Re: ACOG Statment

From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net)
Tue Nov 28 02:21:07 2006


ACOG too is a hostage of the legal system .. the statement – in its most inner core has to do with liability..

Ef

>At Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Cheri Van Hoover wrote:
>
>Efrain Ramirez wrote:
>
>> I
>> think I’ll continue to do my obstetrics in a hospital setting…
>
>That's perfectly understandable, Ef. No one would ever expect you to
>practice in a setting where you didn't feel comfortable and safe. The
>issue being discussed is the appropriateness of ACOG making a statement
>which will be damaging to those who do feel comfortable supporting out
>of hospital births when no compelling evidence to support such a
>statement can be produced.
>
>One has to wonder what exactly prompted this statement at this time. It
>appears that it may have been politically, rather than purely medically,
>motivated. If this is the case perhaps a more honest and direct
>approach would be helpful so the underlying issues could be sorted out,
>discussed, and solved in a way that will best optimize choice and safety
>for American women.
>
>Cheri
>
>--
>Cheri Van Hoover, CNM, MS
>Faculty, Midwifery Institute of Philadelphia University
>Port Hadlock, WA
>

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