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I am mystified when anyone in a para-medic or para-nursing role feels
unable to 'contradict' the doctor - in my breastfeeding counsellor
work, we have an easy phrase which protects us from over-stepping
our boundaries, respects the doctor or whoever else the mother is
consulting, and, crucially, empowers the mother.
We simply say 'I have some information/research here which might be
helpful for you to discuss with your [title of HCP] - can I give it
to you?' The info can be verbal, or it may be a paper, or a
reference, or a website.
This works with just about any situation, including 'the doctor says
I have to put the baby on formula' or 'the doctor says I can't
breastfeed with this treatment' or 'the health visitor says my milk
can't be good enough' etc etc etc.
I don't 'contradict' the HCP (ok, sometimes with the most
preposterous stuff I do actually dare to, but I can always back it
up).
What's to stop anyone offering to share their sources with a mother,
and for the mother then to make up her mind about sharing them with
the HCP?
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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