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AUSER on 1/14/2006 10:17:07 AM |
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doula challenges |
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I know you are caught between a rock and a hard place, but when you start doing things such as advising clients to stay home longer, you are exceeding your scope of practice and crossing the line into giving medical advice. The best thing you can do is help your clients make informed choices, which is your clients' right. ICEA sells business-sized cards with these questions. Here is the page they are on. Scroll down to "Key Questions About Your Care." I recommend handing them out to clients and students. (They will, by the way, come in handy for any medical encounter.) Or you can get them from a number of sources, including my book or off the Maternity Center Association site Making Informed Decisions and make your own list. I also recommend telling your clients that barring an emergency, they should ask their questions and then request time alone to consider what they have heard before making any decision. This will prevent them from being railroaded into a hasty decision. I would also emphasize that they have the right to give an informed refusal as well as an informed consent.
-- Henci By: Henci Goer |
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