03/09/2016
This is a subject rarely talked about in the media. When a woman loses her baby she loses her world. So does her partner and family. There are so many misconceptions around the signs leading up to stillborn baby. Women should be empowered to listens to their bodies and their intuition. Women should be empowered with knowledge. Doctors should listen to a woman's concerns and take them seriously. Doctors must look at each and every woman that come through the door as a free standing individual and not a statistic. Finding the balance between empowering women and at the same time avoiding planting unnecessary fear and pushing for unnecessary interventions is not easy. That balance is more difficult to find in the private system, I believe, where more often than not, advise is not evidence based. But it is the key to seeing a real change and saving lives. Thank you Hagar Cohen for helping bring awareness to this difficult life changing subject.
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