Name: Valuable legal insights for mothers and obstetricians
Uploaded: 2023-08-16T06:32:53.995Z
Duration: 196.6
Description: Hear from experienced legal counselor Bill Madden, renowned for his expertise in healthcare law as he shares some valuable insights into different areas of Obstetrics. From NIPT to fetal health, he offers useful advice shedding light on responsibilities and best practices in obstetric care.

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Bill Madden

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Non-invasive prenatal testing is really
just, a bit of a comparison to the

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way things might otherwise be done.

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So for example, if a mother was to have
an amniocentesis, they would require a

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needle to be injected through their uterus
and to withdraw some amniotic fluid.

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Whereas NIPT is really
just a simple blood test.

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I don't think there are legal
concerns around the NIPT.

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It's really just a matter of having
the legal system focus on when

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NIPT should be offered, and when
it does not need to be offered.

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And I think over time the law will
expect NIPT to be offered more often.

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Their primary option to begin with
is to get advice from a genetic

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counselor or from a clinical
geneticist as to what the ramifications

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of those conditions might be.

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Because some ramifications are not all
that significant, others are very serious.

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In a number of cases, unfortunately
the only option is then to

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terminate the pregnancy.

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But there are some cases where treatments
can be provided before the child is born.

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And even in some cases there can
be surgery performed on the fetus

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before, before the child is born.

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Generally speaking, the approach
that the profession takes and the

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legal system expects when we're
dealing with medical treatment issues

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is this idea of confidentiality.

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So generally speaking, doctors treat
patient's information as confidential.

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Whether it's about their ordinary health,
whether it's about their reproductive

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health and also things that perhaps
may affect their relatives as well.

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I'm not sure that I can say I'd like
to see things change in that area.

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I think that there is scope for there to
be more cases brought before the court.

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Because these court cases in a way
work a little bit like a jigsaw puzzle

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and every time a case is decided, we
get a bit more information and a bit

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more understanding of what the law is.

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But there are still gaps.

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And so if we can have some more
cases dealing with those gaps,

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I think that would be helpful.

Non-invasive prenatal testing is really
just, a bit of a comparison to the

So for example, if a mother was to have
an amniocentesis, they would require a

needle to be injected through their uterus
and to withdraw some amniotic fluid.

Whereas NIPT is really
just a simple blood test.

I don't think there are legal
concerns around the NIPT.

It's really just a matter of having
the legal system focus on when

NIPT should be offered, and when
it does not need to be offered.

And I think over time the law will
expect NIPT to be offered more often.

Their primary option to begin with
is to get advice from a genetic

counselor or from a clinical
geneticist as to what the ramifications

Because some ramifications are not all
that significant, others are very serious.

In a number of cases, unfortunately
the only option is then to

But there are some cases where treatments
can be provided before the child is born.

And even in some cases there can
be surgery performed on the fetus

Generally speaking, the approach
that the profession takes and the

legal system expects when we're
dealing with medical treatment issues

So generally speaking, doctors treat
patient's information as confidential.

Whether it's about their ordinary health,
whether it's about their reproductive

health and also things that perhaps
may affect their relatives as well.

I'm not sure that I can say I'd like
to see things change in that area.

I think that there is scope for there to
be more cases brought before the court.

Because these court cases in a way
work a little bit like a jigsaw puzzle

and every time a case is decided, we
get a bit more information and a bit

And so if we can have some more
cases dealing with those gaps,

Hear from experienced legal counselor Bill Madden, renowned for his expertise in healthcare law as he shares some valuable insights into different areas of Obstetrics. From NIPT to fetal health, he offers useful advice shedding light on responsibilities and best practices in obstetric care.