Re: ACOG statement
From: Andrew Folley (agfolley@hotmail.com)
Wed Nov 15 13:50:04 2006
When reviewing ACOG guidelines, make sure you check to see if the
recommendations are based on peer reviewed data vs. literature vs
professional opinions.
>From: Gordon Goldman <obgyndoc@swbell.net>
>Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: ACOG statement
>Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:53:02 -0600
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>Kris,
>
>Again, I am not going to debate on this forum, but if you or anyone wishes
>to know what the standards are, they are easily accessible from the joint
>publication of the AAP and ACOG in their Guidlines for Perinatal Care. I
>believe the responsibility for compliance with standards as a result of
>proven, well-documented studies is that of the midwifery profession and
>not the responsibility of ACOG to point it out to anyone.
>
>Gordon M. Goldman, M.D., FACOG
>Chair, Missouri Section, ACOG
>
>On Nov 14, 2006, at 7:55 PM, Kris Bagiu, CPM, RM wrote:
>
>>Garry E. Siegel, M.D. wrote:
>>>Hey Gordon--great reply.
>>>Kris--how could you expect ACOG to say anything other than what they
>>>did, for reasons Gordon listed so eloquently? The statement is a darn
>>>good one, actually.
>>
>>Believe it or not I believe there needs to be improvement in midwifery,
>>specifically direct-entry midwifery and would be pleased to see
>>accredited programs and credentialing as the norm to address the concerns
>>of the first paragraph of the statement. What I fail to see is how
>>issuing statements without solutions accomplishes anything besides
>>setting a legislative roadblock in place that would make way for the
>>process of education and credentialing. Home birth will continue to
>>exist with or without statements and I think helping states coordinate
>>regulation does more to protect the public than taking a stand against
>>it. Personally I think it is not the place, it's the practitioner and it
>>goes for all settings and all practitioners.
>>
>>But what do I know? ;)
>>
>>Kris Bagiu, CPM, RM
>>Denver, CO
>>
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