WDYT of this? Photography banned in MD hospital.

joseysbride · December 2010

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/maryland-hospital-bans-delivery-room-pictures-video-minutes/story?id=12499927

jlw2505 · December 2010

I don't like that. The rules at the hospital where both my girls were born worked well for us. No video during the actual birth (I get that and it was fine with me). You could do pictures but not of any of the staff. My older DD was born with complications, we had something crazy like 30 or so staff members squeezed into the room and my DD was taken away to surgery right away - while we couldn't get a pic of me holding her (I was not able to but I saw her briefly), my DH was still able to get pics of her right away - once the staff got her stable and on oxygen. I understand the part about allowing the medical staff to work and do their thing - I guess I would just think that any parent would not get in the way of that with out without rules around it.

joseysbride · December 2010

I think if someone is being disruptive, absolutely the hospital staff should be allowed to ask them to stop or leave, but I really don't agree with this policy. And who is going to sit there and tell them when their 5 minutes are up and they can take photos? I think it is so subjective, especially when it can be chaotic for the parents in the moment anyway.

Sure, the health of the baby and the mother are the most important thing here, much more important than a photograph of the exact minute the baby is born, but I wonder how many times the baby's health is jeopordized because dad was trying to snap a photo? If it is a case of someone else (grandma or whoever) getting in the way, ask them to leave.

Bellisimo · December 2010

I don't know about L&D, but at the Children's Hospital where I used to work in NC, NO photos could be taken without signing a consent form and NONE of the medical equipment (bp, O2stats, etc.) could be included in any of the photos.

At the hospital where MH actually WORKS and I delivered both babies, the rule was no photos or video leading up to delivery. Photos/videos were allowed during the delivery but not up until then. I thought "What's the point??" and we snapped a few both times before I delivered both kids. So, they had rules but they weren't as specific as the hospital mentioned in that piece. I mean, my nurse videotaped both C Sections so that my husband could take photos and be more in the moment. It's got to be a liability thing. And, I do think that some people have probably taken it too far and now they're laying down a blanket rule to prevent photo shoots from taking place while the staff is trying to do their job. That's too bad.

JenniC1135 · December 2010

I'd change hospitals over it if it was being strictly enforced. With the twins, DH snapped photos, but they both had complications after birth and were taken to NICU, and I was confined to bed bc of preeclampsia. The few photos he got in the first few minutes of their lives got me through the next 48 hours, because I didn't see them at all then.

With DS2, I asked DH to do some video in the OR (c-section.) We ended up with a 2 minute clip of conversation between my OB, the nurses, and me about the size of his feet (whcih I heard as "teeth," and we all had a good laugh, and then you see her pick him up out of me, and he's brought to me. There's nothing graphic about it, but it is one of the most special things I own. I re-watch it regularly and treasure it. Having that now, and knowing how much it means to me, I wouldn't ever deliver again somewhere where we couldn't get the same type of video.

luckyluvr · December 2010

Wow, the hospital I've always used has no policies on any of it. I think it's ridiculous to make restrictions for parents. I guess I've just never seen picture-taking getting in the way, but I'm guessing there are places where parents have set up photo-shoots. I often wonder about all these shows that have camera crews following patients. If anything, that sound more disruptive.

Mrs Manners · December 2010

It's a liability thing. They don't want video or photo evidence if they make a mistake. Same reason they they stopped allowing videos of your ultrasounds at many places. I think malpractice insurance companies are pushing places to adopt these policies.

tammiRN · December 2010

It is absolutely a liability thing. The same reason we tell families/patients no cell phones on the med/surg/tele floor I work on. It's not that they are going to interfere with the equipment, but because nearly all cell phones have cameras on them now.

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