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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]

DP.  I didn't read that post as saying that home birthers who transfer to a hospital shouldn't receive or expect good medical care (I've heard of doctors or hospitals sometimes mistreating home birthers and that's wrong).  I read it as saying that, when a home birth goes wrong and they end up at a hospital with a birth injury, that they shouldn't then go on to sue the hospital for millions of dollars when the birth injury had already occurred prior to arriving at the hospital.

I've heard that nearly all births at a hospital with bad outcomes result in med-mal suits, whether the doctor was at fault or not.  So this may just be that.  [/quote]

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