Your Legal Rights in the Birth Room with Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein

Your Legal Rights in the Birth Room with Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein

July 1, 2026 · 1h 11m · Episode 356

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The episode discusses the importance of informed consent in the birth room with attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein.

Signing the general consent form when you walk into the hospital does not mean you have agreed to everything that follows. Not the Pitocin. Not the vaginal exam. Not the electronic fetal monitor. Not the cesarean. Not the hospital policy. Every single one of those still requires your informed consent. I had the privlege of sitting down with Hermine Hayes-Klein, an attorney who has spent 25 years specializing in women's rights in pregnancy and childbirth.&...

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