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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why homebirthers want no medical intervention (hence doing it at home) but if the sh*t hits the fan, they expect the medical establishment to shoulder the responsibilty. They decided not to participate in modern medicine. I understand the history of obs v. midwives but it seems odd to me. [/quote]

I'm not saying I agree with the amount of the settlement and I don't know enough about the particulars of the case, but seriously? This is just ridiculous reasoning.

They had an [b]EMERGENCY[/b] and needed care!! The fact that they didn't start the birth in a hospital (which, BTW,  is not against the law, or some experimental practice - you do realize babies are born outside of hospitals every day?) does not absolve the hospital of responsibility for adequate standard of care. [b]So if I understand your reasoning, you are saying that once you choose to attempt a home birth you waive your rights to competent medical care??
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It will probably be reduced on appeal, and perhaps it should be. However, to say choosing to have a baby at home negates your right to expect good medical care if needed is the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time.

-signed, mother who gave birth in a hospital but still thinks people who arrive at the emergency room deserve good medical care. [/quote]

NP.  I think what others might be trying to say (and I will say) is that there is a difference between good medical care and a miracle.  These people (the parents and the MW) created an unnecessary emergency and then threw it to the hospital to figure out and fix.  I get that emergency is in their name, and that the whole purpose is to address emergencies.  But some people here (and on other things I have read) seem to expect that  there would be an OB at the ambulance bay with a scalpel, ready to do a C-section as soon as they rolled up.  Those are unreasonable expectations.

The whole thing reeks of the arrogance of the parents and the MW, who think they know better than the people who have been through medical school and a lot of training, and then get mad when those professionals can't fix the disaster they created.  Other PPs are right that these situations are the reason docs aren't going into OB anymore.[/quote]

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