http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/07/shackled-during-labor-nothing-to-lose-but-your-humanity Daily dose of women's health news and media analysis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/07/shackled-during-labor-nothing-to-lose-but-your-humanity/comment-page-1#comment-4490 Tavia Mon, 02 May 2011 10:26:31 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=12061#comment-4490 Wow! Thank you for sharing this, I had no idea this was happening to this extent. This is extremely sad this is still happening in our country today. I really got a kick out of that the woman can be restrained until the “medical official” confirms she is in labor. I have been an L&D nurse for several years and that is still a subjective call and debated over often. I know these women are criminals, but I think this is a terrible thing to do to anyone who is having a baby. I have had a natural child birth and cannot fathom being tied down like some of these women are describing. I have to comment on Coffee Lady’s comment “the disgusting human rights violation that is contemporary American obstetrics.” That’s a bit harsh I think. I was just curious why you say that, did you have a bad birthing experience? As a nurse in the OB arena, I have to say that there is a reason for the interventions we do and there has been DRASTIC decreases in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in the past decade. I feel sometimes there is a communication problem b/t the patient and health care team and the patient does not understand why we do what we do. Maybe this is what happen to you b/c you seem a little bitter about the world of obstetrics!?! I would hardly compare this article to the patient care I provide. Wow! Thank you for sharing this, I had no idea this was happening to this extent. This is extremely sad this is still happening in our country today. I really got a kick out of that the woman can be restrained until the “medical official” confirms she is in labor. I have been an L&D nurse for several years and that is still a subjective call and debated over often. I know these women are criminals, but I think this is a terrible thing to do to anyone who is having a baby. I have had a natural child birth and cannot fathom being tied down like some of these women are describing. I have to comment on Coffee Lady’s comment “the disgusting human rights violation that is contemporary American obstetrics.” That’s a bit harsh I think. I was just curious why you say that, did you have a bad birthing experience? As a nurse in the OB arena, I have to say that there is a reason for the interventions we do and there has been DRASTIC decreases in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in the past decade. I feel sometimes there is a communication problem b/t the patient and health care team and the patient does not understand why we do what we do. Maybe this is what happen to you b/c you seem a little bitter about the world of obstetrics!?! I would hardly compare this article to the patient care I provide.

]]> http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/07/shackled-during-labor-nothing-to-lose-but-your-humanity/comment-page-1#comment-4480 CoffeeLady Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:17:14 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=12061#comment-4480 What about us law-abiding women who are given dangerous medical interventions without consent, belittled, harassed, starved, and tied to the bed during labor? Kudos for bringing this disgusting practice to light, but you're remiss not to mention that it's part of a much larger issue in the disgusting human rights violation that is contemporary American obstetrics. What about us law-abiding women who are given dangerous medical interventions without consent, belittled, harassed, starved, and tied to the bed during labor?
Kudos for bringing this disgusting practice to light, but you’re remiss not to mention that it’s part of a much larger issue in the disgusting human rights violation that is contemporary American obstetrics.

]]> http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/07/shackled-during-labor-nothing-to-lose-but-your-humanity/comment-page-1#comment-4301 anna Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:02:37 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=12061#comment-4301 Really appreciate the great resource you've created on this issue, i share the same passion for change in justice reform, I'll be sure to link this article in my next blog post. Really appreciate the great resource you’ve created on this issue, i share the same passion for change in justice reform, I’ll be sure to link this article in my next blog post.

]]> http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/07/shackled-during-labor-nothing-to-lose-but-your-humanity/comment-page-1#comment-3841 Kate Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:55:23 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=12061#comment-3841 How horrifying! I linked this article at Kate's Library. How horrifying! I linked this article at Kate’s Library.

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