Re: ACOG statement
From: Jamie (ajfields@pine-net.com)
Wed Nov 15 15:28:24 2006
Won't this statement make that issue even worse? Given the authority of
ACOG, it would seem that making such a statement would increase the risk
even further for physicians who have been supportive, in whatever
capacity, of women who choose homebirth.
At Wed, 15 Nov 2006, Efrain Ramirez wrote:
>
>I do not know about you, but, here, if I accept a Home Birth and
>something goes wrong I will have to leave, disappear... so.. it is
>inapplicable to me..
>
>Ef
>
>>At Wed, 15 Nov 2006, Andrew Folley wrote:
>>
>>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
>>>
>>>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
>>>>
>--
>“ The greatest obstacle to knowledge is not ignorance,
>it is the illusion of knowledge.” Daniel J. Boorstin - Historian
>
--
JFields, RN, BSN
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