Gloria,
It is not 'lying' (definition: withholding or distorting truth) when a
professional tells you up front what their plans are ! There is no lack of
integrity in being honest. I know of 2 very prominent midwives who have done
exactly what the OB mentioned in the original post did: went on hols after
booking the client & informed them later that they'd have to find their own
cover for the absent period!
Once informed it's up to the client to decide whether she chooses to work
with that caregiver for her pregnancy. She has a choice if she understand
that the person she is dealing with has hols booked for the time she's due &
she'll be cared for by the covering practitioner.
We all have to have a life outside of work, as long as we are honest with
our clients then it's up to them to make those decisions, that's what
'informed choice' is all about. If we never took leave we'd burn out in no
time & as we are on call from 37 to 43 weeks for births, there is no time
when we can book a complete month off without actually taking the end of the
month before & the beginning of the month after off.
IOL is another issue altogether & the outrage is indeed warranted, yet there
is always a percentage of women who still expect IOL on demand.
BM
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] another induction
When professionals disappoint and defraud their clientele, they have only
themselves to blame for the lack of respect and mistrust which arises in
the
public.
Giving prenatal care to a woman when one is planning to be away at the
time of
her birth is simply lying. This kind of lack of integrity has a great
cost.
Inducing for convenience of the practitioner is dangerous and unethical. I
think the outrage is warranted. Primum non nocere.
Gloria
Quoting brendamanning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Janet,
This IOL for Drs going on holidays happens all the time ! I'm not saying
it's
right, just that it's very common.
It's also very common to book women knowing that the OB will be on leave
when
she's due & a colleague will cover, but they usually tell the woman that
this
is the case.
I'm not into defending Obs generally but they are entitled to a life. It
is
the usual routine & polite for them to schedule a meeting to introduce
the
covering OB to the woman so they've met at least once prior to the birth
though.
Don't despair, midwives do it too................as a group we aren't
above
reproach !
Brenda
----- Original Message -----
From: Janet Fraser
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 8:10 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] another induction
Hi all,
a woman I know has been asked by her OB if she will consent to be
induced
at 39 weeks (ie right now) because he's going away. Yes, you read it
right.
He took on a client knowing he was going to be away when she came to the
end
of her pregnancy OR he decided to go away after taking her on - either is
appalling. I've sent her Henci Goer on induction along with my outrage
and
suggestion that she complain about him officially.
I'm so enraged by it. I'm just livid! What other branch of medicine
would
this happen in???
Sigh. Roll on the medicare stuff and proper care for women and babies.
J < - almost despairing but not quite...
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