Idaho hospital to stop labor and delivery services citing "political climate" and doctor shortages

[newyearnewring]

Yes, but that is assuming a pregnancy with no complications. If there are complications the woman would have to be air-lifted to another hospital......furthermore labor and delivery wings of hospitals do not just deal with labor and delivery but also miscarriages and that's where it becomes legally complicated with these abortion bans. The same medication used to induce and abortion is used to medicinally treat a miscarriage. The same surgical procedure of a D&C used in abortion services is used in miscarriage treatment when the body does not complete the miscarriage. These abortion restrictions don't just target abortion but ALL procedures/medications involved in abortion which are also used in management of miscarriages and other women's health services....now doctor's are at risk of losing their license for providing simple OBGYN healthcare to patients. THAT is why they are leaving.

Right, I understand.

Ok good, because your previous response seemed to be rather "no big deal" and making a joke out of it when it's actually a very serious issue for not only the doctors in risking their licenses, but to their patients as well who will now have more limited options in regards to treatment and how this will disproportionately affect those in poor and rural communities who already have lack of transportation and services available to them. In short, we will see an increase in infant and maternal mortality rates as women will not have access to the care they need.

I don't know why you think I have a blasé attitude about it. I was just adding further commentary in case someone didn't know what it looks like to have an entire department shut down in a hospital.

[Baconqueen13]

Right, I understand.

Ok good, because your previous response seemed to be rather "no big deal" and making a joke out of it when it's actually a very serious issue for not only the doctors in risking their licenses, but to their patients as well who will now have more limited options in regards to treatment and how this will disproportionately affect those in poor and rural communities who already have lack of transportation and services available to them. In short, we will see an increase in infant and maternal mortality rates as women will not have access to the care they need.

I don't know why you think I have a blasé attitude about it. I was just adding further commentary in case someone didn't know what it looks like to have an entire department shut down in a hospital.

Maybe it was the LOL comment on the end of the "woman with crowning infant arrives at ER" comment. Anyhow, just glad we cleared that up on how this is actually rather serious.

[newyearnewring]

Ok good, because your previous response seemed to be rather "no big deal" and making a joke out of it when it's actually a very serious issue for not only the doctors in risking their licenses, but to their patients as well who will now have more limited options in regards to treatment and how this will disproportionately affect those in poor and rural communities who already have lack of transportation and services available to them. In short, we will see an increase in infant and maternal mortality rates as women will not have access to the care they need.

I don't know why you think I have a blasé attitude about it. I was just adding further commentary in case someone didn't know what it looks like to have an entire department shut down in a hospital.

Maybe it was the LOL comment on the end of the "woman with crowning infant arrives at ER" comment. Anyhow, just glad we cleared that up on how this is actually rather serious.

The LOL was at the end of joking that we all know it's going to be a nurse who delivers the baby anyway. Yes, I was being a little funny because it happens often that even in a department with specialists on hand, it is often the labor and delivery nurses who end up actually delivering the baby. There's nothing wrong with being lighthearted even in a post like this.