DOCs & Bankstown / Liverpool Hospital Murder Another Baby
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- Created: Monday, 05 July 2010 13:41
- Written by Jaye
I understand we are all here to discuss our issues with Docs/Children's Court & to find support & solutions etc but I would like to share with you the recent murder of my precious baby girl "Dakota Jamie Ford McCarthy" in which I believe Docs strongly played a role.
As some of you knew, I was 5 months pregnant & under stress with the battle for my ten year old son who was kidnapped by Lisa De Meur & Alex Comer of Lakemba Docs 7 years ago.
Last Thursday just after 6am I experienced heavy bleeding & my partner Gary rushed me to Bankstown Hospital where an ultrasound revealed that my waters had broken but that my baby was not yet in the delivery/birthing position.
As Bankstown Hospital does not have neo natal intensive care facilities I had to be transferred to Liverpool Hospital via ambulance while Gary had to make his own way there.
I wasn't in the delivery room of Liverpool Hospital more than 5 minutes awaiting Gary's arrival when two doctors came in to explain what was happening (my waters had broken) my baby's chances of survival 46% & my options...
1. I could do nothing at all (forgo all medical intervention on her behalf & just concentrate on myself) regarding my baby & just let her die or...
2. I could have them fight & do everything possible to at least make sure I delivered a live baby & then depending on any defects she may be born with & the severity of those (possible) defects make the choice to either save her or for my partner & I to choose instead to deny her any medical intervention & spend that time with her (in the hospital) until she dies or...
3. We could choose to have them fight to keep her alive no matter what.The defects my baby could have suffered ranged from mild to severe deafness, blindness & learning delayments etc for all of which there are services that could have been accessed to help us cope with the situation if needed but the doctors were very much in favour of just letting MY baby die.
I told the doctors that my partner & I needed to discuss what we wanted to do together but for now my wishes are to at least fight to give my baby a chance at life & I understood that if she delivered early whether naturally or via ceasarian, she would remain in hospital in a humidi crib/incubator for at least 6 months.
The doctors agreed that my partner had a right to participate in the decision & were to meet with us the following day - as my baby was not yet ready to be born & everyday she remained safe inside me increased her chances, I was removed to the maternity ward - but they never returned nor was my partner consulted although he agreed with my decision.
For four days my precious baby fought hard to survive but Sunday night her heart beat started lowering enough to concern the midwife who quickly got the doctor called down to see me.
The doctor asked me if I knew the plan & what I wanted to do? I told her I wanted to give my baby every chance at life & requested a caesarian to which she became increasingly hostile & asked me in a nasty tone "Do you really want a baby born like that"?
I explained to her that I wanted the caesarian & that my partner & I wanted to give OUR baby every chance & if she didn't survive at least we would know we gave her every chance but she just got angry that we wanted to fight & stormed out of my ward.
The doctor returned a few minutes later & told me that THEY were not going to do anything, that the baby would just have to hold on for another week & then THEY would consider reviewing THEIR decision & left me scared & alone in my ward as my baby was dying inside me!!
Monday morning my baby, my precious little girl was confirmed dead & if that wasn't enough, they were going to make me deliver her naturally because even though I wanted & repeatedly requested a caesarian, they were concerned it would leave a massive scar on MY body.
Suffice it to say, after my precious baby was confirmed dead I broke down like a pathetic lump, hiding under a blanket as I cried for her & begged to go home as I just couldn't stay in that hospital a moment longer.
I was allowed to go home provided I returned by 6:30am the following morning so they could induce my labour.
We returned by said time yet I was not taken up to delivery until Tuesday evening when, without inducing my labour, my little one had practically delivered herself & I would only have to push her out.
The labour was almost painfree & undetected by myself as Dakota was only 32 centimetres & 650 grams & her delivery was at 7:30pm at which I again broke down as did my partner.
I was so angry that the doctor ignored my rights & wishes & took it upon herself to decide that my baby would not have life that I couldn't contain my anger when the social worker came to see me & after learning what happened, she had the head doctor come see me & even he could not disagree that the decision was mine & that doctor had a duty of care to follow my wishes.
The head doctor could also not disagree that my baby girl may be alive had the doctor done her job & although he has set up a meeting between himself, that doctor & my family on August 9, there is NO JUSTIFICATION for what she did MURDER!!
By law at 25 weeks gestation my baby girl is legally considered a person & must have a birth & death certificate which the head doctor confirmed so I told him straight up that her refusal to help my little girl to survival is MURDER & again he could not disagree.
I have since reported the doctor to the Health Care Complaints Commission & midwives & other staff at Bankstown Hospital have stated that Liverpool Hospital was negligent & needs to be legally held to account but I did not go into hospital to come out suing them, I went there to have my baby cared for.
The reason I believe Docs is also responsible is because I know Liverpool Hospital contacted Docs to let them know that I was pregnant & in hospital & then my wishes, my rights are taken away from me & my baby is left to die!!
Maybe I'm paranoid, you be the judge but why else would a doctor willingly murder a baby?
Could someone please tell me if the hospital contacting Docs regarding my condition/situation constitutes a breach of my privacy? Surely they can't just divulge my medical status without my consent or signature on something or am I forgetting that the Hospital too is Government run & therefore above the law.
