All articles tagged with #midwife
Originally Published 27 days ago — by BBC
Hope Jezzard overcame her intense hospital phobia, rooted in childhood trauma, through therapy and exposure, and now works as a midwife helping others manage their fears, demonstrating that with support and persistence, overcoming hospital anxiety is possible.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Daily Mail
A New York midwife has been fined $300,000 for creating false immunization records for approximately 1,500 children and administering homeopathic pellets instead of vaccines. The midwife violated the state immunization registry law and must ensure all affected children are fully immunized before they can return to school. She has paid $150,000 of the fine and is permanently banned from accessing the state's immunization records system.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by SILive.com
A Long Island midwife has been penalized for falsifying immunization records for approximately 1,500 school-aged children across New York, administering 12,449 fake immunizations and submitting falsified information into the New York State Immunization Information System. The midwife provided patients with an unapproved homeoprophylaxis program as an alternative to vaccination. The settlement includes a $300,000 penalty, permanent exclusion from the immunization system, and a prohibition from administering reportable vaccinations again.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CBS News
New York health officials have fined a midwife, Jeanette Breen, $300,000 for administering homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations to nearly 1,500 children and falsifying their immunization records, putting "lives in jeopardy." The midwife's scheme involved families throughout the state, and the health department has voided the immunization records of the affected children. Breen, a state-licensed healthcare provider, administered the pellets as an alternative to vaccinations and submitted falsified information to the state's immunization database. She has paid $150,000 of the penalty and is permanently banned from accessing the state's immunization records system.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NBC News
A New York midwife has been fined $300,000 for giving homeopathic pellets to 1,500 children instead of required vaccinations, entering false vaccine records into the state's system. The pellets were not approved by the FDA or CDC, and the affected children's immunization records have been voided. The midwife has paid $150,000 of her fine, with the rest suspended pending compliance with state laws. The New York State Association of Licensed Midwives denounced the fraud, while a medical ethics expert called for the midwife to lose her license.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NBC New York
A Long Island midwife, Jeanette Breen, has been found to have administered nearly 12,500 fake immunizations to approximately 1,500 school-aged patients, leading to voided state immunization records for affected children across New York. The scheme involved administering oral pellets instead of authorized vaccinations, affecting children in various counties. Breen has been fined $300,000 and permanently banned from administering reportable vaccinations or accessing the state's immunization records system. Affected schools are being notified to exclude non-compliant students and inform parents of their responsibility to vaccinate.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fox News
A New York midwife has been fined approximately $300,000 for substituting homeopathic pellets for vaccines and falsifying medical records for child patients. The midwife, Jeanette Breen, administered the pellets as an alternative to vaccines, which were not approved by federal agencies, and the scheme began in 2019 after New York ended religious exemptions for vaccination requirements. The fines have been partially paid, and the rest suspended as long as the midwife's practice ceases administering vaccines and does not falsify records in the future.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNN
A midwife in Nassau County, New York, was fined $300,000 for falsifying immunization records for approximately 1,500 school-aged children by providing them with homeopathic oral pellets instead of required vaccinations and then falsifying their records. The midwife, Jeannette Breen, administered fake immunizations and submitted false information to the New York State Immunization Information System. The scheme resulted in the voiding of the children's immunization cards, and affected children must now be fully up to date with their vaccinations before returning to school. Breen has paid $150,000 of the fine and is permanently excluded from administering vaccinations that must be reported to the state's immunization system.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Ars Technica
A midwife in New York administered bogus homeopathic pellets to 1,500 children instead of standard vaccines, falsely claiming to protect against deadly infectious diseases. The state fined the midwife $300,000 and barred her from providing immunizations and accessing vaccine records. The New York health department deleted the false vaccination records and is contacting parents and affected schools, while the children are excluded from school until compliance is proven. Homeopathy is a pseudoscience, and federal authorities have previously sentenced a homeopath for similar offenses.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Newsday
Jeanette Breen, a midwife from Baldwin, has been fined $300,000 by the state Department of Health for falsifying vaccination records for nearly 1,500 children, primarily from Long Island, by administering homeopathic oral pellets marketed as an alternative to vaccination and falsely claiming the children were immunized. The children's immunization records have been voided, and they must show proof of vaccination before returning to school. This is the second recent case of a Long Island health care practitioner falsifying vaccine records. Breen has agreed to pay $150,000 immediately and could face another $150,000 fine if she attempts to misrepresent an immunization again.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The New York Times
A Long Island midwife, Jeanette Breen, falsified vaccine records for 1,500 school-aged children by giving them homeopathic oral pellets instead of required vaccinations, resulting in a $300,000 fine from New York State's Department of Health. The scheme began after New York ended religious exemptions for immunizations, and the midwife administered the pellets as a substitute for vaccines against diseases such as hepatitis, diphtheria, polio, and measles. The children with falsified records attend various schools, and the midwife has been prohibited from administering vaccines or participating in schemes to misrepresent vaccination records.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Gothamist
A Long Island midwife, Jeannette Breen, has been accused of falsifying vaccination records for over 1,500 New York state schoolchildren, leading to a $300,000 penalty and a permanent ban from administering reportable vaccines. The fabrications included records for polio, chickenpox, measles, mumps, and rubella, but not COVID-19 vaccinations. Breen allegedly provided oral "pellets" as vaccination alternatives and lacked necessary approvals. The affected students must prove vaccination or begin the process before returning to school. The state health department is investigating, and Breen has paid half of the penalty.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by News 12 Long Island
The New York State Department of Health has accused a Baldwin midwife of falsifying vaccination records for nearly 1,500 children by providing them with oral pellets as an alternative to vaccinations. The midwife, Jeannette Breen, has been issued a $300,000 penalty, and the children's immunization records have been voided. The NYSDOH emphasizes the seriousness of the issue and states that the children must show they are up-to-date with required vaccines before returning to school.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Newsday
Jeanette Breen, a licensed midwife in Nassau County, has been fined $300,000 by the state Department of Health for falsifying vaccination records for nearly 1,500 children by administering unauthorized oral pellets and falsely claiming they were immunized. The children's records have been voided, and they must show proof of up-to-date vaccinations before returning to school. Breen admitted to falsely stating that the children received various vaccines and agreed to the fine as part of a stipulation. This incident has raised concerns about public health and the integrity of the immunization system.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Insider
A woman experienced a placental abruption at 35 weeks pregnant, but her midwife was unreachable as she was on a glacier in Alaska. Despite the urgency of the situation, the woman and her husband rushed to the nearest hospital, leaving their other children at home. Eventually, they were able to contact the midwife who guided them to a larger hospital with a NICU. The woman gave birth to a healthy baby after a week in the NICU.