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Wow! That's crazy. I think the doctor's reaction seems a little dramatic (the police part), but I'm not sure I can back up the mother's choices either.

I don't know.....if there's fetal distress and the mom just goes MIA so late in the pregnancy---the doctor must feel responsible for the infants life. And the mom wasn't even going in for extra monitoring or anything. It seems like a pretty clear cut case of neglect on the mom's part.

If threatening police action gets her to the hospital.....eh, I'm not against it.

Remember this is only one reporter's view. I am in a large Facebook group with this woman and she is extremely well educated and has good reasons for her refusal, which the reporter did not address at all.
Personally, I think the OB is completely out of line with this harassment, but at least he hasn't actually gone as far as getting a court order from a judge and going through with what he wants. Which has been done and women have been forced into unwanted c-sections IN THIS COUNTRY because of OBs whom have no respect for women and their choices.

@FarmWifeGina: what were her reasons for refusal? It wasn't the car and kids-watching issue reported?

@Foodnerd81: @Anagram: I didn't get a chance to read the whole thread or all the rest of her situation, but NO, the car and a babysitter are not the issue.

@FarmWifeGina: I just realized I'm in a vbac group with her! Glad she was able to find the advocacy she needed & is getting it worked out!

I'm not sure about this story but I've heard somewhat similar stories about an OB calling the police on a mother. A mother who delivered at the hospital I'm going to is suing because the hospital called the police and had her removed from her newborn (not for any good reason either like abuse or neglect). She luckily got to be with her baby the next morning because she went to court but WTF, very scary stories.

I think part of the frustrating part for me is that its seems like she is putting off the c section in hopes of going into labor on her own and forcing a Dr's hand to try a vbac, and that just seem irresponsible of her given several medical opinions.

@Anagram: This is sort of along my lines of thinking. I'm not that person that thinks if the Dr. says so, they must be right, I've worked in the medical field, and Dr's are not always right, they are not always educated in all options, they also have limitations due to malpractice insurance, but it doesn't sound like this Dr. falls into those categories. It seems like he was genuinely trying to do the right thing for this woman and her family, and in this case I default to saying, she is not a medical professional, he is, and it sounds like he had plenty of reasons to warrant her getting a c-sec immediately.

The articles says "possible fetal distress", which can be interpreted a million different ways. I had a friend just the other week who was told that when there was one tiny decel on an otherwise more-than-perfect NST. She's still pregnant and after a whole mess of NSTs and BPPs, baby has been cleared of any problems, which my friend knew all along. Plus, baby not being in position could be something as simple as still being posterior. Which is simply a variable in physiologically-normal vaginal delivery. And can change at any time during labor. *shrug* I don't know all the details, but I do know that she probably would have never left the hospital after the NST/BPP and gone straight for a c-section if there was a real need. It wouldn't be the first time that an OB talked a good talk about VBAC, etc., and then got nervous at the end.