Posted on 03/03/2014 1:55:36 PM PST by AlmaKing
My wife is about 2 weeks away from giving birth. The hospital contacted her today and told her that they would not release the baby until we have given them a pediatrician's name.
I don't know if this is policy or law in Arizona. I have started making calls, but am not getting anywhere yet.
Anyone heard of this?
I have other children and was never told anything like this.
It ticks me off because I see it as a threat and a loss of control of my child.
I can try another hospital, but I don't know yet if it will be the same policy or law. And of course my wife doesn't want to switch hospital and doctor.
They’re going to want you to have a car seat, too.
Is there some reason why you won’t have a pediatrician for your infant?
Did I read this correctly that you have other children? Who’s their pediatrician? Wouldn’t the your new baby be going to the same pediatrician? Why not give that name? My children’s pediatricians’ office always had one of their doctors stop by the hospital the morning after the birth to talk to the mom and check out the health of the new born. They also scheduled the 2 week appointment, which is important in case parents miss anything that the doctors might notice at two weeks, like mild case of jaundice for example.
What's the big deal?
If you don't take you kid there ever....
We go 20 comments deep before anyone objects to this??? Stunning. Absolutely shocking.
Not sure we can even handle freedom any more.
Thanks, K.
How about if you don’t like the hospitals rules, don’t go there. That’s how things are supposed to work.
It’s not that unusual to have home birth. My son was born at home, I have friends that had their babies at home. We had a home birth at the apartment complex I manage a few years ago.
You haven’t replied to any of the Graf advice you have been given, but I ccant get passed your mention of “other children.” Don’t those kids have a pediatrician? Why not just use the same doctor/practice?
Second...this really is nothing to be upset about. Your new baby needs medical attention and being prepared (w/a pediatrician lined up) is just a part of “getting ready” for your new arrival. Enjoy this special time...little ones don’t stay little for very long:)
That’s one point I wanted to make but didn’t. I don’t want a pediatrician for various reasons. But, in any case, it’s just making me mad that a hospital (or regulator) demands that I have one with the threat that they won’t release my son. Don’t you find that ridiculous?
Mom is a 20 year nurse and hospital administrator and mother. Sister is a 20 year NICU nurse and mother. There are 2 more nurses in the family. Mother-in-law has 5 kids. That should be enough shouldn’t it? What’s a pediatrician going to tell me that they can’t?
It’s not you. I tell my wife the same thing.
That is what I’m about to do anyway. I just feel this is how freedoms get chipped away.
Thanks.
The other kids were born in different states, so this requirement or policy is new to me. I mentioned on another post also that we have 4 nurses in the family as it is.
I had 3 C-Sections first one emergency, the other two planned. The last two we had Pediatrician who attended both births and good thing too- our daughter wasn’t breathing at first and had some fluid in her lungs.
What if you have a boy? Normally the Pediatrician does the circumsion.
Yeah, I won’t forget the towels and loving looks either. Maybe a soft hay bed in the barn...
hmmmm... got me thinking now.
Have the baby at home if you don’t like the hospitals rules. They are informing you before you go what their rules are. It’s not like you arrived, had your baby and then they sprung the rule on you.
If you have so many people in your family that are in the medical profession then having a baby at home might be the way you want to go.
Personally I don’t know why you wouldn’t have a pediatrician but if you don’t want one you have other options. Nobody is making you go to this hospital, except maybe your wife.
I can see the liability aspect of it. It’s just that we went through this before without the pediatrician requirement. Maybe I’m just forgetting.
Although I never worked in the OB Dept,I worked for 20 years at the hospital widely thought by experts to have the finest OB service in the world (hint:it's in Boston).What I learned there,from obstetricians with whom I interacted,is that,in the West,about 99% of deliveries that are expected to go smoothly *do* exactly that.But the other 1% go wrong...and that's when you want a physician,rather than a nurse midwife,on scene.
Home births are 1920's America....and the Third World to this day.
If it’s not law I’d say press the issue, but then it’s up to you whether you want to play with Child Protective Services who kind of make up things as they go where no law is in place.
‘I don’t think I ever saw my kid’s Pede of record, I never met the guy after we checked out.’
I think that’s what we did for the other kids. We have 4 nurses in the family including a NICU nurse. I never saw the need for a pediatrician.
We just moved here. My wife has the OB/GYN, but we have no doc yet.
I’m just upset about the ‘required’ and the ‘won’t release the baby’ parts of the phone call.
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