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#midwifery
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One night at the delivery bed, tested against five traditions’ answers to what makes an act right
Three weeks ago a mother I was attending delivered a baby who was clearly unwell. The doctor had been called and was twenty minutes away. The mother, exhausted, held my hand and asked: “Is my baby all right?” I did not know…
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When the woman in labour is your cousin: professional fairness and the ethics of care
I'm a midwife at a district hospital. Last month my cousin came in to deliver her second child. It was a busy night: four other women in labour, one of them in difficulty, and only two of us on the ward. Everyone…
Started by Farhana Akter4 replies144 views