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Re: birthplansFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netMon, 26 Jul 1999 11:43:55 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 26 Jul 1999, shannanc wrote: > >I had a very emotionally bad experience having my daughter. I had no >control over any thing that was being done to me. No one asked if doing >any of these things to me(constant cervical checks, iv's, having to lay >in a wet bed while my water was leaking because the nurse wouldnot let >me wear a pad, having cervical checks without the nurses asking any one >in the room to leave, getting an episiotomoy without the doctor so much >as telling me what he was doing.) was al right. I am considering having >a home birth for my next baby, yet I would feel safer in a hospital. >What are my rights as a patient and how do I avoid these things in the >future. A birthplan formed in alliance with your obstetrician or midwife is your best bet. This is a process of negotiation, whereby both you and your doctor come to a plan that satisfies both of you, with respect to safety and comfort. If the plan is to work, you both need to feel that this is a mutual thing, not imposed from either direction.
-- William D. McIntosh, MD
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