www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090810/ARTICLES/908109956/1004?Title=Demonstrators-upset-about-midwives-being-phased-out
Received this article from my colleague Susan Jenkins back east. Seems like this is going on all over. Pretty obvious to me that unseemly economic forces are coercing supportive doctors to make Sophie's Choice. Ultimately surrendering and reluctantly hurting midwives and the patients they serve. Once again the unseen bullies are the hospitals and their risk manager lawyers responding to their malpractice insurance carriers and their risk managers lawyers who fear unreasonable law suits from trial lawyers, of which there are way too many, and a tort system that is completely broken. This has to end and reason must return. The alternative is unthinkable SJF
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I am currently in a state that has tort reform. Sadly enough, it is absolutely not better here-at least not down in the area I live.
ReplyDeleteFear is pervasive among OB's. That, and a combination of a need for sleep, and lack of understanding about evidenced based medicine and the harm they are causing women and babies. Oh yeah- for some money is a huge variable. Who doesn't want the most bang for their buck nowdays? It is hard to blame folks for being human. It would be nice though if we could combine and temper the need for money with being compassionate and humane.