Posting pictures to facebook

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Specializes in ICU, medsurg/tele.

I was just browsing facebook and came across an album of a newborn baby. cute right? looking through the pictures i was appalled that the person was even photographing this with their iphone nevermind uploading them to facebook as it is happening! Pics of the baby freshly delivered, cord attached, bloody mess. pics of cutting the cord, and giving injections. then pics with the MD! and to top it of birdseye view pics of the baby trying to latch for the first time while the nurse is helping. seriously? if i was the woman who just gave birth i would be livid when i realized what was going on with miss camera happy overthere. i think this is inappropriate in sooo many ways. not to mention a complete HIPPA violation. and since when are procedures allowed to be photographed?? oh yea never!!:eek:

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Whoa!! Can you say major HIPPA violation! Some people must have a career death wish!

Although, are you sure that this person was in no way a family member or friend of the birth mother though??

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Unless it was an employee of the hospital who posted the pictures it is not a HIPAA violation. If a relative of the baby or mom posted them it is not a violation. Your posting didn't indicate who posted the pictures.

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Specializes in pediatric critical care.

I have a feeling the mother knew these pictures were being taken, that's usually pretty obvious, and maybe she did give permission for the pictures to be posted on the internet. While I agree this was done in bad taste if the new mother had no idea or didn't give permission, it's only a HIPAA violation if the person posting those pictures is a healthcare worker involved in the care of the mother/baby.

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You mean a NURSE took these pictures of patients?

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Specializes in NICU Level III.

If a family member took them, who cares? If it was a hospital employee, that is HORRIBLE judgement and s/he should be fired.

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Specializes in ICU, medsurg/tele.

sorry i forgot to mention the person posting the pics is not in the medical field. not sure on the relation to the mother of the baby either but she was clearly there for the entire delivery. she had pictures to prove it. im just appalled that someone would put such personal pictures on facebook about someone else. its not her place to post pictures of a very intimate/personal moment in that womans life for all of facebook to see. sorry just a rant.

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Families take pictures of everything. I mean EVERYTHING! They also want to keep everything including bloody blankets ("that touched my baby!"). I'm sure Mom wanted the pictures posted if this woman is close enough to her to be in delivery. Just be glad she didn't post the the main event. lol. It's really sweet......and annoying. L&D and Nursery is just a different world.

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Specializes in Med/Surge, Psych, LTC, Home Health.

*shrug* As long as mom gave her OK for the pics to be posted, who cares? This person has to be someone who is very close to the mom, surely.

I can certainly see a mom or a grandmother, or in some cases even an aunt, taking and posting these pics. Again, HOPEFULLY mom gave her consent, but even if not, it's still not against the law in any way.

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Several years ago, unfortunately there were photos of me spread eagle pushing out my son rolling down the conveyor in Wally world photocenter for all to see.:angthts: I wanted the pics developed quickly and the hubs just wasn't thinking. This of course was before the digital revolution. I wanted to crawl under a rock and die. At the very least never shop there again.

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Specializes in ICU, ER, EP,.

I think I understand your point... we have family sneaking pictures of our sedated vent patients and what not.. a whole other thread in itself.

I too just lack the thrill of posting birth photos for all to see and don't get me started on the birth video:confused:

If mom or dad is facebooking it, I'll just look at it and think "yuck". If mom didn't want them shared, she's got some kind hearted family to reign in:D

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.

There are a lot of women who find pictures like that amazingly beautiful and it really doesn't occur to them that everyone does not feel the same way. It sounds to me like the person taking the pictures had the permission of the mother. It's her Facebook page!

I remember my brother telling me with utter horror that he'd gone to a dinner party at the home of some new parent friends - well the after dinner entertainment was a video of the natural home birth and the mother finally delivering on the bed in the "doggy style" position --- oh my can you say "awkward"? My bro was not a parent so was not privy to all the fluids and blood and whatnot involved in the real world birth.

For the life of me I can't understand why the parents thought everyone else would find the event as awesome as they (understandably- it's their baby!!) did. -shrug-

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