I was only wondering!!
2006-09-16 09:53:18 · 24 answers · asked by Alexikai 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
it depends on wut happens...i mean if u get rely bad they hav no choice but u can untill u start whining....
2006-09-16 09:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can refuse ANY medical treatment from what I have heard but I also heard an IV is a mandatory labor and delivery thing now because it saves time if they need to administer anything in an emergency. IV's are not painful. I am needle-phobic and I just look the other way during the initial needle poke and it's only a pinch then it's done. You have nothing to worry about
2006-09-16 10:02:19 · answer #2 · answered by mommy of 3 boys 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES!! Absolutely! It is the patients right to refuse treatment. When I had my first I didn't have an IV. With my second, I did have an IV because I tested positive for group B strep. Without the treatment of IV antibiotics during labor I would have put my son at risk of a very serious illness. As a patient you have the right to refuse treatment, but you also have the responsibility to educate yourself as well as to WHY your doctor may want you to have an IV. If its for the same reason I had it you may want to go ahead with it. If its because your doc wants you to have one just in case then maybe consider refusing it.
2006-09-16 09:57:57 · answer #3 · answered by sjanea74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can legally refuse any and all medical treatments, BUT if you want pain medication, and epidural or end up needing a C-section you will need an IV It is always easier on YOU to get the IV started when there is not a emergency situation going on and you are not so tense.
2006-09-16 11:36:27 · answer #4 · answered by derines 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can always refuse medical treatment, refusing an IV during labor is not a good idea since you can risk dehydration for both yourself and your baby
2006-09-16 17:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by Momof2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I refused it when I first got to the hospital. They just wanted to make sure that I drank plenty of water.
When the doctor got to the hospital she wanted to put one in and I had to sign an AMA (against medical advice) form so that I wouldn't sue them if something went wrong.
My baby had some heard decels when I was pushing so they asked if they could put an IV in a third time. This time I consented. They had that thing in in about two seconds. I pushed her out in under a minute after that. They just put the heparin lock in and not the fluids. They took it out an hour after my daughter was born.
Things to keep in mind though. If you have an epidural you must have an IV. I didn't have one.
2006-09-16 11:11:54 · answer #6 · answered by herdoula 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody has ever been able to get an IV in me because I have rolling veins. When I got to the hospital it was time to deliver, right then! They rushed me into delivery and started trying to give me an IV. I told the nurse that she probably wouldn't be able to do it because nobody had ever been able to do it before. She said if I wanted an epidural I would have to have an IV. So that led me to believe that I only had to have one if I was going to get an epidural. I didn't have time to get one so they tried to inject meds through the IV that the nurse FINALLY got in my arm and that didn't work so they just gave me a shot in each leg. So I'm thinking, and I could be wrong, that since she said "if you want an epidural", and since they gave me shots in my legs that the answer to your question would be yes, you can refuse, depending on your situation.
2006-09-16 09:59:21 · answer #7 · answered by Michelle *The Truth Hurts 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to refuse it? They only put in there for your care and the safety of your baby. IF there is an emergency they have quick access to give medicine necessary. It also keeps you hydrated as others have mentioned. There are lots of things in medicine to question but an IV during labor is not one of them. They aren't going to add anything into the IV unless it is necessary.
2006-09-16 10:11:14 · answer #8 · answered by a mom 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-01 01:19:15 · answer #9 · answered by wichern 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's your body. You can refuse anything you don't want. You might be asked to sign a waiver, depending on what you are refusing.
Another possibility is to allow a heplock to be put in. This would allow them to hook you up to an IV quickly later if you needed one.
2006-09-16 10:08:34 · answer #10 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can refuse anything you don't want. But labor is very hard and you can become dehydrated. So talk to your dr about pro and cons
good luck
2006-09-16 09:56:27 · answer #11 · answered by mariposa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋