A 28 year old patient, A.B. presented to labor and delivery with a…
Question Answered step-by-step A 28 year old patient, A.B. presented to labor and delivery with a… A 28 year old patient, A.B. presented to labor and delivery with a 32 week fetal demise. Our obstetrician or OB (who was filling in from another facility) walked in to the patients room without the escort of the nurse. The OB asked the patient if she can do a cervical exam. A.B. agreed to this exam. The OB then told her that she should have her water broken because it would speed up her labor and proceeded with the intervention. A.B. wanted an epidural before breaking her water because she knew delivery would come faster after that and the OB did not acknowledge her preference. A.B. delivered 10 minutes after this, without informed consent of the intervention and without an epidural. After delivery, the OB explained that she broke the water because she thought it would be easier for the patient to “get it over with.”1. The OB seems to have thought their decision was beneficent. To what extent (if any) was it? How should they have balanced that principle with respect for autonomy? 2. Besides autonomy, what other principles did the OB violate in this situation? 3. What moral obligations does the nurse have here? Arts & Humanities Philosophy PHIL PHIL-320 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
