At 08:41 AM 5/26/99 -0400, Jon Ahrendsen MD ABFP wrote:
>A thought that just came to me today was this:  If this 19
>year old was on
>welfare, who paid for the breast-reduction surgery?

I heard it was a medically necessary one, not just asthetic and would then
be covered by medicaid.

>But I
>also wonder if at the time she had the surgery did they
>tell her this would affect her ability to breastfeed?

She says no, they did not.  Note, neither did any of the medical
professionals who would have seen it in her chart.

>(if
>not she may have valid grounds for a malpractice suit, as
>this lack of knowledge as contributed to her guilty
>verdict)

I hate sue happy mentality but yeah this is one I would go for.  Couldn't
they technically get something besides malpractice, like neglect or
something because their lack of information given contributed to this
child's death?

>P.S. I see my newborns at 1 wk, 2 wks, 4 wks, 6 wks
>(socially when the mom comes in for her post partum check,
>as they often bring the baby along), and 8 wks.  And I see
>them regardless of wether they have a card yet or not.

You sir, are a *real* doctor.

-Wendey (studying LC in Montreal)

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