What to do when best is impossible (Emily Oster)

[dmm]

@kilroy59 I'm sure they have not medical advice disclaimers. Or perhaps it's been fortunate that one hasn't led to an infant's death.

 

[jdthcstl]

@dmm CDC/state/local health departments puts out harm reduction guidelines all the time. This gives practitioners lots of cover.

No one is suing doctors because they prescribe a person PrEP to prevent HIV, but unfortunately still got infected or transmitted it to their partner.

 

[george_sky_walker]

@wemchud This line of thought - that the majority will do the convenient thing and disregard risk so better tell them the bare minimum/make things black and white - is flawed and has been proven incorrect in several studies. It’s disheartening that it’s so integrated into the scientific and medical establishment

 

[noldoxis]

@george_sky_walker I feel like it's engrained due to a litigious American society. If a medical professional gives advice on how to cosleep "safely" and then a baby dies, they risk getting sued.

 

[godsgatekeeper]

@george_sky_walker It’s also entirely contrary to harm reduction principles. It’s basically an “abstinence only” approach to… everything?