Nurse manager says you can't refuse iv - Page 3

[1littlebit]

i had an IV in during my c section and then right afterwards so they could give me meds. i took it out that night b/c the nurse wouldn't (i don't really recommend this btw it is not particularly pleasant and i wouldn't have done it if i hadn't been so doped up) but i flat refused to let them put it in again. i also refused no to eat. if it hadn't been a section i wouldn't have let them put it in to begin with.

[DaisyMay]

Slightly different issue, but I've heard that docs can get a court order very quickly to force IV antibiotics on you if you are positive for group Bstrep or if you don't have a current negative screen. I'm amazed that any treatment can be administered without explicit consent from the patient, even if it is considered in patient's best interest, but I guess in this case they argue that it's the baby's interests that are being protected over and above the wishes of the mom.

[alegna]

In most places a court order for anything medical takes a bit of time and is fairly unusual. It *can* be done, but my no means is it common-place.

-Angela

[MegBoz]

Originally Posted by alegna

In most places a court order for anything medical takes a bit of time and is fairly unusual.

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Also, I think I remember reading that ACOG officially recommends against trying to use the law to force a pregnant mom to do something against her will (even if it's in her & the baby's best interests.)

Also, legally, there are precedents that a parent can't be legally forced to undergo a medical procedure in order to benefit their child, such as donating a kidney to their child to save the child's life. So the law is on the Mom's side here to refuse.

Besides, a GBS+ Mom not getting ABTs has a ONE-HALf of ONE-PERCENT CHANCE of having an infected baby! .5%! One in 200! That's hardly a massive risk!