5in9years

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1. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

   5in9years replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Either catch the baby or try really hard to scare her into a c/s. They might also be very rude to her, especially if they thought she did it on

2. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

   5in9years replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

   If the doctor is not willing to allow her to VBAC no matter what the circumstances, then how is communication going to

3. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

   5in9years replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

   She may be entitled to go to another hospital, but if every other hospital available to her has a similar policy, she is still forced to ahve a

4. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

   5in9years replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have no idea where she lives, but women in similar situations certainly live near me. I live in a state where the major medmal carrier has refused to cover VBAC, essentially making VBAC unavailable...

5. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

   5in9years replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

   To an extent, I agree. Until labor, the doctor has the right to refer and discharge the client if she is not willing to accept his/her recommendations. In labor, however, we can't turn them away and...

6. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

   5in9years replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We must have known a lot of the same doctors :icon_roll. I'll admit to being idealistic. I teach, and autonomy is one of my soapboxes. Hoping to influence the next generation of nurses so that we...

7. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

   5in9years replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

   That choice may not be much more than theoretical. There is only one hospital within 100 miles of my home with a L&D unit. That limits choices for all the women in the

8. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

   5in9years replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Your response to my post. Perhaps I misread it, but it seemed you were making fun of the idea of self-determination in healthcare. Then again, I have the flu so I could be completely

9. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

   5in9years replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

   APGAR-do you think we have the right to make decisions on the patient's

10. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    5in9years replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Was no one else in class the day they talked about the right to self determination? Patients have a right to refuse procedures, period. Our policies can't change that. We can have the policy to...