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/st...077716,00.html

Midwife struck off for yanking woman by umbilical cord


A midwife has been struck off after being found guilty of pulling a woman's umbilical cord so hard that she was dragged down her bed.
A disciplinary hearing of the Nursing and Midwifery Council yesterday found 46-year-old London midwife Cecilia Wanayana Kituma guilty of misconduct.

[Crux1024]

im not sure what "struck off" means, but EWW! Whats her problem?

[TazziRN]

I have a feeling it means she lost her license to practice, but Ouch! Hard enough to pull the woman down the bed?? Yeah, I bet she would have lost a lot of blood with that!!

[txspadequeen921]

All I can say is

[CHATSDALE]

gross, DOUBLE GROSS

[iceyspots]

How barbaric

[catlynLPN]

Wow! I hope she is not ever allowed to practice midwifery anywhere again.

[Kiwimid]

gee I'm only six months into my midwifery degree, and even i know that you never leave. EVER. And as for pulling that hard on the cord..... for goodness sakes. I am kinda glad she can no longer practice because us midwives have a bad enough rap as it is without ppl like her making it harder for the rest of us.........one bad egg........

[PeachPie]

Owwwwwwwww, I'm having sympathy pains here.

[Myxel67]

Originally Posted by Crux1024

im not sure what "struck off" means, but EWW! Whats her problem?

Here's what I found:

be struck off
Said of a member of a professional body, eg a lawyer, doctor, accountant: to have their name removed from the appropriate register, especially because of misconduct.