Navigating Obstetric Violence in Canada
1. Pain not taken seriously.
2. Not being informed about test results in a timely manner.
3. Being released from the hospital too early.
1. Lack of informed consent
2. Breach of confidentiality
3. Improper documentation
1. Medical negligence
2. Lack of informed consent
3. Professional misstatement or erroneous opinion about the patient’s diagnosis
4. Breach of fiduciary duty
5. Assault and battery
6. False imprisonment
Form• Unnecessary surgery
• Lack of informed consent
• Surgical errors during a hysterectomy or C-section delivery
• Birth injuries
• Mistakes in testing for Down’s Syndrome and other congenital disorders
• Failure to determine prenatal conditions (i.e., tubal or ectopic pregnancy)
• Failure to identify umbilical cord complications
• Failure to diagnose or treat pregnancy-induced hypertension (i.e., preeclampsia)
• Delay/failure in diagnosis of cervical cancer
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