Forced holds on OB patients

[Guest guest]

The fact that none of the hospitals tried to legally make her stay or

get care is odd to me. Speaking as a healthcare worker, I've seen two

different scenarios.

One is forced holds on patients. The patient is given the option of

remaining in the hospital until after delivery (seen very early in PG-

they stay for months at a time) and undergoes treatment for their

drug addiction or they go to jail for the remainer of their

pregnancy.

And I've seen patients fall through the cracks. One healthcare

facility drops the ball so to speak and says. " ah well, the next

hospital will get her " or one hospital turns it over to social

services with lack of follow-through (so many differnt people to

blame!)

It sounds like in this case everyone dropped the ball.