Reading it, one might think ACOG had finally decided to address the growing phenomenon of planned home birth in America with the clinical rigor our patients deserve. One would be wrong.
Well done. You did not mention the medical legal risk to the OB who ends up delivering a bad baby or hemorrhaging mother. When there are adverse events everyone gets sued!
Correct!!! In fact, Johns Hopkins a little more than a decade ago (I lose track of time) Lost over $50 million in a case where one of their employees tried a home birth, pushed, got an episiotomy, midwife gave pitocin, came undelivered to the hospital, eventually after delay got sectioned. Bad baby. I developed a drill at Cornell for caring for a patient arriving from attempted home birth: "You need a cesarean now." (Repeat 10-times. Document refusal buy more than 3 people)
Well done. You did not mention the medical legal risk to the OB who ends up delivering a bad baby or hemorrhaging mother. When there are adverse events everyone gets sued!
Correct!!! In fact, Johns Hopkins a little more than a decade ago (I lose track of time) Lost over $50 million in a case where one of their employees tried a home birth, pushed, got an episiotomy, midwife gave pitocin, came undelivered to the hospital, eventually after delay got sectioned. Bad baby. I developed a drill at Cornell for caring for a patient arriving from attempted home birth: "You need a cesarean now." (Repeat 10-times. Document refusal buy more than 3 people)