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Opinion: How midwives like me can help fight medical misinformation
A midwife describes a high-risk delivery scenario where a patient refuses blood products due to concerns about donors being vaccinated against Covid-19, despite hospitals not tracking donor vaccination status as it poses no transfusion risk. The midwife emphasizes the critical need for vigilance in preventing postpartum hemorrhage from placental fragments.
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