I recently heard about a hospital that has banned photography and video during and right after baby is born. A lot of pregnant moms are furious--saying they'll miss the opportunity to document their baby's arrival. What do you think?
Meritus Medical Center, formerly known as Washington County Hospital, put a new policy in place in November that bans photography and video in birthing rooms, well, at least for the first 5 minutes of baby's life. What some call a healthy move--limiting distractions for doctors and nurses--others are calling a horrible thing.
"We felt it enabled the physician, midwives and staff to focus on the safety and health of the mom and the newborn and that it still allowed the cutting of the cord and photo opportunities of mom with baby," Mary Stuart Rizk, spokesperson for Meritus Medical Center, said.
I can see both sides, although I'd be sad if my husband couldn't snap a photo of my new baby (coming in early Feb, or sooner!) in his first seconds of life! (There's always Twitter, though! Have you heard about the trend of live-tweeting births?)
What do you think? Would a rule like this bug you?
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