Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
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Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“Can You Turn That Off For Liability Purposes?”
“Can you turn that off for liability purposes?” – OB to father who was audio recording the birth of his child hoping to catch the first cries.
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If you can show me where in your hospital’s policies it says I cannot have recording devices. It will remain on while we wait. Thanks.
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road2vba2c Reply:
November 2nd, 2012 at 5:45 pm (Quote)
The hospital my daughter was born at made us sign a paper that said that still photos were allowed during birth but video was not allowed.
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Bobbie Reply:
November 3rd, 2012 at 4:44 pm (Quote)
The hospital in my town sends a info booklet to all the pregnant women planning on delivering there. it includes info abut rountine tests, labor signs, phone numbers, copies on consent forms to read, etc,and has the hospital’s policy on video and audio taping. If a staff memeber says to stop recording for whatever, they must stop. It it is also posted.
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Mama Wrench had this to say,
Nov 2, 2012 @ 4:55 pm (Quote)
“No, I’m keeping it ON for liability purposes.”
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Nothing like a good cover your rump rule, ain’t so?
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Sheva Reply:
November 3rd, 2012 at 5:45 pm (Quote)
Yup. I am seriously considering investing in one of those ‘video cameras in a pen’ or ‘audio recorders in a watch’ thingies.
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Jane Reply:
November 3rd, 2012 at 6:03 pm (Quote)
They’re getting smaller and smaller, you know. You can wire yourself with a mike and keep it under your clothing.
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Carolyn had this to say,
Nov 2, 2012 @ 7:01 pm (Quote)
As soon as my husband complied the OB put up a drape and cut an un-medicated surprise episiotomy. I panicked and stopped pushing, and she told me that I had a “slight tear” and needed to focus.
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Jamie Reply:
November 2nd, 2012 at 8:24 pm (Quote)
That’s called sexuall assault. You should report that. Exactly why I have my kids at home. Can’t trust doctors and hospitals even less.
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Jane Reply:
November 3rd, 2012 at 5:19 am (Quote)
The OB saying to turn it off for liability purposes IS recorded and yes, I think you can probably look into filing medical assault charges against this doctor.
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Jane Reply:
November 3rd, 2012 at 5:21 am (Quote)
Just to clarify: I’m not a lawyer, but I would suggest looking into it. You’d want to talk to someone in criminal law, not medical malpractice law, and see whether the doctor’s actions constitute assault, and at that point there would be criminal charges rather than medical malpractice. But again: I’m not a lawyer.
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SculptorAlison Reply:
November 4th, 2012 at 8:48 pm (Quote)
Yes, please look into this. It would be such a win for the rights of women in labor.
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Wait, this was just an AUDIO recorder??? What the crap? I can understand VIDEO recorders, and not all nurses/doctors want their images recorded for posterity. Especially if the parents plan on posting the video on Youtube/Facebook. But I don’t see WHY they wouldn’t be okay with audio unless they had done or were planning to do something illegal/sue-worthy.
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