They are getting heavy.
Whipping cream!
Ruusa in her new dress and pigtails
Rauno taking a nap
Sunday, July 29, 2007
A few new pictures
They are getting heavy.
Whipping cream!
Ruusa in her new dress and pigtails
Rauno taking a nap
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Pool!
Mummo (grandma) got us this pool as an early b-day present for the kids. We plan on soaking ever afternoon this summer. We filled it up half way last evening. Tomorrow we'll get a sample to take to the pool place. Whatever chlorine amount they suggest, we'll use half so that we don't soak in a chemical stew. Friends, come over to swim!
Ruusa's Spider Crawl
Ruu stands without holding on now, but doesn't walk on her own yet. The spider crawl is the fastest way to get around.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Emergency Treatment and Advanced Labor Act (EMTALA)
From birthpolicy.org
The federal Emergency Treatment and Advanced Labor Act (EMTALA) requires hospitals to admit women in active labor and to abide by their treatment wishes until the baby and placenta are delivered. The act was originally passed to prevent hospitals from "dumping" patients who can¹t pay, but it's since been applied in all sorts of other ways, and it includes specific provisions that apply to laboring women.
The attorneys we¹ve consulted on the VBAC ban issue have told us that hospitals are much more afraid of being found in violation of EMTALA (pronounced with a short e and a short a) than they are of malpractice suits because the act is routinely enforced and each violation subjects them to fines between $50,000 and $100,000.
I can¹t emphasize enough how important it is for anyone who may find themselves in this situation to memorize phrases such as "It's a violation of my rights under EMTALA to force me to undergo a cesarean," or "I¹m invoking my right under EMTALA to refuse a, b, c . . . " It doesn¹t matter if the hospital in question says it bans VBACs‹according to EMTALA, you have the right to be admitted to any hospital once you¹re in active labor and once you¹ve been admitted, you have the right to refuse any recommended treatment. You can also remind them that VBAC isn¹t a treatment‹it¹s the natural culmination of a normal physiological process. Cesareans are the treatment, but you all know that ;)
Also, it¹s helpful to know that EMTALA begins to apply once you¹re anywhere within 250 feet of a hospital‹you don¹t have to be in the ER. You can be standing in the hospital parking lot, and if they so much as touch you against your express consent, then they¹re in violation of EMTALA.
The federal Emergency Treatment and Advanced Labor Act (EMTALA) requires hospitals to admit women in active labor and to abide by their treatment wishes until the baby and placenta are delivered. The act was originally passed to prevent hospitals from "dumping" patients who can¹t pay, but it's since been applied in all sorts of other ways, and it includes specific provisions that apply to laboring women.
The attorneys we¹ve consulted on the VBAC ban issue have told us that hospitals are much more afraid of being found in violation of EMTALA (pronounced with a short e and a short a) than they are of malpractice suits because the act is routinely enforced and each violation subjects them to fines between $50,000 and $100,000.
I can¹t emphasize enough how important it is for anyone who may find themselves in this situation to memorize phrases such as "It's a violation of my rights under EMTALA to force me to undergo a cesarean," or "I¹m invoking my right under EMTALA to refuse a, b, c . . . " It doesn¹t matter if the hospital in question says it bans VBACs‹according to EMTALA, you have the right to be admitted to any hospital once you¹re in active labor and once you¹ve been admitted, you have the right to refuse any recommended treatment. You can also remind them that VBAC isn¹t a treatment‹it¹s the natural culmination of a normal physiological process. Cesareans are the treatment, but you all know that ;)
Also, it¹s helpful to know that EMTALA begins to apply once you¹re anywhere within 250 feet of a hospital‹you don¹t have to be in the ER. You can be standing in the hospital parking lot, and if they so much as touch you against your express consent, then they¹re in violation of EMTALA.
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