[blparent] introduction, expecting

[Tatyana]

Jo Elizabeth, my baby due is in the end of November. What do you mean  by 
they  may want to involve child protective services? What  clarifying 
questions could I ask them  to be sure  I'll be treated same as sighted 
moms?

I'm really not sure that I'll see nurses at a maternity tour in a hospital 
that actually will be   around me  in labor.
Thank you.

Tatyana.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 1:31 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] introduction, expecting


> Hi, Tatyana.  When is your baby due?  Taking maternity classes at the 
> hospital where you plan to deliver is a good start.  Introduce yourselves 
> around to the nurses and staff so they can get to know you before you 
> arrive in labor.  For my own peace of mind, I asked if the hospital had 
> any policies that would make the staff look unfavorably at a blind mom or 
> want to involve Child Protective Services right away.  I felt the direct 
> approach was best, but a lot of people don't go that far.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's 
> brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived 
> and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.--Stephen Jay Gould
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tatyana
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 7:03 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [blparent] introduction, expecting
>
> Hello all,
> I would like to introduce myself,  I'm blind and I'm expecting my first
> child. My husband and I are going to take child birth classes and 
> maternity
> tour in a hospital. I would highly appreciate    sharing your  experiences
> in a hospital. I'd like to learn how I can be best prepared for my labor 
> and
> delivery process, what accommodations I need to ask for. This is just my
> first question and surely I have tons of them. And also,is there blind
> parents group near Washington DC? I live North- West of DC and would be
> happy to chat with newly  and expecting parents.
>
> Thank you very much, hope to hear from you and have a great day.
>
> Tatyana.
>
>
>
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