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Hi, I'm Lindsay.

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I'm a mom who is trying to speak out against the state of maternity care in this country. I was bullied into an unnecessary cesarean section during the birth of my second child. I had been in active labor for 6 hours. While I was fully dilated and pushing,the doctor arrived and said she wanted to do a c-section. I asked why, and instead of answering my questions, she threatened me. She said I did not care if my baby died or was brain damaged, and that she would call "legal people to force me to consent." I signed, because I thought they would knock me out and do it anyway. (remember, I'm hard labor and scared - logical Lindsay would not have signed this without discussion) My son was born at 4:54 pm, and the doctor left the hospital at 6 p.m.

I complained ,but the practice just apologized for her "bedside manner." The Board of Medical Examiners found no cause for discipline. Society said "a healthy baby is all that matters." Meanwhile, my mental health was shattered. I suffered nightmares and panic attacks before being diagnosed with PTSD.

It wasn't the surgery, which brings over a third of US babies into the world, that traumatized me. It was that it was performed by a woman who told me I don't matter. That I'm just a body, an object, a means to an end. It's being told that asking questions means I don't care about my children. That 'legal people' will let her do whatever she wants to do to me. That pulling a healthy baby from my uterus makes it ok to abuse his mother.

What happened to me is not uncommon. What I did about it, however, is.
I managed to find a lawyer, and sued her for  failure to obtain informed consent, intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery.
Everything on this page was either been produced in discovery or submitted to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County. 



This is about what obstetricians believe their role is in the delivery room, and how they view the women who hire them. I am publishing these so women might see them. I want families to know they are not crazy for thinking something was wrong with the way they were treated, that you can be thankful your baby is healthy and also be traumatized by the treatment you received from the people you hired to care for you.
 

I'll leave the analysis and commentary to people who are smarter and more educated on this issue. These are just the docs.


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