This one makes me particularly angry because in the US it's given immediately after birth. Never seeing an explanation for this, I've recently surmised it is done solely to protect hospital staff from being infected by an infant with unknown status. While pregnant, no one mentioned this. During difficult labor and emergency C-section, still no information. The second time I held my baby, she had bandages on her feet from injections. There was no opportunity for informed consent.
This one makes me particularly angry because in the US it's given immediately after birth. Never seeing an explanation for this, I've recently surmised it is done solely to protect hospital staff from being infected by an infant with unknown status. While pregnant, no one mentioned this. During difficult labor and emergency C-section, still no information. The second time I held my baby, she had bandages on her feet from injections. There was no opportunity for informed consent.