Comments on: Editorial: Let’s Change the Eye Drop Law in Ontario

By: Liz - Editor

Liz - Editor — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:31:25 +0000

How crazy! So glad it worked out the way it did for you! I so wish we had the option to make our own responsible choices for our children at birth as we can after birth!

By: Cari

Cari — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:04:24 +0000

I have had three midwife assisted, hospital births in Ontario. Each was with a different midwifery practice, in a different municipality. In 2004 my midwives informed me of this issue and we planned to avoid it and sign the waiver. In the moments after birth when our MW verified our wishes, it just didn’t seem that momentous, and we allowed it. In 2008 we choose not to, and we signed a waiver. In 2012 again we opted not to but days following our birth we were contacted by the health unit who (in my opinion) harassed me and reported us to CAS for “substandard care of a newborn”. They threatened that they would have forced the treatment by having CAS apprehend our baby hours after birth, HAD they found out in time.

By: Kelly Twomey

Kelly Twomey — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:19:32 +0000

I forgot to mention our facebook page!

Please “like” us…. The more people who join, the stronger our cause will look so that we can get this law changed!!

http://www.facebook.com/StopUnnecessaryAntibioticEyeTreatmentForNewborns

By: Kelly Twomey

Kelly Twomey — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:15:43 +0000

Hi Liz and all readers…

Please see the following petition and sign to get this law changed!!!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/eye-antibiotics/

By: Liz - Editor

Liz - Editor — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:44:12 +0000

Where in Ontario are you located? I’d love to be able to sign a waiver. It’s my understanding that they no longer offer it. Perhaps you are in a town that doesn’t realize the law has changed. I want to go give birth there!

By: Gina R

Gina R — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:33:50 +0000

Wow I had no idea this was a law. I just had a baby 6 weeks ago (in Ontario) and had added to my birth plan that I did not want the drops. I was very fortunate to have no issue at all, they asked me why and that was it, it wasn’t mentioned again. My husband did have to remind the nurse right when my son was born because she forgot and was about to still give the drops. But overall they were very accommodating. I think if I was told that I had no choice in the matter I would have lost it. (but I did have to sign a waiver). I’m sorry you experienced that, how frustrating!

By: Courtney~Mommy LaDy Club

Courtney~Mommy LaDy Club — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:27:01 +0000

This is over the top. Do you have lawyers there the way we do here in the US? I’m guessing there was a case where a poor baby got this, and then everyone was sued, and now everyone has to go through this process because of it. That’s typically the way it goes here. Liability rules the day.

By: Kimberly C.

Kimberly C. — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 02:17:05 +0000

Thank you for speaking up for parental rights and the insanity of this law. I must wonder if there is money to be made in it or if it is just an ignorant law?

Where I have birthed we are able to sign wavers to avoid it but most parents don’t know there are wavers and most are not informed that there is any choice at all.