--
Paula
> >
> > When they come into the ER after the trial of labor has lasted 48 hours
or
> > longer, Mom is septic, the fetal heart rate is non-reassuring, and there
> is
> > a poor outcome, why does the lawsuit always include the OB on call as
the
> > major defendant?
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > Richard Chudacoff, MD
> > Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
> >
> > 15200 Southwest Freeway, #270
> > Sugar Land, TX 77478
> > Tel: 281-277-3900
> > Fax: 281-277-3901
> >
> > rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com
> > Richard.Chudacoff@obgyn.net
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net]On Behalf Of ginny
lee
> > BSN, GNM
> > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 8:48 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
> > Subject: Re: List
> >
> > >>Home birth is like going back 100 years.
> >
> > >I agree with that statement - I am no *against* home delivery - a woman
> > >can choose anything she wants -- that's her right -- but can't swallow
> > >the assertion that it is safer than a hospital setting --
> >
> > I think women who choose to give birth at home do not view the birth
> > process as an accident waiting to happen....We are confronted with
> > *safety* issues on a daily basis---if we all really wanted to be *safe*
> > then nobody would ever leave their house :) Home birth with a qualified
> > provider has an excellent record for moms and babies---some of the
> > listers have provided references to this effect. How about the woman
> > who chooses to give birth at the hospital and then takes her kid home
> > without a car seat..we've had many try believe me...My point is that you
> > cannot control for every variable, hospital or not. Sometimes we just
> > have to agree to disagree.
> >
> > aloha
> > ginny
> >
>
