Marita wrote "The next day I was reamed out by the CLE; for stepping on her
turf, I guess.  Baby did die a couple of days later...I felt the whole thing
was very dishonest.  There apparently never was any
doubt that this baby would die, but maybe someone could have had a real
discussion with this mom before making a decision for her."
Marita, you are so right and this sort of situation is a great one to bring
to an ethics committee if your facility has one, even after the fact, for
certainly this kind of situation will come up again. Also, as someone else
posted, L&D staff and nicu staff (and others) should certainly be skilled in
grief counseling and related issues.

Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN
New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA




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